(Solved)Checking health of an external, USB connected HDD.

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(Solved)Checking health of an external, USB connected HDD.

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Is there a terminal command or software I can download so that I can check the health of an external, USB connected HDD? The external HDD to be checked is not the OS HDD, which is connected directly to the motherboard. I might wish to use it to replace my current OS HDD, and I want to determine its condition.
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Re: Checking health of an external, USB connected HDD.

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Re: Checking health of an external, USB connected HDD.

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You can install the smartmontools package

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sudo apt install smartmontools
to check HDD
sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdX
or
sudo smartctl -x /dev/sdX
Description
Smartmontools - Community Help Wiki
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Re: Checking health of an external, USB connected HDD.

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The simplest solution is to use disks, off the menu top right you have SMART data tests:
Workspace 1_005.png
It may need smartmontools installed as already mentioned.
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