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Even if you happen to have a good backup solution, a hard-drive failure can be a major inconvenience. If you don't have a good backup solution, then a drive failure can be catastrophic. There are clues, however, that can help you predict problems with your hard drive.
DiskCheckup for Windows uses your drive's S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) info to monitor its health and help you notice problems before you experience a complete failure.
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In order to use DiskCheckup, you have to have at least one drive that supports S.M.A.R.T technology. Most internal drives purchased within the last 15 years or so should support S.M.A.R.T. Also, most recent external drives are supported by DiskCheckup, but SCSI and hardware RAID are not.
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