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Check hard drive diagnostics of USB drive

  • 25-03-2011 7:09pm
    #1
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,195 ✭✭✭✭


    Bought one of those reconditioned 500GB Iomega Drives for €30..

    .. would ideally like to check it for bad sectors (etc.) just so it doesn't fail down the line (probably outside of warranty).

    Can use ChkDsk on my Windows 7 PC upstairs, but any utility for the Mac which will do the same job?

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Talisman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,286 ✭✭✭Talisman


    OS X has never supported S.M.A.R.T. checks on external drives. You could use a third party utility like Tech Tool Pro to do a full surface scan, it will report if bad blocks are found.


  • #3
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,195 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Ta Talisman.. will give it a shot!

    But seems Tech Tool Pro do not offer a free downloadable anymore.

    Will give a Google to see if I can find an old version hosted somewhere.

    EDIT: Found one. Ta!


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