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To check hard drive health on Windows 11, open
Settings
>
System
>
Storage
>
Advanced storage settings
>
Disks & volumes
. Open the properties for the hard drive and check the health status. - The status will show the estimated remaining life, available spare, and temperature.
This post will teach you how to use Windows 11’s storage health monitoring tool, which can identify hard drive hardware issues and alert you in advance so you have enough time to make a backup of your data.
This function is available for Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Solid-State Drives (SSDs) and is a component of the current disks and volumes settings. You will be notified on your desktop that a storage device may be in danger of failing and needs your attention if a potential hardware issue with the hard drive is found. You can click on the notification to view more information about the issue.
You will need to manually access the information using the Settings app if you missed the message, the storage drive’s performance is declining, or it is acting strangely, and you wish to examine its condition.
This tutorial will show you how to do a hard disk health check on Windows 11 without the need of third-party applications.
Check hard drive health on Windows 11
Use these procedures to assess the hard drive’s condition in Windows 11:
OpenSettings on Windows 11.
Select “System.”
On the Storage tab, click.
Choose the “Advanced storage settings” option from the Storage management section.
Press the “Disks & volumessetting” button.
To view the Windows 11 health report, choose the hard disk.
On the Properties button, click.
Verify whether the drive is failing or at risk of failing under the Drive health section.
If the feature finds a possible issue after you finish the procedures, you will see a warning notice that may say, Reliability has degraded. In the event that a drive fails, backup your data.You also receive information about temperature, available space, and anticipated remaining life in addition to the warning.
It is highly advised that you backup your data right away if you receive a hard disk failure alert because failure is likely to occur soon.
To access the backup options and upload the files to OneDrive, you can also select the “Back up now” option. To backup the data, you can use third-party software like Macrium Reflect or other utilities like the System Image Backup tool.
This post’s drive health screenshot is taken from a simulated SSD and does not accurately represent the data. The health information may resemble the screenshot below if there are problems with the hard drive.
You probably don’t have a supported drive if you can’t see the drive health information (at the moment, only NVMe SSDs are supported).
Regardless of whether your computer has an HDD or SSD drive, it’s wise to replace it as soon as you notice issues or the drive is about two or three years old.