Think your hard drive might be failing? Here’s how to test your SSD or HDD and catch problems early.

Hard drives are destined to fail, resulting in lost data. Regular maintenance with a Windows 11 utility may prevent a major catastrophe.

You can also check your hard disk health from the BIOS settings. Enter BIOS: Restart your computer and press the key to enter BIOS settings (usually F2, F12, or Del, depending on the manufacturer).

CrystalDiskInfo is a free tool that can provide deeper insight into your SSD's health and other hidden stats. Here's how to use it.

If you're having issues whereby the Cloned SSD or HDD won't boot Windows 11/10 on your computer, then these fixes are sure to help you.

But whether that's an external drive used on a Mac, a hard drive inside a NAS, or an SSD inside a Windows PC, our storage drives won't last forever, even if we want our data to.