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Drive Scope is an advanced SMART utility for drive testing and health alerts.
Hard drives (and SSDs) are the components most prone to failure on your Mac.For this very reason, drive manufacturers have built Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) directly into the drive itself.(also known as S.M.A.R.T.) Most utilities struggle to handle this information, simply reporting the basics: pass or fail.All too often, when a catastrophic failure occurs, there isn't enough time to retrieve critical data from the drive.With Drive Scope, you can monitor the health of any drive connected to your Mac.
Solid-state drives (SSDs)—which Apple uses in its newest Mac computers—utilize a new type of connection interface called NVMe.Until now, no utility was available that could read S.M.A.R.T.attributes from these drives—not even Apple's own Disk Utility.Starting with the latest update (version 1.1.1), Drive Scope can read data from these drives, providing you with access to vital information regarding your drive's health.
Building upon the S.M.A.R.T.diagnostic improvements found in Techtool Pro, Drive Scope not only provides early warning when a drive is on the verge of failure but also offers a deep dive into the drive's overall health.See exactly which errors have occurred—and when—as well as whether those errors are merely transient or indicative of an impending total failure.You can even manually trigger the drive's internal self-tests, giving you instant access to the most up-to-date information on your drive's condition.With Drive Scope, you are in control of your drive's health.