How to Access Your Hard Drives’ S.M.A.R.T. Data on Windows 11

How to Access Your Hard Drives’ S.M.A.R.T. Data on Windows 11

Accessing S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data allows you to check the health and predict potential failures of your hard drives and SSDs. While Windows offers some basic built-in tools, third-party software and manufacturer utilities provide much more detailed information.

Here’s how you can access S.M.A.R.T. data on Windows 11.

Windows 11 provides a quick, high-level check of your drive’s health, which relies on S.M.A.R.T. data.

Go to Settings.

Click on System in the left sidebar.

Click on Storage in the right pane.

Scroll down and click on Advanced storage settings.

Click on Disks & volumes.

Look under the drive you’re checking (normally you’ll check “Windows C” and “System”). You’ll see a short description and the drive status: “Healthy,” “Warning,” or “Bad.”