![]() Once again if any of the maufacturer's thresholds are exceeded, consider the drive not just toast but burnt toast. If I am looking at a NVMe SSD then the leading indicators are: ![]() I just checked to see what SMART attributes are reported for an OWC SATA attached SSD and there were NO pre-fail attributes reported 😡 Most of the other attributes are indicators of age. If it is over the Manufacturer's threshold the drive has failed. A non-zero value for any of these is an early warning sign, and the closer it is to the manufacturer's threshold setting the sooner it will need to be replaced. If I am considering a rotating rust (HD) drive I would look first at…Īs leading indicators of impending failure. I have no idea what DriveDX reports, but apps such as Micromat's TechTool Pro and Drive scope that report the ACTUAL attributes and their values provide information that can enable a reasonably informed user to draw their own conclusion. Not quite! Disk Utility's, and other apps that report only the consolidated Pass/Fail are limited to reporting the manufacturer's smoke & mirrors as you called it.
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