I'm trying to find a reliable set of diagnostic tests to detect hard drive failure. I have evaluated several S.M.A.R.T. tests and CHKDSK, and have found that they often do not agree in terms of health assessments. For example, for the same drive, I have found that the S.M.A.R.T. health test passes, while the S.M.A.R.T. short and long tests fail, though CHKDSK finds no file system errors. Additionally, drive health does not seem to have a clear correlation with S.M.A.R.T. attributes. Could anyone provide a test that might be more reliable and consistent than these, or provide insight into how these tools can best be used? Thanks!
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