Check the Status of Your Hard Drive with the CMD Command Prompt

This guide provides a practical overview of Check the Status of Your Hard Drive with the CMD Command Prompt, including its main features, benefits, limitations, and important considerations.

Step 1: Open the Command Prompt.

There are many ways to open the Command Prompt, below I give the 2 most common ways.

Option 1: Go to Start -> All programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt .

Method 2: On the Start typing in the search box on the Run then press the Enter key (the key combination Windows + R ).

In the Run dialog box, type cmd , and then press OK (or Enter ).

Step 2: Enter the command in the Command Prompt window.

You enter the command wmic then press Enter .

Enter the diskdrive get status command and press Enter .

If under the Status box is OK, it means your computer's hard drive is normal, if it is different from the OK , your computer hard drive has problems.

With Command Prompt, you can easily know the status of your hard drive to fix it soonest if the hard drive has a problem, as well as protect the hard drive in the best way.