I dropped my Elements drive on a stone floor - it was switched off at the time. It appears to still back up my Synology drive OK but I am not sure. It is formatted to EXT-4. How can I test it thoroughly on a MAC? The WD Lifeguard software only runs on a PC. Many thanks
dunno, give WD Drive Utilities for Mac a try … (personally, if the drive fell on a stone floor and still appears to work afterwards, backup everything and don’t trust it)
Description
WD Drive Utilities software allows you to configure, manage, and diagnose your WD drive. With WD Drive Utilities, you can
- Run drive diagnostics
- Manage RAID configuration (For RAID supported models)
- Erase and format drive
- Set drive sleep timer (on supported drives)
- Register drive
https://downloads.wdc.com/wdapp/WD_Utilities_Standalone_Installer_Mac_2_1_1_117.zip
Thanks for your help. the WD drive passed the Quick Drive Test fine. The Complete Drive Test keeps stalling after a few minutes. Do you think that means the drive has some serious errors or have I not set up the test correctly? Puzzled that it passed teh Quick Test without any problems. Many thanks
considering you dropped the drive … then most possibly
a quick test is just that … quick
think of it like running a quick virus check … that finds nothing suspicious, but when running a full virus check … deeply embedded viruses are found.
