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Understanding and Using smartctl to Monitor Disk Health in Linux Maintaining the health of hard drives is a critical task for anyone managing IT infrastructures, be it in large data centers or personal computers.

Monitoring Disk Health with SmartCtl on Linux When managing servers or maintaining a personal computer, keeping an eye on your disk's health can prevent data loss and ensure system efficiency. This blog post will guide you through utilizing SmartCtl, a tool included in the 'smartmontools' package on Linux, to monitor the health of your disk drives.