GSmartControl Updates

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24th March 2025: it has been updated to 2.0.2!

GSmartControl · Hard disk drive and SSD health inspection tool
Releases · ashaduri/gsmartcontrol
GSmartControl - Browse /2.0.2 at SourceForge.net

 

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I just noticed I've used an 'canned speech' in this thread which pointed to an older release on github.

How to check your SMART status with GSmartControl

Info

When the following popup from SmartScreen appears, you can ignore it by clicking the More info link in the message! GSmartControl is not digitally signed and means that it could be flagged as malicious or be blocked by any third party security software as well!

Download

GSmartControl (portable) to your desktop.

• Extract the zip file to your Desktop. Open the folder gsmartcontrol-2.x.x-win64 which should be located on your Desktop and double-click gsmartcontrol.exe to launch the program.
• Identify your drive in the list (if recognized by the tool), and hover your mouse over it.
• Please note: If the SMART Status reads: Unsupported, stop and let us know.

• Otherwise: > double-click on the (problematic) drive you want to test.
• Open the Self-Tests tab, then select Extended Self-test in the Test type drop-down list and click on Execute (this test can take a few hours to complete).
• Open the Attributes tab and if you have any entries highlighted in red or pink, take a screenshot of the GSmartControl window and attach it in your next reply;

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[b][color=#008000]Follow the instructions below to check your SMART status with GSmartControl[/color][/b]

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[*] Extract the zip file to your Desktop. Open the folder [B]gsmartcontrol-2.x.x-win64[/B] which should be located on your Desktop and double-click [B]gsmartcontrol.exe[/B] to launch the program.
[*] Identify your drive in the list (if recognized by the tool), and hover your mouse over it.
[*] Please note: If the [B]SMART Status[/B] reads: [B]Unsupported[/B], stop and let us know.
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[img]https://www.imgdumper.nl/uploads9/621baa8870a47/621baa88433f0-GSmartControlUnsupported.png[/img]
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[*] Otherwise: > double-click on the (problematic) drive you want to test.
[*] Open the [B]Self-Tests[/B] tab, then select [B]Extended Self-test[/B] in the [B]Test type[/B] drop-down list and click on [B]Execute[/B] (this test can take a few hours to complete).
[*] Open the [B]Attributes[/B] tab and if you have any entries highlighted in [b][color=#FF0000]red[/color][/b] or [b][color=#FF40FF]pink[/color][/b], take a screenshot of the GSmartControl window and attach it in your next reply;
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[img]https://www.imgdumper.nl/uploads9/621b9aa6db778/621b9aa6d906a-GSmartControl.png[/img]

How to export your SMART / DRIVE status with GSmartControl as Text File

• Open the Self-Tests tab, then select Extended Self-test in the Test type drop-down list and click on Execute (this test can take a few hours to complete).
• Note: When you see 'aborted lines' in the preview window, please ignore them and wait for the process to complete - even when it seems there is no progress. Just wait for the message: "Test Successful" or any failures!
• When the Self-test completed click on the Save As button and save it as Text Files (*.txt) instead of the default setting (*json;*.txt).

 

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I realized that I was updating this post often, but also that not everyone realized the updates to the tools listed.