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From: Winston <wbe@UBEBLOCK.psr.com.invalid>
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Subject: Re: smartmontools (was Re: data-preserving HDD diagnostic program?)
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:09:04 -0400
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Getting smartmontools turned out to be even more valuable:

It reports that one of my currently working disk drives expects itself
to die in the next 24 hours!

Thanks again for recommending it!
 -WBE