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If your device slows down or hangs up, you are not alone. Sometimes apps refuse to open or a browser will fail to respond at a crucial time. There are multiple reasons why it can happen. Ensure the stable operation of your device for many years to come.

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Hard Disk Health Monitor
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Hard Disk Health Monitor

Your Mac's hard disk stores operating system files and your files. The longer you use your Mac, the more its hard disk deteriorates. This may lead to slower computer performance, system failures, and data losses.

Note: This functionality is available in Kaspersky Plus and Kaspersky Premium only.

The Kaspersky application uses S.M.A.R.T. technology to detect and report possible imminent disk failures so you can act to prevent data loss and maintain data integrity.

To get information about external disks' health, you need to install the driver extension on macOS 15 or Kaspersky system software on earlier versions of macOS.

Install Kaspersky system software or driver extension

Note: Be sure to first finish all your work involving external disks. The external disks will be unavailable during installation.

  1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click HD Health Monitor.

    The Hard Disk Health Monitor window opens.

  2. Click the Install button.
  3. Follow the instructions in the window that opens.

In some cases, you may need to restart your Mac to complete the installation.

Important: On macOS 12.0-12.7, the Kaspersky application cannot check the condition of your external disks. This functionality is available again on macOS 13.0 or later.

Open the Hard Disk Health Monitor window

On the sidebar of the main application window, click HD Health Monitor.

You can turn off automatic checking of hard disks on your Mac. By default, the Kaspersky application checks your Mac's hard disks once a week.

Turn off automatic checking of hard disks

  1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

    The application settings window opens.

  2. On the HD Health tab, in the HD Health section, deselect the Check HD Health regularly checkbox.

The left pane of the Hard Disk Health Monitor window displays a list of your Mac's hard disks. The right pane of the window displays the basic parameters of the selected hard disk supporting S.M.A.R.T. technology. You can view a detailed report on all available parameters.

Open the detailed report for a selected hard disk

  1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click HD Health Monitor.

    The Hard Disk Health Monitor window opens.

  2. Select a hard disk that supports S.M.A.R.T. technology.
  3. In the right pane, click Details.

The detailed report opens.

For detailed information about S.M.A.R.T. parameters used to analyze your Mac's hard disks, see the Customer Service website (Knowledge Base).

The Kaspersky application cannot use S.M.A.R.T. technology to check your Mac's hard disks in case of the following reasons:

  • Your hard disk does not support S.M.A.R.T. technology.
  • The S.M.A.R.T. feature has been disabled on your hard disk.
  • The application does not support this type of the USB disk controller.
  • The application does not support the connected disk type.
  • The hard disk is disconnected.

If the Kaspersky application notifies you that your hard disk is in critical condition due to deterioration, you may want to create a backup to reduce the risk of losing your data.

Open Time Machine to back up data from a hard disk

  1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click HD Health Monitor.

    The Hard Disk Health Monitor window opens.

  2. Select the hard disk that is in critical condition.
  3. In the right pane, click Prevent Data Loss.
  4. In the dialog that opens, click Open Time Machine Settings.

Replace your Mac's hard disk without losing your data

  1. Create a backup copy of your files and save it to the external hard disk using Time Machine.
  2. Replace the corrupted disk with the new one.
  3. Move the files from backup to the new disk using Migration Assistant. For detailed information, see Apple support website.

The files will be available on the new hard disk.

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