Western Digital Hard Drive Test

Generally, every major hard drive brand has its own tool to test its hard drive. And when you take the Western Digital brand, it provides the Data LifeGuard Diagnostics tool to test and repair its hard drives. This tool can provide important information about your hard drive, including its serial and model numbers.

On this web page, we will show you how to download, install, and use the Data LifeGuard Diagnostics tool on your Windows computer. If you want to learn the procedure in detail, continue reading this article.

Download & Install Western Digital Hard Drive Diagnostic Software

• On your computer, from your default browser, visit the official website of WD.
• Go to the Downloads section and locate the Data LifeGuard Diagnostics tool.
• Now, download the tool compatible with your Windows Operating System.



• Once the tool gets downloaded to your computer, locate it and run the setup file.
• Go ahead with the on-screen instructions and complete the installation.

How To Test Your Hard Drive?

To begin with, launch the app. It will show you the basic information about the hard drives connected to your computer, including the serial number, model number, driver letter, file system, capacity, and total/free space of each hard drive. To test a hard drive, right-click on it and choose the Run Diagnostics option.

It will show you four different options: Quick Test, Extended Test, Erase, and View Test Result. The following instructions will show you the features of each option.

Quick Test - WD Hard Drive Tester

• This mode performs a quick test to verify your hard drive's information. To run this mode, select the Quick Test option and click Start.



• If you have already opened any files or programs on the drive, a pop-up will appear asking you to close them to prevent data loss. Click OK to close the pop-up, and then close all the files and programs you have opened on the hard drive.
• And within a few seconds, the test will be completed.

Extended Test

• This mode performs a full media scan to detect bad sectors. Generally, this test takes longer than a quick test. In addition, the time it takes to test a hard drive depends on the capacity of the drive.
• You can choose the Extended Test option when you encounter the following problems with your hard drive and computer:
• Your hard drive makes abnormal sounds while it is working.
• It takes a longer time to access a file on your hard drive.
• The formatting process fails with an error message.
• Your computer fails to boot, and it shows you the error message "no boot device found."

Erase Hard Drive

• If you want to erase your hard drive, select the Erase option. Depending upon your requirement, you can pick Full Erase or Quick Erase.
• This mode permanently erases the hard drive's file system and the partition table. Therefore, before you pick this option, ensure that your hard drive doesn't have any important information.

View Test Result

This is what you need to know about the Western Digital hard drive test. In case you need further clarifications, utilize the Call button to reach our technical experts for real-time assistance. If you want to test Seagate USB External Drive Diagnostics, then click here.