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<h2>About this package</h2>
The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control
and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting
Technology System (SMART) built into most modern ATA and SCSI harddisks.
In many cases, these utilities will provide advanced warning of disk degradation and failure.
<h2>Installing</h2>
To install package click on the smartmontools.pkg icon and follow installation process. Files will be installed to the <b>/usr/local/</b> directory.
<h2>Usage</h2>
If you are having trouble understanding the output of smartctl or smartd, please first read the manual pages installed on your system:
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man 8 smartctl
man 8 smartd
man 8 update-smart-drivedb
man 5 smartd.conf
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To use smartmontools with USB drives please download and install
<a href="https://github.com/kasbert/OS-X-SAT-SMART-Driver">Max OS X kernel driver for providing access to external drive SMART data</a>. SAT SMART Driver is a free open source project (published under Apple Public Source License) by Jarkko Sonninen.
If you are using OS X El Capitan 10.11+ it is recommended to use signed version available from <a href="http://binaryfruit.com/drivedx/usb-drive-support/">DriveDx web site</a>.
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More information could be found on the <a href="https://www.smartmontools.org">www.smartmontools.org</a> website.
<h2>Uninstalling</h2>
If you want to uninstall already installed package run <tt>'sudo smart-pkg-uninstall'</tt> in the terminal.
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