quickly check drive status

29 Jul

In Windows 7 – open the start menu, type CMD into the Start menu search box. When CMD appears at the top of the list, right-click and choose “Run as Administrator”.

Now, in the elevated command prompt, type in the following command (or better still, copy and paste): WMIC DISKDRIVE GET MODEL,STATUS  – then hit Enter.

You’ll receive and instant status report for all connected drives, including external USB drives:

 

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