And here’s a link to the SMART Alec utility in beta, where you can sign up as a beta tester: /beta_test SMART Alec will be available in July 2017.
Info-A disk log maintains a disk’s history so all information is easy to access. Test-A green bar displays to confirm all disks are functioning, and disks can be re-tested, as needed. Fail-If the disk is already failing, the utility warns users so the disk can be replaced to avoid losing precious image and video files. Predict-A predicted to fail warning alerts users if a disk is likely to fail in the near future. Here’s a snapshot of the utility’s basic features (free version): A Windows version is in development currently. Currently (free) in Beta, SMART Alec will be free on the Apple App Store, and a $9.99 version will provide additional features such as email alerts, USB/FireWire disk monitoring and more. Several companies make software that can monitor drives for failure and alert users when they’re likely to occur, and OWC, the maker of drives, accessories and upgrades for Macs, is announcing their own tool, SMART Alec. 
With drives, the system is in place to monitor the health of the hardware, but there’s no physical light that blinks when data is in jeopardy, except in high-end drive systems that monitor the SMART data. By analyzing the performance of components in the drive, it’s possible to tell if a drive is likely to fail in much the same way that the systems in a car can predict if something is going to fail, and warn the users via a check-engine light. Modern hard drives have built-in diagnostic tools to warn of a drive failure before it happens, called S.M.A.R.T (which stands for Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology), but few users know it’s there.
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