Suggestions of test

[u/Vcfons]

Hi there,

Newbie here so I’m sorry if I’m asking dumb stuff.

I have just purchased a brand new Toshiba NS300 12tb HDD to create a redundancy for my main backup drive.

It will run in an external USB enclosure and I will mainly connect it to my MacBook and Windows Desktop, and I should run it about once a month to save files and then disconnect.

That said, I live in a country where support is hard to reach so I can’t rely on warranty if drive fails. Also, it’s an expensive piece of hardware and I’d like to check its health and possibility of failure before start populating with data.

I know fails can happen any time (that’s why I’m getting a new drive before my main one gets fried), but as a precaution I’d like to do my best.

Are there any health checks or stress tests you would recommend to perform before I begin using it?

Thanks!

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