PowerShell/Docs/query-smart-data.md

# PowerShell Script: query-smart-data.ps1
```powershell
Queries and saves the S.M.A.R.T. data of your HDD's/SSD's
```

query-smart-data.ps1 [<directory>]
Queries the S.M.A.R.T. data of your HDD/SSD's and saves it to the current/given directory
(use smart-data2csv.ps1 to generate a CSV table for analysis).

       Requires smartctl (smartmontools) and admin rights. For automation copy this script to /etc/cron.daily

## Syntax & Parameters
```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/query-smart-data.ps1 [[-Directory] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

```
-Directory <String>
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

```
[<CommonParameters>]
    This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

## Example
```powershell
PS>./query-smart-data
```


## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0

## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

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