Tool meant to verify correct operation of a drive by filling a drive up with random data and ensuring all the data can be correctly read back.
DANGER: stressdrive will overwrite, without warning, all data on the given drive. Be sure to double-check the drive you're aiming it at (diskutil list or Disk Utility.app > Select Drive > Info > Disk Identifier).
Tool meant to verify correct operation of a drive by filling a drive up with random data and ensuring all the data can be correctly read back.
DANGER: stressdrive will overwrite, without warning, all data on the given drive. Be sure to double-check the drive you're aiming it at (diskutil list or Disk Utility.app > Select Drive > Info > Disk Identifier).
To install stressdrive, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install stressdrive
To see what files were installed by stressdrive, run:
port contents stressdrive
To later upgrade stressdrive, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade stressdrive
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