# Disks maintenance

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1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
1. [Sources](#sources)

## TL;DR

```sh
# Check disks have spun down.
# 'standby' means they did.
smartctl -i -n standby '/dev/sda'
hdparm -C '/dev/sd'*
```

## Sources

- [`smartctl`][smartctl]
- [`hdparm`][hdparm]

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[hdparm]: hdparm.md
[smartctl]: smartctl.md