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%Begin How to Know If You Have an SSD or HDD Hard Drive GA S REGULAR Menu Lifewire Tech for Humans Newsletter! Search Close GO Computers, Laptops & Tablets &gt; Accessories & Hardware <h1> How to Know If You Have an SSD or HDD Hard Drive</h1> <h2> Spot what type of hard drive you have</h2> By Jennifer Allen Jennifer Allen Writer Swansea University, Staffordshire University Jennifer Allen has been writing about technology since 2010.
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How to Know If You Have an SSD or HDD Hard Drive

Spot what type of hard drive you have

By Jennifer Allen Jennifer Allen Writer Swansea University, Staffordshire University Jennifer Allen has been writing about technology since 2010.
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Her work has appeared in Mashable, TechRadar, and many more publications. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 13, 2021 Reviewed by Jon Fisher Reviewed by Jon Fisher Wichita Technical Institute Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years&#39; experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Accessories & Hardware HDD & SSD The Quick Guide to Webcams Keyboards & Mice Monitors Cards Printers & Scanners Raspberry Pi <h3> What to Know</h3> Search for defrag on Windows 10 to find hard drive details.On macOS, Click Apple Logo &gt; About This Mac &gt; Storage to view the hard drive type on Mac.SSDs are much faster than conventional hard drives.
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Search for defrag on Windows 10 to find hard drive details.On macOS, Click Apple Logo > About This Mac > Storage to view the hard drive type on Mac.SSDs are much faster than conventional hard drives.
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This article teaches you how to check if you have an SSD or HDD hard drive on either a PC or Mac desktop computer or laptop. The instructions in this article apply to computers running the Windows 10 operating system. <h2> How Do I Know If I Have SSD or HDD Windows 10 </h2> If you need to know whether your Windows 10 PC has a SSD or HDD for storage, there are a few different ways of finding out.
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This article teaches you how to check if you have an SSD or HDD hard drive on either a PC or Mac desktop computer or laptop. The instructions in this article apply to computers running the Windows 10 operating system.

How Do I Know If I Have SSD or HDD Windows 10

If you need to know whether your Windows 10 PC has a SSD or HDD for storage, there are a few different ways of finding out.
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Here&#39;s the quickest solution in Windows 10 to find out if your storage is SDD- or HDD-based. There are some key differences between SSD and HDD storage that are worth consulting. On your Windows 10 PC, press the Windows Key &#43; S.
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Here's the quickest solution in Windows 10 to find out if your storage is SDD- or HDD-based. There are some key differences between SSD and HDD storage that are worth consulting. On your Windows 10 PC, press the Windows Key + S.
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Alternatively, click the search bar on the taskbar. Type defrag. Click Defragment & Optimize Drives.
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Check what&#39;s listed under Media type for your hard drive to determine if it&#39;s a SSD/solid-state drive or HDD/hard disk drive. <h2> How Do I Find Out What Type of Hard Drive I Have </h2> Another method to check what type of hard drive you have is to use the PowerShell or Command Prompt to find out. It's a little more involved but still fairly simple.
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Check what's listed under Media type for your hard drive to determine if it's a SSD/solid-state drive or HDD/hard disk drive.

How Do I Find Out What Type of Hard Drive I Have

Another method to check what type of hard drive you have is to use the PowerShell or Command Prompt to find out. It's a little more involved but still fairly simple.
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Here's what to do. Press Windows Key &#43; S or click the Search Bar on the Taskbar. Type PowerShell.
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Here's what to do. Press Windows Key + S or click the Search Bar on the Taskbar. Type PowerShell.
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Click Windows PowerShell. Type Get-PhysicalDisk Format-Table -AutoSize Look under MediaType to see what kind of hard drive your PC is using. <h2> How Do You Check Which SSD You Have </h2> Another method to check your hard drive type is to use Device Manager.
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Click Windows PowerShell. Type Get-PhysicalDisk Format-Table -AutoSize Look under MediaType to see what kind of hard drive your PC is using.

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Another method to check your hard drive type is to use Device Manager.
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Here&#39;s where to look for it. This method is particularly useful if you need to know the storage drive involved. Press Windows Key &#43; S or click the Search Bar on the Taskbar.
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Here's where to look for it. This method is particularly useful if you need to know the storage drive involved. Press Windows Key + S or click the Search Bar on the Taskbar.
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View the hard drives listed below. <h2> How Do I Know If I Have SSD or HDD on macOS </h2> Checking what type of hard drive you have on macOS is different to Windows. Here&#39;s where to look.
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Checking what type of hard drive you have on macOS is different to Windows. Here's where to look.
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The vast majority of Macs use SSD drives unless your device is very old. Click the Apple logo in the top left corner of the desktop. Click About This Mac.
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The vast majority of Macs use SSD drives unless your device is very old. Click the Apple logo in the top left corner of the desktop. Click About This Mac.
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Click Storage. Under the hard drive icon will be a description of the hard drive type such as Flash Storage which means it has an SSD installed. <h2> What Difference Does My Hard Drive Type Make </h2> It might seem like there&#39;s no difference between SSD or HDD but there are some fundamental things that make each stand out.
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Click Storage. Under the hard drive icon will be a description of the hard drive type such as Flash Storage which means it has an SSD installed.

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Here&#39;s a quick look at them. SSDs are faster. SSDs are a lot faster than conventional HDDs as they use a solid state drive method instead of spinning disks like a regular HDD. HDDs can last longer.
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Here's a quick look at them. SSDs are faster. SSDs are a lot faster than conventional HDDs as they use a solid state drive method instead of spinning disks like a regular HDD. HDDs can last longer.
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It&#39;s only possible to write to a SSD a certain amount of times. That&#39;s a large number of times for the average user running into the tens of thousands but a conventional HDD can last even longer. Whichever you choose, it&#39;s far more likely that you&#39;ll upgrade the PC a long time before this becomes an issue.SSDs are smaller.
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It's only possible to write to a SSD a certain amount of times. That's a large number of times for the average user running into the tens of thousands but a conventional HDD can last even longer. Whichever you choose, it's far more likely that you'll upgrade the PC a long time before this becomes an issue.SSDs are smaller.
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Chromebooks have SSDs for limited local file storage. For an update on the amount of local storage you have, select the App Launcher > My Files > More (three-dot icon) and find the amount of available space listed at the bottom of the drop-down menu. To view all your Chromebook specs, open the Chrome browser and type chrome://system.
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On macOS, check the Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) status; go to About this Mac &gt; System Report &gt; Storage &gt; S.M.A.R.T. Status and look for Verified. You can also use a free hard drive testing program or tools provided by your HDD or SSD manufacturer to look for issues.
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