Macworld - UK (2022-02)

30 Macworld • February 2022

MACOS TIPS & TRICKS

Step 2.

6. A new window appears that looks
   like the screenshot below, with the
   main section blank. See that line in
   the main section of the screenshot?
   You’re going to enter that in your own
   window. Here’s the code so you can
   copy and paste it.

export PATH=/usr/local/

bin:$PATH

7. Now you can save the file by
   pressing Control+O (the letter, not
   zero). A prompt will appear near
   the bottom of the window, telling
   you the file name that will be saved.
   Press Return, then exit by pressing
   Control+X, and then quit and relaunch
   Terminal to implement the changes.

HOW TO INSTALL AND RUN

SMARTMONTOOLS

Now it’s time to install the utility to let

you check the health of your Mac’s

SSD. You can visit the smartmontools

website (fave.co/3f7g0yw) to learn

more about the software.

1. To install smartmontools, copy and
   paste the code below into the Terminal
   (hat tip to @marcan42).

brew install smartmontools &&

sudo smartctl --all /dev/disk0

Press Return.

Note: If you see zsh: command

not found: brew, the PATH

modification didn’t work. Re-type

nano ~/.zshrc in the window and

then

export PATH=”/opt/homebrew/

bin:$PATH”

2. Enter your password and press
   Return. This will install the software
   and then run it. Your Terminal window
   should look like this before you enter
   your password: