S.M.A.R.T Error while trying to install OS X Mojave

Barney-15E

Open Disk Utility and see what it says? You can run First Aid, but I don't know if it will even run if it sees SMART errors.

SMART errors are just statistics that tend to indicate a disk is failing. They are reported by the drive itself, not some sort of scan run by the OS. If you continue using a failing disk, it will probably begin to rapidly fail at some point.

The OS won't install on one showing errors as the massive amount of writing to the drive will likely accelerate its demise.

If you don't care to replace the drive, just don't upgrade and make sure you keep it backed up.

As they are just indicators, it may continue to work for a while.

Well, this is what Disk Utility is showing.

Barney-15E wrote:

You are not looking at the drive. You are looking at a Volume mounted in a Container. You need to select the drive, and then it will show the SMART status.

If you cannot see the drive, choose Show All Devices from the View menu button above the volume list.

Forgive my ignorance.
Is this right?
This time I included the disk menu panel to show that it's the only other internal disk there is after I selected 'Show all Devices' as you instructed.
SSD, that sounds like what my stepfather said I had rather than a hard drive.

leroydouglas wrote:

Shadow of Existence wrote:

Recently, I'd attempted to install the newest OS X Mojave on my roughly 7-year-old Macbook Air 2012 but the process is blocked by something called a S.M.A.R.T error.

SSD, that sounds like what my stepfather said I had rather than a hard drive.

Definitely a SMART error on the SSD.

SSD Upgrade Kits for MacBook Air 2012

Thanx.
I'm taking this as confirmation that it's valid to buy a new laptop.

etresoft wrote:

Shadow of Existence wrote:

Recently, I'd attempted to install the newest OS X Mojave on my roughly 7-year-old Macbook Air 2012 but the process is blocked by something called a S.M.A.R.T error.

However reading other (albeit older) discussions here and seeing other result titles on Google pertaining to a scan showing the disc as fine in contrary to the error or just bypassing/ignoring the error in an installation process have me wondering if I'm about to almost drain my bank account and told my friends to expect cheap or no Christmas gifts this year over some kind of false alarm.

The notion that such a serious claim could be inadmissible seems absurd but is it? Is this legit? My Macbook is continuing to function fine, as it always has.
If this is real, about how long can I expect my disc to hold out?

It sounds like you are Googling too much. There is a lot of misinformation out there.

The disk is dead. Maybe it will last another 7 years, maybe another 7 minutes.

*shrug* I Googled a single phrase: "S.M.A.R.T Error on Mac", I can't help what results this got.

Sounds like I'm not exactly jumping the gun in planning to purchase a new laptop. This is a comfort.