How to get hard drive information on Ubuntu

Here are several useful commands to get hard drive information on Ubuntu:

Basic Drive Information

lsblk – Lists all block devices in a tree format

lsblk

Shows drives, partitions, and mount points. Add -f for filesystem info:

lsblk -f

sudo fdisk -l – Lists all disks and partitions with detailed info

sudo fdisk -l

df -h – Shows disk space usage for mounted filesystems

df -h

sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda – Shows detailed info about a specific drive

sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda

(Replace /dev/sda with your drive name)

sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda – Shows SMART health data

sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda

(You may need to install with: sudo apt install smartmontools)

sudo parted -l – Lists partition tables for all drives

sudo parted -l

blkid – Shows UUIDs and filesystem types

sudo blkid

lshw – Comprehensive hardware info

sudo lshw -class disk -class storage

Each command provides different information, so you can choose based on what you need to know about your drives!