How to check hard drive health?

I’m facing a problem with my hard drive, and I’m not sure how to check its health. I’ve noticed that my computer is running slower than usual, and some of my files are taking longer to load. I’m worried that there might be something wrong with my hard drive, but I don’t know how to check for errors or other issues.

I’ve tried running a virus scan and cleaning up my system files, but that hasn’t seemed to help. I’ve also tried defragmenting my hard drive, but that hasn’t improved the performance either. I’m not sure what else to do to check the health of my hard drive and fix any problems that might be causing these issues.

If anyone has any advice or suggestions on how to check the health of a Hard Drive or troubleshoot performance issues, I would greatly appreciate it. I need to get my computer running smoothly again, and I don’t want to risk losing any important data if my hard drive is failing.