Hard Disk Utilities

Hard drives are one of the most important components of a computer. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to save anything, not even the operating system. Of course, this means we should do everything we can to maintain them. When something goes wrong, however, that’s where these utilities, such as TestDisk, come into play.

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CrystalDiskInfo
Free • Open Source
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Windows
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40 CrystalDiskInfo alternatives
Open-source HDD/SSD utility for monitoring S.M.A.R.T. values, disk temperature and other information.
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CrystalDiskInfo Features
1. PortableCrystalDiskInfo can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Ad-freeCrystalDiskInfo doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. LightweightCrystalDiskInfo consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Hardware Monitoring
Terabytes Written (TBW) info
Multiple languages
Selective Wipe
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Logging
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TreeSize
Paid • Proprietary
Disk Usage Analyzer
System Cleaner
Windows
PortableApps.com
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TreeSize Professional tells you where precious disk space has gone to. It can be started from the context menu of a local folder or a local drive and displays the size of each folder, including its subfolders.
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TreeSize Features
1. PortableTreeSize can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Ad-freeTreeSize doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Tree view
Display files size
Disk Maintenance
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MiniTool Partition Wizard
Freemium • Proprietary
Partition Manager
Disk Cloning Tool
Windows
26 MiniTool Partition Wizard alternatives
MiniTool Partition Wizard is a partition manager software that supports 32/64 bit Windows Operating System.
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MiniTool Partition Wizard Features
1. PortableMiniTool Partition Wizard can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. NTFS Partition RecoveryMiniTool Partition Wizard can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
Editing and creating partitions
Support for 64 bit
Bundleware
Bundled with some Antivirus installer
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DaisyDisk
Paid • Proprietary
Disk Usage Analyzer
Mac
79 DaisyDisk alternatives
With DaisyDisk you can free up disk space by quickly finding and deleting big, useless files. The program scans any mounted disk and displays it on the sunburst map, where segments mean files and folders, proportionally to their sizes. The map is easy to read and navigate.
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DaisyDisk Features
Sunburst chart
Disk usage statistics
Disk Maintenance
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GNOME Disks
Free • Open Source
Partition Manager
Disk Imaging Tool
Linux
37 GNOME Disks alternatives
Also known as palimpsest, gnome-disk-utility provides libraries and applications for dealing with storage devices.
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GNOME Disks Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in GNOME Disks without registration.
Editing and creating partitions
Create bootable Image
Drive formating
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Eject Media
Create image
LUKS Encryption
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Deep Freeze
Paid • Proprietary
System Restore Tool
Mac
Windows
16 Deep Freeze alternatives
Deep Freeze Reboot Restore Software prevents any changes made on your system making PCs indestructible. Reboot Restore software is a comprehensive Windows System Restore solution that empower end users with each reboot.
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Deep Freeze Features
Restore on reboot
Remote Management
Data Protection
Igloo for data storage
Persistent Storage
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Parted Magic
Paid • Proprietary
Partition Manager
Disk Cloning Tool
Windows
Linux
34 Parted Magic alternatives
The Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks with ease, while featuring other useful programs (e.g. Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, and ddrescue) and an excellent set of documentation to benefit the user.
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Parted Magic Features
German
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Disks
Free • Open Source
Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Benchmark Tool
Linux
19 Disks alternatives
A GNOME utility for dealing with storage devices.
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Disks Features
Write ISO to SD card
Disk Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
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Macrorit Disk Partition Expert
Free Personal • Proprietary
Partition Manager
Windows
21 Macrorit Disk Partition Expert alternatives
Macrorit Disk Partition Expert Free Edition is powerful free partition software allows you to extend partition (especially for system partition), settle low disk space problem, manage disk space easily on MBR and GUID partition table (GPT) disk.
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Macrorit Disk Partition Expert Features
1. PortableMacrorit Disk Partition Expert can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Disaster Recovery
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Rollback Rx
Paid • Proprietary
System Restore Tool
File Recovery Tool
Windows
46 Rollback Rx alternatives
RollBack Rx client is a system restore utility that enables home users and IT professionals to easily restore a PC to a time before certain events occurred.
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Rollback Rx Features
1. Schedule BackupRollback Rx supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
Restore on reboot
PXE
Persistent Storage
Crash recovery
Data Protection
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HDD Regenerator
Paid • Proprietary
Windows
8 HDD Regenerator alternatives
The HDD Regenerator can repair damaged hard disks without affecting or changing existing data. As a result, previously unreadable and inaccessible information is restored.
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HDD Regenerator Features
1. PortableHDD Regenerator can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated since 2011, but it supports Windows 10 and can be still bought from the official website.
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Disk Utility
Free • Proprietary
Partition Manager
Disk Imaging Tool
Disk Cloning Tool
Mac
37 Disk Utility alternatives
Disk Utility is the name of a utility created by Apple for performing disk-related tasks in Mac OS X. These tasks include:
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Disk Utility Features
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Mounting drives
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Space Radar
Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Electron / Atom Shell
77 Space Radar alternatives
Space Radar is a disk and memory space visualization app built with Electron and D3.js. It currently supports Sunburst, Treemap, and Flamegraph charts and is available for Mac and Windows.
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Space Radar Features
1. Ad-freeSpace Radar doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. PortableSpace Radar can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Electron based
HDD Visualization
Built-in File Manager
Discontinued
The last release (version 5) is from September 2017.
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duf
Free • Open Source
Disk Usage Analyzer
Linux
80 duf alternatives
A disk usage free utility for Linux.

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SuperDuper!
Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
28 SuperDuper! alternatives
SuperDuper makes recovery painless, because it makes creating a fully bootable backup painless. Its incredibly clear, friendly interface is understandable, easy to use, and its built-in scheduler makes it trivial to back up automatically.
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SuperDuper! Features
1. Schedule BackupSuperDuper! supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
2. Incremental BackupSuperDuper! supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
3. Differential BackupSuperDuper! supports differential backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last FULL backup).
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CrystalDiskInfo Features

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TreeSize Features

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MiniTool Partition Wizard Features

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DaisyDisk Features

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GNOME Disks Features

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Deep Freeze Features

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Parted Magic Features

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Disks Features

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Macrorit Disk Partition Expert Features

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Rollback Rx Features

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HDD Regenerator Features

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Disk Utility Features

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Space Radar Features

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