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Hard Disk Sentinel icon

Hard Disk Sentinel

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Monitor hard drive health and temperature with detailed S.M.A.R.T. diagnostics. Optimize performance through predictive alerts, repair issues to prevent failure, and schedule automatic data backups. Windows, Linux, and MS-DOS support ensures comprehensive protection for multiple operating systems from potential data loss or damage.

Main window with menu and quick buttons for faster navigation. Health history graph and textual description about hard disk status.

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  • Windows  both 32 and 64 bit versions
  • Linux
  • MS-DOS
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  • Developed by

    H.D.S. Hungary
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $20 and $200.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.9
  • Alternatives

    27 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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OS & UtilitiesSystem & Hardware

Our users have written 7 comments and reviews about Hard Disk Sentinel, and it has gotten 71 likes

Hard Disk Sentinel was added to AlternativeTo by vargaattila75 on May 11, 2010 and this page was last updated Sep 17, 2024. Hard Disk Sentinel is sometimes referred to as HDSentinel, HDS.

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Leo K
  
Top positive commentOct 16, 2019

this is one of the best program for drive information, live monitoring and Testing. I have been using it for many years. [+] Rich with features. [+] Top level service support. [+] Storage information Database [+] portable Version.

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TBayAreaPat
  
Positive comment
Pending approval • Edited Mar 26, 2023

My system was acting up and Hard Disk Sentinel showed very clearly that the Disk Drive was ready to go in 30 days. I AM glad that I found out before I lost data. Free version does have a point of annoyance though.. The default starts with Windows and then does a countdown making you wait before you can shut it off. You can change that setting under: Configuration..Preferences.

1
scruffyburger
  
Positive commentSep 27, 2021

Great program for active drive monitoring, also includes benchmark and surface scans. Great price, includes family licenses

1
Lehuga ntaps
  
Positive commentAug 3, 2021

It's a great app to monitor your HDD or even SSD life

2
mk2k
  
Positive commentJul 28, 2020

CrystalDiskInfo stopped enumerating my HDDs after a certain amount - HDS however works like a treat!

1
Alex Dodd
  
Positive commentMar 19, 2018

This is by far the most comprehensive tool i've come across for testing lots of hard drives, destructively or not. Keeping tabs of the ones I buy over time, and decommissioning ones that are obviously failing before they become truly trouble. There isn't anything else like it.

3
persistentfool
  
Positive commentSep 15, 2016

I love this app. It is lightweight, unobtrusive, information rich, and can be a big money-saver. It notified me of a drive having a small percentage of errors. No other utility I know will do this (as well as disk temperatures, etc.) Because I was warned I updated my backup of the disk (was not my boot or primary disk) and it failed soon after.

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What is Hard Disk Sentinel?

Monitoring hard disk health and temperature. Test and repair HDD problems and predict failures. Prevent data loss by automatic and scheduled backup.

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