HDAT2 AlternativesHard Disk Diagnostic Tools and other similar apps like HDAT2

HDAT2 is described as 'Is program for test or diagnostics of ATA/ATAPI/SATA, SSD, USB and SCSI devices' and is a hard disk diagnostic tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HDAT2 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, MS-DOS, Mac and Web-based apps. The best HDAT2 alternative is CrystalDiskInfo, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HDAT2 are Hard Disk Sentinel, HD Tune, Victoria and HDD Regenerator.

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  1. CrystalDiskInfo icon

    CrystalDiskInfo

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    Open-source utility for monitoring S.M.A.R.T. data, disk temperature and more. Offers portable use, dark mode, no ads or tracking, and supports 30+ languages. Designed to provide an accurate health status and includes features such as temporary file deletion and file recovery options.

    42 CrystalDiskInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • CrystalDiskInfo is the most popular Windows alternative to HDAT2.

    • CrystalDiskInfo is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HDAT2.

    • CrystalDiskInfo is Free and Open SourceHDAT2 is Free and Proprietary
    • CrystalDiskInfo is LightweightHDAT2 is not according to our users
  2. Hard Disk Sentinel icon

    Hard Disk Sentinel

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    Provides advanced monitoring for HDDs and SSDs with S.M.A.R.T. diagnostics, predicts hardware failures, schedules automatic backups, benchmarks drive performance, logs temperatures, repairs disk errors, supports tests, notifications, and multi-drive configurations.

    29 Hard Disk Sentinel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MS-DOS
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    • Hard Disk Sentinel is the most popular Linux alternative to HDAT2.

    • Hard Disk Sentinel is the most popular commercial alternative to HDAT2.

    • Hard Disk Sentinel is Paid and ProprietaryHDAT2 is Free and Proprietary
  4. HD Tune icon

    HD Tune

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    HD Tune is a hard disk / SSD utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and more!.

    54 HD Tune alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Hard Disk Sentinel

    Provides advanced monitoring for HDDs and SSDs with S.M.A.R.T. diagnostics, predicts hardware failures, schedules automatic backups, benchmarks drive performance, logs temperatures, repairs disk errors, supports tests, notificati...

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    Victoria

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    Victoria is a small application designed to assess performance, test and perform minor repairs to your IDE drive and SATA HDD. It's designed primarily for HDD repairmen in stationary conditions and is not intended to test the system hard drive.

    24 Victoria alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. HDD Regenerator icon

    HDD Regenerator

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    HDD Regenerator is a unique program for regeneration of physically damaged hard disk drives. It does not hide bad sectors, it really restores them!.

    9 HDD Regenerator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    It is the only one that really regenerates the bad sectors of the HDD ...

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    HDAT2 may repair the bad sectors but the drive may still be unusable. HDD Regenerator has a feature that shows slow (to read/write) sectors so you can retry or avoid the bad areas. Victoria has this feature too but I have never used Victoria to repair disks.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think HDD Regenerator is a great HDAT2 alternative.

    • HDD Regenerator is Paid and ProprietaryHDAT2 is Free and Proprietary
  8. SpinRite icon

    SpinRite

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    SpinRite is a computer software program for scanning magnetic data storage devices such as hard disks, recovering data from them and refreshing their surfaces.

    7 SpinRite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. HDDScan icon

    HDDScan

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    HDDScan is a freeware utility for storage devices diagnostics (HDD, RAID, Flash). The program can scan storage device for bad blocks, show S.M.A.R.T. attributes and change some HDD parameters such as AAM, APM, etc.

    29 HDDScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. DriveDx icon

    DriveDx

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    DriveDx is advanced drive health diagnostic and monitoring utility. Unlike most drive utilities, DriveDx does not only monitor the drive’s built-in S.M.A.R.T. status, but also analyzes the changes of all drive health indicators that are closely related to HDD or SSD failures...

    41 DriveDx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • DriveDx is the most popular Mac alternative to HDAT2.

    • DriveDx is Paid and ProprietaryHDAT2 is Free and Proprietary
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    MHDD

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    MHDD is the most popular freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics.

    MHDD supports these interfaces: IDE, Serial ATA, SCSI. Also there is a possibility to access an USB storage, there are drivers for emulation (USB->SCSI).

    This software can make precise diagnostic of the.

    21 MHDD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. SMART Report Viewer icon

    SMART Report Viewer

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    SMART Report Viewer helps visualize the output of smartctl tests, entirely in your browser. Drag and drop txt, log, or zip files (including Unraid diagnostics) to quickly understand the health of your drives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • SMART Report Viewer is the most popular Web-based alternative to HDAT2.

    • SMART Report Viewer is Free and ProprietaryHDAT2 is also Free and Proprietary
    • SMART Report Viewer is Lightweight and Privacy focusedHDAT2 is not according to our users
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