HDDScan Alternatives

HDDScan is described as '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' and is a hard disk diagnostic tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to HDDScan for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and MS-DOS apps. The best HDDScan alternative is CrystalDiskInfo, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HDDScan are GSmartControl, HD Tune, Hard Disk Sentinel and Victoria.

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  1. SeaTools icon
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    SeaTools is a diagnostic tool that helps you determine the condition of the disk drive in your external hard drive, desktop or laptop computer.

    29 SeaTools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. DHE DriveInfo icon
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    DHE DriveInfoshows HDD information: Manufacturer, Product ID, Serialnumber, Firmware, ATA-Standard, BUS Info (S-ATA 150/300/600, P-ATA, USB, SCSI), Size, Buffer Size, Rotation Rate, Formfactor, Features, AAM, APM, Master Boot Record, Disk ID, Bootloader

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. IsMyHdOK icon
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    IsMyHdOK is a small program but effective solution to easily check the Performance of a Windows Volume eg. Partition!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    PassMark DiskCheckup allows the user to monitor the SMART attributes of a particular hard disk drive. SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a feature on a computer's hard disk for providing various monitoring indicators of disk reliability.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    StableBit Scanner is a state of the art disk health monitoring tool.

    • Monitors the SMART data of your disks, and presents them in an easy to read, meaningful way.
    • Lists detailed information about your disk, including the connection type, bus speed, and supported features.
    • Pe.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. SMARTHDD icon
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    A SMARTHDD intended for troubleshooting and operation optimization of HDD and SSD storages. Allows adjusting characteristics of HDD and SSD by modifying the positioning speed of magnetic heads (AAM) and fine-tuning power consumption (APM).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Active@ Hard Disk Monitor is a disk utility that checks and monitors the status of your hard drives to help prevent data loss. The system is based on the Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    The aim of ViVARD is to examine the HDD to verify the integrity of each data sector and identify damaged or bad blocks. Compared to other programs, it has the main advantage to remap dead sectors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. SSD-Z icon
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    Using a database, it will show information about your SSD, such as the controller, processing tech, NAND type etc.

    19 SSD-Z alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Hard Drive Inspector is a powerful, effective and easy-to-use program that monitors hard drive health. In many cases it is able to warn the user about forthcoming disk failure in advance, thus preventing information loss.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Pc-Check will scan for errors in all hardware components on the computer it is being deployed on and display diagnostic results. The software is bootable from CDs and USBs, so even if the OS won't start the program will still be able to run.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. SMARTReporter icon
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    SMARTReporter is an application that can warn you of some hard disk drive failures before they actually happen! It does so by periodically polling the built-in S.M.A.R.T. status of your hard disk drives as well as performing other checks for "I/O errors" or R.A.I.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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