MHDD AlternativesHard Disk Diagnostic Tools and other similar apps like MHDD

MHDD is described as 'The most popular freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics' and is a hard disk diagnostic tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MHDD for Windows, Linux, Mac, MS-DOS and BSD. The best MHDD alternative is Hard Disk Sentinel. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try HD Tune or Victoria. Other great apps like MHDD are GSmartControl, HDD Regenerator, SpinRite and HDDScan.

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

MHDD supports these interfaces: IDE, Serial ATA,...

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MHDD alternatives page was last updated Apr 27, 2021
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  1. 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.

    28 Hard Disk Sentinel alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • HU flagHungary
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MS-DOS
    Main window with menu and quick buttons for faster navigation. Health history graph and textual description about hard disk status.

    Hard Disk Sentinel Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
    3.  Data Protection

    Hard Disk Sentinel VS MHDD

     

    • Hard Disk Sentinel is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to MHDD.

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

    • Hard Disk Sentinel is Paid and ProprietaryMHDD is Free and Proprietary
  2. 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!.

    52 HD Tune alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HD Tune screenshot 1

    HD Tune Features

    1.  Linear read benchmark per drive offset
    2.  Read latency benchmark per drive offset
    3.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
    4.  Hardware Monitoring
    5.  Quick/slow surface scan
    6.  Temperature Monitoring

    HD Tune VS MHDD

     

    • HD Tune is the most popular free alternative to MHDD.

    • HD Tune is Freemium and ProprietaryMHDD is Free and Proprietary
  4. Victoria icon

    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.

    23 Victoria alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Victoria screenshot 1

    Victoria Features

    1.  Bad sectors reallocation
    2.  Portable
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Recover Corrupted Files
    5.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    6.  Read latency benchmark per drive offset

    Victoria VS MHDD

     
    Comments about Victoria as an Alternative to MHDD
    TristisOris
    Positive Aug 26, 2017
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    DOS version it's a best tool for now.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Victoria is a great MHDD alternative.

    • Victoria is Free and ProprietaryMHDD is also Free and Proprietary
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    GSmartControl

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    GSmartControl provides a GUI for smartctl from smartmontools, allowing users to monitor and control SMART data on hard drives. It supports health inspection, runs diagnostic tests, and warns about potential drive failures, ensuring maintenance and optimal disk performance.

    32 GSmartControl alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Drive information window - A failing drive, attribute list

    GSmartControl Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data

    GSmartControl VS MHDD

     
    Comments about GSmartControl as an Alternative to MHDD
    TristisOris
    Negative Aug 26, 2017
    1

    just inspection, no remap etc.

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    • GSmartControl is the most popular Mac alternative to MHDD.

    • GSmartControl is the most popular Open Source alternative to MHDD.

    • GSmartControl is Free and Open SourceMHDD is Free and Proprietary
  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!.

    8 HDD Regenerator alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HDD Regenerator screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated since 2011, but it supports Windows 10 and can be still bought from the official website.

    HDD Regenerator Features

    1.  Portable

    HDD Regenerator VS MHDD

     
  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.

    6 SpinRite alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    SpinRite screenshot 1

    SpinRite Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data

    SpinRite VS MHDD

     
  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.

    28 HDDScan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HDDScan screenshot 1

    HDDScan Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Hardware Diagnostics
    3.  Temperature Monitoring
    4.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data

    HDDScan VS MHDD

     
  11. HDAT2 icon

    HDAT2

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    HDAT2 is program for test or diagnostics of ATA/ATAPI/SATA, SSD, USB and SCSI devices.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HDAT2 screenshot 1

    HDAT2 Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    HDAT2 VS MHDD

     
  12. Diskovery icon

    Diskovery

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    Diskovery collects and displays the details of data storage facilities of the computer, including its physical drives, disk arrays, partitions, volumes and mount points.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Diskovery screenshot 1

    Diskovery Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data

    Diskovery VS MHDD

     
  13. SeaTools icon

    SeaTools

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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.

    28 SeaTools alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SeaTools screenshot 1

    SeaTools Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    SeaTools VS MHDD

     
  14. Argus Monitor icon

    Argus Monitor

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    Monitoring temperatures and status of system components such as CPU, GPU and hard disk drive, fan speeds

    37 Argus Monitor alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Argus Monitor: Overview of system temperatures (CPU, GPU, HDD)

    Argus Monitor Features

    1.  Fan Speed
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Performance Monitoring
    4.  Temperature Monitoring
    5.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data

    Argus Monitor VS MHDD

     
  15. HDD Low Level Format Tool icon

    HDD Low Level Format Tool

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    HDD Low Level Format Tool is a utility for low-level hard disk drive formatting.

    6 HDD Low Level Format Tool alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HDD Low Level Format Tool

    HDD Low Level Format Tool Features

    1.  Low level

    HDD Low Level Format Tool VS MHDD

     
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