MHDD Alternatives

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, MS-DOS, Mac and BSD. The best MHDD alternative is GSmartControl, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MHDD are Hard Disk Sentinel, HD Tune, Victoria and HDD Regenerator.

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  1. DHE DriveInfo icon

    DHE DriveInfo

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Lm-Sensors icon

    Lm-Sensors

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    Lm-Sensors is a free and open-source application that provides tools and drivers for monitoring temperatures, voltage, and fans.

    28 Lm-Sensors alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Lm-Sensors as an Alternative to MHDD
    alteer8
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    Only monitors temperature, does not do any advanced monitoring or active tests

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    • Lm-Sensors is Free and Open SourceMHDD is Free and Proprietary

  4. WHDD

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    HDD diagnostic and data recovery tool for Linux.

    5 WHDD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Comments about WHDD as an Alternative to MHDD
    alteer8
    Positive
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    aka MHDD for Linux.

    Sadly it's discontinued as well

    pva0xd
    Positive
    1

    Even visually it looks very similar to mhdd. Just check yourself

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think WHDD is a great MHDD alternative.

    • WHDD is Free and Open SourceMHDD is Free and Proprietary
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  6. StableBit Scanner icon

    StableBit Scanner

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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
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  7. Active@ Hard Disk Monitor icon

    Active@ Hard Disk Monitor

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. ViVARD

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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
     
  10. DRevitalize icon

    DRevitalize

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    DRevitalize is a program that repairs bad sectors (physical defects) on popular magnetic media (hard drives and also floppy drives to some extent) by generating a special sequence of high and low signals around the physically damaged area.

    7 DRevitalize alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MS-DOS
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  11. Pc-Check

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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
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  12. CheckDrive icon

    CheckDrive

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    CheckDrive warns you before you lose all your data! Never be surprised by a hard drive failure again! Shows you the health status of your plates Informs you in case of problems.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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