KeepAliveHD is a simple program which prevents your hard drive to go into automatic standby mode. It works by writing a small text file to your external drive every few minutes.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Windows

NoSleepHD has been discontinued. Similar apps include KeepAliveHD, which is free and open source. Other options are Prevent Disk Sleep and PingHD. In total there are three Prevent Sleep Mode Apps like NoSleepHD for Windows, Linux and Mac.
KeepAliveHD is a simple program which prevents your hard drive to go into automatic standby mode. It works by writing a small text file to your external drive every few minutes.

Your machine's hard disks enter into sleep mode during periods of inactivity to allow for system life-extending operations such as disk cooling. Prevent Disk Sleep circumvents sleep mode enabling quick disk response to any file operations even in the event of an extended...
