Microsoft ScanDisk AlternativesHard Disk Recovery Tools and other similar apps like Microsoft ScanDisk

Microsoft ScanDisk is described as 'ScanDisk is a utility in MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows systems which checks and repairs file systems and bad clusters on the hard drive. It was introduced in MS-DOS version 6.2. Previous versions of MS-DOS supplied only the simpler, purely text-based program ' and is a hard disk recovery tool in the os & utilities category. There are five alternatives to Microsoft ScanDisk for Windows. The best Microsoft ScanDisk alternative is HD Tune, which is free. Other great apps like Microsoft ScanDisk are Macrorit Disk Scanner, chkdsk, CheckDisk and SORA L1/L2.

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  1. HD Tune icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • HD Tune is the most popular Windows alternative to Microsoft ScanDisk.

    • HD Tune is the most popular free alternative to Microsoft ScanDisk.

    • HD Tune is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft ScanDisk is Free and Proprietary
  2. chkdsk icon
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    A command line tool to check for errors on and repair ntfs filesystems.

    8 chkdsk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • chkdsk is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft ScanDisk.

    • chkdsk is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft ScanDisk is Free and Proprietary
  3. CheckDisk icon
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    Detects and repairs disk errors by offering standard or full scans that find and mark bad sectors, supporting hard drives, SCSI, RAID arrays, removable devices, and CDs, with a multilingual interface suitable for advanced error diagnostics.

    5 CheckDisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    SORA is a next-generation diagnostics and recovery platform for HDDs and SSDs. It supports deep-level drive inspection, simultaneous multi-drive testing, and time-optimized scan routines. Designed with SSD-specific characteristics in mind, SORA can analyze wear levels...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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