CrystalDiskInfo
CrystalDiskInfo is a free, open-source (MIT license) utility for Windows that monitors the health of HDDs, SSDs, and USB drives by reading and interpreting S.M.A.R.T. data. It is widely used…
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Essential hard drive utilities for diagnostics, partitioning, recovery, cloning, secure erasure, and physical repair — reviewed and organized by real-world use.
CrystalDiskInfo is a free, open-source (MIT license) utility for Windows that monitors the health of HDDs, SSDs, and USB drives by reading and interpreting S.M.A.R.T. data. It is widely used…
MHDD is a professional-grade, freeware hard drive diagnostic and repair utility developed by the Russian company Maysoft (often attributed to author Dimitry Postrigan). Unlike Windows-based tools, MHDD runs in a…
Victoria HDD (commonly known simply as Victoria) is a free, Windows-based hard drive diagnostic and repair utility. It is particularly favored by technicians for its detailed surface scan capabilities and…
MRT is a professional-grade hardware and software suite developed by MRT Firmware Lab (based in Wuhan, China), designed for hard drive repair and data recovery. It operates at the factory…
PC-3000 is a professional-grade hardware and software suite developed by ACE Lab, widely regarded as the industry standard for professional data recovery and digital forensics. Unlike software-only tools, it combines…
TestDisk is a free, open-source data recovery utility primarily used to recover lost partitions or repair damaged partition tables, and to make non-booting disks bootable again. It is particularly suitable…
lsblk is a command in Linux used to list information about block devices (such as hard drives, partitions, and optical drives). It displays device details and their dependencies in a…
Windows Disk Management is a built-in system utility for managing disks and partitions. You can use it to initialize new drives, create and format volumes, change drive letters, and extend…