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

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  1. GSmartControl icon

    GSmartControl

     94 likes

    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.

    33 GSmartControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Main window - All drives pass the health self-check
     
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    Comments about GSmartControl as an Alternative to MHDD
    TristisOris
    Negative
    1

    just inspection, no remap etc.

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    • GSmartControl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MHDD.

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

    • GSmartControl is Free and Open SourceMHDD is Free and Proprietary
  2. HD Tune icon

    HD Tune

     141 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HD Tune screenshot 1
     
  4. Hard Disk Sentinel icon

    Hard Disk Sentinel

     76 likes

    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.

    29 Hard Disk Sentinel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MS-DOS
    Main window
     

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

    • Hard Disk Sentinel is Paid and ProprietaryMHDD is Free and Proprietary
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    Hard Disk Sentinel

    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, notificati...

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  6. Victoria icon

    Victoria

     48 likes

    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.

    24 Victoria alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Victoria screenshot 1
     
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    Comments about Victoria as an Alternative to MHDD
    TristisOris
    Positive
    0

    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
  8. SpinRite icon

    SpinRite

     32 likes

    SpinRite is a computer software program for scanning magnetic data storage devices such as hard disks, recovering data from them and refreshing their surfaces.

    7 SpinRite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    SpinRite screenshot 1
     
  10. HDDScan icon

    HDDScan

     25 likes

    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.

    29 HDDScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. HDAT2 icon

    HDAT2

     15 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HDAT2 screenshot 1
     
  12. Diskovery icon

    Diskovery

     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Diskovery screenshot 1
     
  15. DHE DriveInfo icon

    DHE DriveInfo

     5 likes

    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
    DHE DriveInfo screenshot 1
     
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