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

Prevent Disk Sleep is described as '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' and is a prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are 2 alternatives to Prevent Disk Sleep for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best Prevent Disk Sleep alternative is KeepAliveHD, which is both free and Open Source.
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.
