HDDScan

HDDScan is a free hard drive diagnosis utility. It allows users to check the health of their storage devices, including Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) and Solid State Drives (SSDs). The software provides a comprehensive suite of tools for monitoring and testing.

Key features of HDDScan include Surface Scan, which checks the physical integrity of the drive's surface for bad sectors. It also offers SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) analysis, providing detailed information about the drive's operational parameters and potential failure indicators. Users can monitor temperature, read/write error rates, spin-up time, and other crucial metrics.

HDDScan supports various interfaces such as IDE, SATA, and SCSI. It can also work with external USB drives and RAID arrays. The program can perform read-only scans to avoid data corruption. Additionally, it offers tools for wiping drives, making data unrecoverable. The interface is designed to be user-friendly, displaying drive information and scan progress clearly.

The utility is beneficial for users looking to diagnose performance issues, predict potential drive failures, or verify the health of a drive before performing critical operations. It is a portable application, meaning it does not require installation and can be run directly from a USB drive. HDDScan is available for Windows operating systems.