- Name: Ashampoo HDD Control 2 v2.08
- File Size: 16.1MB
- Date 29 Sep 2011
- License: Shareware
- Price: $24.99/€24.99 Buy Now!
- Eval: 40 days (expires)
- System Requirements: Win XP/Vista(32/64-bit)/Windows 7(32/64-bit), 128MB RAM
Developer's Description: "Ashampoo HDD Control 2 monitors, maintains and defragments hard drives. The software supports not only all common IDE and serial ATA hard drives, but also provides improved support for external USB hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs). The extended user interface gives an overview of the status of your hard drives’ health, performance and temperature. It also offers lots of technical information on supported features and their current status. Furthermore the software supports the S.M.A.R.T self-test to check for electric and mechanic problems of hard drives as well as adjustment of the noise level and the power management (if supported by the hard drive). With just a few clicks the software finds unused files and Internet traces, which can then be deleted. For the deletion of files and folders different erasing methods are available. Among the common methods Ashampoo HDD Control 2 uses the so-called "proactive" defragmentation. Furthermore it`s possible to restore accidentally deleted files and folders with Ashampoo HDD Control 2 and to use benchmark function, which checks the performance of hard drives.
- Highlights:
- Constant monitoring of hard drives (also for multi-user systems).
- Extended user interface with extensive hints and information on health, performance and temperature of hard drives.
- Significantly extended support for external USB hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs).
- Support of S.M.A.R.T self-test (if supported by the hard drive).
- Adjustment of the noise level and power management of your hard drives (if supported by the hard drive).
- Data recovery - recovering deleted files and folders.
- Fully automatic, "proactive" defragmentation of the hard drives.
- Online retrieval of achieved benchmark results of hard drive model(s)."
More info-ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG
- Name: HDDlife Pro 3.1.172
- File Size: 7.1MB
- Date: 2 Mar 2011
- License: Shareware
- Price: $25.00
- Eval: 14 days
- System Requirements: Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista(32/64-bit)/Windows 7(32/64-bit), standard PC, IDE, Serial ATA, SCSI hard drives
Developer's Description: "HDDlife Pro provides advanced warning when hard drives are about to fail so users can take the necessary steps to protect or back up their valuable and irreplaceable files. This hard drive monitor software includes JustNow! technology so the hard drive's health can be monitored from the moment the computer starts up and AnywhereView which allows users to view the hard drive information in the existing Windows disk icons. With the latter technology, users will always know at a glance how much hard drive space is available, if the hard drive is running hot, and more. Hard drive activity can be viewed through a system tray icon or through Windows Vista and Google gadgets that are included with the software. The easy-to-use interface makes it easier for users to customize their warnings. Warnings can be sent via email or over the network, for example, so news of the problem can reach the right people quickly. HDDlife Pro works with computers, laptops, notebook, and external USB hard drives, too. With HDDlife Pro users can also monitor the age of the hard drive, can tweak the energy consumption to make the computer more efficient, and can reduce the noise level by up to 15%. This hard drive monitor is the only one on the market that is certified for Windows Vista and because it supports fourteen different languages the software can be used almost anywhere in the world. With a more affordable price tag, easier to use interface, and easier to access the vita data, HDDlife Pro offers many advantages over competing hard drive monitor programs." More info-BinarySense, Inc.