HDDExpert : Hard Disk Drive health & performance made clear

Discussion in 'backup, imaging & disk mgmt' started by Kyle_Katarn, Oct 3, 2013.

  1. Kyle_Katarn

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    Dear all,

    After SUMo (Wilder's post), KCleaner (Wilder's post) and Zer0, i'm coming with a brand new free software called HDDExpert

    HDDExpert give you a cristal-clear vision on your Hard Drive health and performance and translate S.M.A.R.T. attribute into readable indication. Recommends maintenance (fans upgrade, spare purchase, backups,...) depending on amount of failures detected on your hard drives.

    Screenshot : http://kcsoftwares.com/images/HDDE_screen.png

    Web page : http://kcsoftwares.com/?hdde
    Change Log / Bug report : http://kcsoftwares.com/bugs

    Download link : http://www.kcsoftwares.com/files/hdde.exe
     
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  2. roger_m

    roger_m Registered Member

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    I like it. However it tells me I may need to replace my hard drive soon when HDDScan says everything if fine.

    Just one suggestion, increase the size of the screen shot you linked to in your post as it is too small to see clearly.
     
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    I wonder what a brand new HDD would show ?
     
  5. Robin A.

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    I also noticed this. It´s somewhat "alarmist". The report must be checked with other programs. In my case, several critical SMART values were different (worse) to those reported by Hard Disk Sentinel.

    And it put several unrelated links in the Desktop, which I don´t like.
     
  6. Kyle_Katarn

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    Done, thanks !
     
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  8. Kyle_Katarn

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    How does yours looks like in HDDExpert ?
     
  9. Kyle_Katarn

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    Modification request logged here : http://www.kcsoftwares.com/bugs/view.php?id=2172 Will be implemented soon.
     
  10. jnthn

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    This, on a fairly new WD Blue drive and on a somewhat old Seagate with some bad blocks. Btw, I can't resize the program window properly.
     

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  11. Kyle_Katarn

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    Thank you !
    Your WDC seems new.
    Your old seagate shows strange decoding issues ...
     
  12. jnthn

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    The WD drive is a few days old. The Seagate one has suffered from a bunch of power outages so I kinda expected it to have a bunch of bad blocks and errors.

    Here's the resizing issue I have with the program window..
     

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    New issue : http://www.kcsoftwares.com/bugs/view.php?id=2179
     
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    Kyle_Katarn, you're welcome! Take care.
     
  16. jnthn

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    Here you go.. Bottom screenie is the full one for the Seagate. I only included the bottom part for the WD.
     

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    I have two drives -- C & D -- in my system, however, I cannot tell from your app which is which, the app should show what drive it is.
     
  18. Kyle_Katarn

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    Good feature request !
    http://www.kcsoftwares.com/bugs/view.php?id=2181
     
  20. roger_m

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    The following screen shots are from the same drive with your software and HDDScan
    HDD.png
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    As you can see, HDDScan says the drive is okay, whereas HDDExpert says there are problems.

    Which one is right?
     
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    I know they're both showing the same data, but is HDDExpert correct in showing I have problems with my drive when HDDScan says everything is fine?
     
  23. The Red Moon

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    Interesting situation and shakes my faith a little bit in these programs.
    Incidentally defraggler has something similar.

    Just out of interest what are the solutions for any problems found.?
    I mean these programs can give some insight into possible problems,but what solutions would be advisable.
     
  24. roger_m

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    The solution is to buy a new hard drive if problems are being shown. As the problems usually indicate that the hard drive is failing.

    Once you have a new drive, you can clone your current failing drive to it, and then replace the failing drive with the new one.
     
  25. The Red Moon

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    Thank you roger.
    Problem is which program do you believe.?
    Your screenshots clearly show a big difference in results.

    People may falsely believe there drives are failing and needlessly purchase new ones based on inaccurate information.
     
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