DiskInternals Linux Reader provides several disk management tools in an easy-to-use interface. Most notably it includes a tool for reading disks formatted to to a variety of file systems for Mac and Linux, as well as virtual disks from VMware, VirtualBox, VirtualPC and Parallels (VMDK, VHD, VDI, HDS). The program can also create disk images. The interface includes a disk usage window, basic file search, and a preview option for pictures and text.
Can create disk images (.img and .dsk), including boot sector. Filesystems supported include: Ext2/3/4; ReiserFS, Reiser4; HFS, HFS+ (Mac OS); FAT, exFAT; NTFS, ReFS (next-gen Windows filesystem); UFS2; and in preview-only mode: ZFS, XFS, Hikvision NAS and DVR.
A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | No. HKLM\SOFTWARE\DiskInternals, HKCU\Software\DiskInternals |
License: | Liteware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Explore2fs Portable Edition |
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webfork
on 2017-03-01 19:13
Tested with Mac-formatted HFS+ drive today and this worked beautifully. Very easy and fast.
pfw70
on 2019-04-22 23:50
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Tip: aside of Universal Extractor the .exe (Linux_Reader-v3.4.exe) can also be extracted with 7Zip, a portable version being availabe on this site, 7-ZipPortable.exe. |
CrystalDiskInfo monitors disk health status and temperature, monitoring/graphing of S.M.A.R.T. diagnostic information. The program also tells you how many times the hard disk has been turned on and how many hours.
Functional with magnetic and solid state disks.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
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Administrator rights Internet Explorer 8+ Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+/4.0+ (only for Alert Mail) |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | MIT License |
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Similar/alternative apps: | PassMark DiskCheckup, HDDScan |
What's new? | See for Changelog: https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/crystaldiskinfo-history/ |
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rodger123
on 2012-09-22 17:41
Woked fine on my USB storage drive-Hallers version at portable apps better,cleans up itself,slick program.
SYSTEM
on 2012-09-26 14:31
@rodger123: This "worse" version only leaves files in Internet Explorer's cache. IMHO, the overhead caused by PortableApps.com Launcher is not worth it.
Special
on 2020-12-15 23:43
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Might be worth staying on the previous release if you have a Samsung SSD like the very popular EVO. Why wouldn't you want to have the health the % available??? |
HardDriveIndicator sits in the system tray and shows the input/output load of your local physical disks by displaying a five-bar indicator for both read and write operations. It supports auto-calibration to ensure that the output values are relative to the disk usage for that session.
Site no longer lists affiliation with this program, linking to Softpedia (thanks emka).
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the EXE file to any folder of your choice. Launch the program by double-clicking on hdi.exe. |
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Webfork
on 2009-02-07 11:06
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Efficient but not effecitve. Far more resource-friendly than the similarly-named "Hard Disk Indicator" (http://portablefreeware.com/?id=230) but not as usable. Red indicators and movement on the taskbar are distracting and thus make this only useful for diagnostics and not everyday use. Also, the scales provided are based on the previous minute of activity, not on actual hard drive speeds. Annoying. |
DiskGenius is full-featured partition manager, which is designed to optimize disk usage for Windows users. It allows you to resize, extend, split, create, delete, format, hide, copy and erase partition to maximize disk space use.
DiskGenius is a complete disk & partition solution for Windows PCs that helps managing storage space for higher efficiency.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Liteware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DiskGenius.exe. |
What's new? |
See: https://diskgenius.com/version-history.php |
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gbrao
on 2020-08-02 00:35
Also available lite, single file versions suitable for Windows PEs. These are only partition managers (no file recovery etc)
gbrao
on 2020-11-12 07:58
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Lite versions: |
CrystalDiskMark is benchmarks disk performance, measuring sequential and random 4KB/512KB reads/writes for any storage device. The target device does not need to be formatted.
A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).
Alternatively, CrystalDiskMark Portable is also available, which auto-switches between x86 and x64.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | MIT License |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DiskMark32.exe or DiskMark64.exe (for 64-bit OS). |
Similar/alternative apps: | HD Tune, IsMyHdOK |
What's new? |
See: https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskmark/crystaldiskmark-history/ |
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Checker
on 2015-08-01 18:52
@ smaragdus: First mentioned by malikorx69 [07 Feb 2008], so this is the forum topic.
AndTheWolf
on 2016-11-07 21:09
CrystalDiskinfo should not be listed under Similar/alternative apps for CrystalDiskMark. CrystalLDiskMark benchmarks, whereas CrystalDiskinfo supplies a lot of disk information, but does NOT benchmark.
webfork
on 2019-10-07 21:39
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A remarkable number of commercial disks are benchmarked using this tool. It's a must-have for comparing hardware performance. |