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Free - Hard Disk Sentinel Standard Edition V5.50

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brent3000 on 05/08/2020 - 21:01 bitsdujour.com (2171 clicks)
Last edited 06/08/2020 - 17:17 by 1 other user

The Standard edition of the software is going for free on Bits with the available options to purchase the Pro Edition at a discount should you need the pro features with upgrades to the latest version.

Great tool to test and monitor Hard Drives if anyone tests their units before using them long term

For a comparison between Free|STD|Pro see the below link

https://www.hdsentinel.com/store.php

Deal is for Standard v5.50 only (No upgrades included) install within 3 weeks,

From the previous deal we posted https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/528507

Computing Hard Disk Monitoring (Brand) Software Utilities App Windows App

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  • Click_It on 05/08/2020 - 21:04
    +7

    Great for surface scanning all those external hdds we buy

  • Nilfunds on 05/08/2020 - 21:07

    thanks for post.

    must have proggy

  • Agret on 05/08/2020 - 21:35

    I downloaded it from the 2nd link in OP (blob.core.windows):

    Setup
    This version of Hard Disk Sentinel expired, the installation is not possible.
    OK
    • brent3000 on 05/08/2020 - 22:25

      Thanks for the info removed the links :)

    • yunsun on 06/08/2020 - 00:22

      To install it, just change the date of your computer to a few years back

  • chid on 05/08/2020 - 21:37
    +9

    those links don't work - the installer is expired.

    http://download.bitsdujour.com/bdj/downloads/2020/hdsentinel… is working though

    • MauTauAja on 05/08/2020 - 22:10

      you need to register and log in, then the download link will be sent to your email

      • Agret on 06/08/2020 - 00:32

        The new link he provided in the comment is the new link from the email :)

  • MauTauAja on 05/08/2020 - 22:09

    This version is much better

    • yacman on 05/08/2020 - 22:24
      +1

      what version?

      Better than what?

      • jv on 05/08/2020 - 22:31
        +7

        Better than what?

        The previous version.

  • DarthLord on 05/08/2020 - 22:38
    -3

    I just got the Pro version for free, 😁

    • nomekop on 05/08/2020 - 22:40

      how?

    • Ziitek on 05/08/2020 - 22:44

      Don't be shy…

      • DarthLord on 05/08/2020 - 22:50
        -1

        Give it a go.. no harm

        Let us know if it works for you

    • yacman on 05/08/2020 - 22:49

      How does this compare to the pro version? I am still running PRO v4.71

      Curious to know what is "much better" about this over that version?

      • reactor-au on 05/08/2020 - 22:51

        If you have pro don't you have lifetime upgrades,? Just download the update.

        • Agret on 06/08/2020 - 00:33
          +2

          Nah, they have ran giveaway for pro version in the past. Giveaway versions are not eligible for upgrades.

          • yacman on 06/08/2020 - 19:56

            @Agret: so I'll just stick with my version then since there is no real reason this version "is much better"?

  • bennobee on 06/08/2020 - 08:13
    +1

    You legend. I have 3 hard drives arriving today that will need to be scanned before being added to the raid array. Thanks

    • gomango on 06/08/2020 - 13:29
      +1

      Is this really better for scanning new hard drives than the manufacturer utilities such as Seagate Seatools or Western Digital Diag?

  • jace88 on 06/08/2020 - 08:38
    +2

    Good deal. I like this software enough that I even paid for it recently. Figured I had saved enough by shucking lol.

  • beebul on 06/08/2020 - 10:31

    Grabbed a copy, thanks!

  • gomango on 06/08/2020 - 13:04

    Is this really better for scanning new hard drives than the manufacturer utilities such as Seagate Seatools or Western Digital Diag?

    • brent3000 on 06/08/2020 - 16:09

      This has alot more testing than the out of the box tools from what i have seen, for example this will write to every single part of the drive and verify the data multiple times so IMHO its good for a whole disk check, the WD and SG tools take a small amount of time and do spot checks and yes they do the job but this IMHO does it abit better for more guarentee.

      I think one of my 10TB drive tests tool like a whole day at one point cuz of the test i ran on it,

      • gomango on 06/08/2020 - 16:12

        Thanks Brent3000. I just ran the Seagate Seatools on one of the 10tb drives I recently bought thanks to a deal posted here. It took 16 hours to run the "long generic" test but I think I'll try this too now just 5o be sure! A little time now may save a lot of heartache later!

        • yacman on 06/08/2020 - 19:54

          on USB2 the pro version is taking 8 days to run a read and write test.

          I'm not even shucking but Amazon shipped without padding on the shipping box. WD said it could have damaged the drive but Amazons return process wasn't worth the headache (ship drive at your cost, send proof to get gift card credit for shipment, buy new drive at current price and get gift card of the difference and then no guarantee it won't happen again (second time without any bubble wrap or anything).

          • turnipy on 07/08/2020 - 08:52

            @yacman: Be really careful, I received 2 unpadded drives from Amazon, I sent in a complaint as soon as I received them, but my raid already had one drive faulty so I was desperate to replace it. When I put them in my NAS, within a couple of days, it showed as faulty (making my RAID impacted) due to bad sectors on one of them. It took months of waiting, but eventually I got a refund. Harris Technology had the ironwolf 4tb that I was using in my raid for the same price so I just got them instead, those were properly packaged.

            • yacman on 07/08/2020 - 16:04

              @turnipy: Thanks, I am not shucking the drive and using it as a backup only. I have a chat transcript from amazon acknowledging the package should not have been sent that way and that the warranty will cover any issues with the drive.

              Hoping the scan comes up good and I can use it without hassle (fingers crossed) but it is annoying. What I have found over the years is buying 2 drives or multiple products at once has been ok buying a drive by itself they have not put padding (from amazon).

          • Nom on 08/08/2020 - 13:38

            @yacman: The padding is INSIDE the retail box - those two black plastic buffers work just fine.

            • yacman on 08/08/2020 - 15:46

              @Nom: Thanks for the reassurance, being able to be moved about 10 cm up and down in the shipping pack had me worried but this and the surface scan (almost done) have put my mind at ease a bit

    • rogerm22 on 06/08/2020 - 20:25
      +1

      Generally there's no need to run a surface scan. Hard drives record any bad sectors in the SMART information, which this displays instantly.

  • Public21 on 06/08/2020 - 14:49

    I've tried this and Crystal Disk info and in terms of predicting that a HDD would die they were about the same. Both showed 98% life left and it died.

    • netsurfer on 06/08/2020 - 17:04
      +3

      Neither is good at predicting HDD life as there is not much information available to really calculate it.

      SSD quality check on these are also inconsistent too. I had one SSD which died with 100% life. Have an old SSD which is rated 65% (but that's mostly because of wear levelling value). Most newer SSDs stop providing that information to avoid the quality rating dropping quickly.

      These apps are handy to know whether your HDDs or SSDs have bad sectors and their running temperature. HDDs and SSDs can die all of the sudden due to an electronic chip inside dies.

    • havebeerbelywillsumo on 06/08/2020 - 18:18

      I think I read somewhere that the "%" figure is just based on the traffic recorded using the SSD divided into the manufacturers "this will last for x much traffic" figure - it it is not based on checking your SSD.

      • rogerm22 on 06/08/2020 - 20:27
        +1

        Yes, that's right as it's not possible to check the SSD and work out the actual remaining life.

    • Nom on 08/08/2020 - 13:40

      Yep, as soon as a drive drops below 100% it's basically scrap.
      Arrange replacement if it's still in warranty - if not, you might get lucky and get a few more years out of it. Or you might find corrupted files, which have also been backed up over your good backups… :-) Or it might just die at any moment.

      • rogerm22 on 09/08/2020 - 13:19

        Not really. Unless there are many bad sectors, it's usually fine to keep using, as long there are none of the bad sectors which are making the hard drive run slowly. If the number of bad sectors keeps increasing, then it is definitely time to replace the drive.

        As long as you have backups you will fine. You should have backups for all drives anyway.

  • frankfu1122 on 07/08/2020 - 00:18

    Does anyone know the procedure to restore the license on a same machine and/or different machine? For example, if I'm re-formatting my current pc or i'm buying a new pc.

    • marcozmitch on 07/08/2020 - 19:00

      Maybe just pay a bit of money and get the pro version after Aug 10…
      I believe this to be almost the best free and useful software.
      I have had this software predict the oncoming death of conventional hdd.

      • frankfu1122 on 07/08/2020 - 20:05

        Yeah it's likely I will because it seems great. Do you have the pro version? How would you restore the license on a same machine after a re-formatting? Also, how would you transfer that license onto a new laptop once an old machine has died?

  • yht on 15/08/2020 - 17:37

    I have the link to dowload and have it installed. How to register or to find out the key from as it says I need to contact Developer?

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