Ashampoo HDD Control 2017 for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJuly 30, 2026

Ashampoo HDD Control 3 keeps tabs on your computer's hard drive, including solid-state drives, logical drives, and removable and network drives. It cleans and defragments drives, erases online tracks, securely deletes files, and even undeletes some files. It monitors power-on count, disk temperature, and other conditions and issues alerts at specified thresholds. It's compatible with S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology), Automatic Acoustic Management, and Advanced Power Management.

Pros

Tests: HDD Control 3 can run benchmarking tests, regular and extended S.M.A.R.T. tests, and disk surface tests.

SSD wizard: HDD Control 3's SSD optimization wizard tweaks everything from TRIM to disabling boot-time defragmentation.

Duplicate finder: The built-in Duplicate Finder is a great addition. The Disk Space Explorer, File Wiper, and Undeleter also earn their keep.

Cons

Layout options: The disk tabs are satisfactory, but we'd like the option of a more traditional list view, especially in shareware.

Not a disk or partition manager: While HDD Control 3 can analyze and maintain your disks, it isn't a partition manager or a total disk backup solution -- nor does it pretend to be.

Bottom Line

Ashampoo's HDD Control 3 doesn't reformat disks or move partitions, but it provides decent protection. We'd like to see customizable views, but that's a minor point. HDD Control 3 earns it keep by helping prevent catastrophic (and far more expensive) disk failure and data loss.

Editors' note: This is a review of the full version of Ashampoo HDD Control 3. The trial version is limited to 10 days.

Ashampoo HDD Control 2017 for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: July 25, 2016

Latest update: July 30, 2026

Version: 3.10.01

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

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Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows 8

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 133,899

Downloads Last Week: 4

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User Reviews

3.7/5

37 User Votes

All that is necessary for health of disks!
AlexNormandFebruary 28, 2012
Pros
All plus, not yet minus...
Cons
Not yet see...
Summary
It is necessary to observe of disks! Alex Frolov.
Excelente programa para nuestro Disco Duro
JuanMtnezRiveraFebruary 3, 2011
Pros
Una vez que lo instales ten la seguridad que el programa vigila constantemente que tu Disco duro este en las mejores condiciones de funcionameinto.
Cons
Nada que objetar
Summary
Se nota que el desarrollador es Ashampoo ya que siguen en la linea de robustez de sus programas en el caso de HDD Control 2.04 es intuitivo,rapido y eficaz.
Gives a comprehensive summary of any connected disc.
WURZELMOMUSJanuary 11, 2011
Pros
Apart from the main disks even deals with usb plug in units
Cons
Have not found any problems to date.
Summary
Easy installation and works in background with no great load on computer
Very useful tool. Defrag works very well.
jbassv5January 2, 2011
Pros
Does adjustments hard to get to for most users.
Cons
Does not appear to be geared for laptops as most laptop drives will get constant warnings for temp.
Summary
Well worth the time, easy to use and understand.
Newer Version Works with Seagate Hard Drives
JoeNmassDecember 14, 2010
Pros
Works as it should on all hard drives except Seagate hard drives.
Cons
You have to get the new version of this program to work with Seagate hard drives.
Summary
I made a previous post about Ashampoo HDD Control not being compatible with Seagate hard drives. I contacted Ashampoo about this issue and I received a quick response from them. They were very helpful in making it right. The newer version is call "Ashampoo HDD Control 2", and they were nice enough to give me this version so I can test it out on my system. This newer version works correctly with my Seagate hard drive showing that the performance is now 100% perfect .
Too many updates requiring payment of extra license fee
CorHersbachDecember 13, 2010
Pros
Easy to use
Cons
Frequent updates that require additional license fee to be paid
Summary
A lot more work needed if you have a Seagate drive.
JoeNmassDecember 12, 2010
Pros
Fast scans of your drive
Cons
Absolutely horrible if you have a Seagate drive. As noted by other posts it will state that even brand new Seagate drives perform poorly.
Summary
I really thought my hard drive was starting to go bad and I started to make plans on buying a new drive. Just the thought of redoing a new hard drive was driving me crazy thinking about reloading all my programs and setting my computer up to how I have it now. I am glad I found this post, the problem is not my hard drive but Ashampoo's HDD software.
not bright
srgg01November 30, 2010
Pros
hmmmmmmmmm
Cons
hmmmmmmmmm
Summary
<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Nov 30, 2010<p/>Better get a Free Glary... is much more light and more helpfull... and Free!
One of those ho-hum products,
ShezmanNovember 24, 2010
Pros
Not really any pro's to this
Cons
Resource hog, has to run on start-up, really doesn't do anything better than what most of the free programs of this type do, like Auslogics Boostspeed, Glary utilities, Moo0 , etc, your better off saving your money and using one of those programs.
Summary
Why pay for something that doesn't do anymore than a program you can get for free, bottom line here, is your paying for the name only, because it really doesn't do anything better than the anything else available.
help to clean my pc
ramihajj77October 6, 2010
Pros
helps to maintain the hard drive and ensure optimal performance.
Cons
slow in defragment
Summary

Developer’s Description

Locate errors hard disk and performance impediments.