Hard Disk Sentinel Free for Windows

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Download.com staffApril 30, 2019

Windows' built-in system tools are geared toward casual users and often lack the power or features needed to keep up with the latest hardware. Developers have stepped into the breach with tools such as Hard Disk Sentinel, a free utility for monitoring and analyzing the performance of terabyte-capacity hard-disk drives (HDDs) as well as the latest and fastest solid-state drives (SSDs). With a number of monitoring and reporting options, it can alert you to trouble with your critical storage components before failure becomes an option.

Hard Disk Sentinel's compact interface is a busy affair, packed tight with colorful status and temperature displays, but in fact it's quite efficiently configured, once the eyes sort it all out. One of the biggest complaints we've had about disk utilities is the way they tend to offer all-or-nothing display options; you can view data for each physical disk or each partition, but not both. Hard Disk Sentinel solves this problem with two displays in the left-hand navigation pane; one displays each actual, separate disk drive with its health status and temperature, and the other displays disk partitions, their capacities, and free space. Clicking on any entry in the navigation pane calls up more detailed data in the main display; for example, the tabbed disk display offers summaries, detailed temperature and SMART data, a trouble log, graphic disk performance displays, and testing features. It clearly differentiated our test machine's three HDDs, including a RAID 1 array, single external HDD, and seven partitions, with complete data on each.

If you have multiple HDDs, SSDs, or a combination of the two types; RAID arrays; external hard drives or disk enclosures; mobile-disk racks or portable HDDs; servers or other applications with high disk capacities; or quantities of high-value data, it just makes sense to keep close watch on it all. Hard Disk Sentinel is just the sort of program we recommend for the job.

What’s new in version 4.30

Version 4.30 has added support for newer WD hard disk and important update for multi-drive enclosures.

Hard Disk Sentinel Free for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: February 22, 2013

Latest update: April 30, 2019

Version: 4.30

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 95
Windows 2003
Windows 2000
Windows Vista
Windows Server
Windows XP
Windows NT
Windows 98
Windows 8
Windows ME
Windows 10
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 50,534

Downloads Last Week: 4

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User Reviews

3/5

11 User Votes

Excellent software
zehavimFebruary 28, 2015
Pros
The only one that gave all I ever wanted to view in my PC and Laptop hard drives Very efficient and easy to use. Gives very accurate reports.
Cons
Could not find
Summary
I simply love it and it's free.
Mislabeled as free software.
chance2nowFebruary 22, 2015
Pros
Has potential. Decent program if it wasn't mislabeled.
Cons
This program is NOT free as the license indicates. Its sole purpose is to require you to buy the full version in order to get rid of the nag screens.
Summary
If you want to make a program that is free to try, fine. Label it that way! Lying about the software being free in order to push a paid product is a violation of user trust. This is an OK program, but it's not like there aren't dozens or even hundreds that do basically the same thing so the idea that your paid product will be so earth shattering that you can justify marketing it by deception is ridiculous. Just label it free to try and be honest up front before users waste their time downloading and installing it.
Not exactly free
clamoreauxJanuary 5, 2014
Pros
It did an accurate job of flagging my HD errors and appeared very competent
Cons
Only free for a 30 day trial. And it appeared to install a TSR that continuously monitors HD condition.
Summary
I want a program that runs only when I ask it to. I have 88 processes/services running that I appear to have minimal or no control over. I feel they sometimes interfere with regular programs. I uninstalled HD Sentinel.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Apr 7, 2014<p/>Not free. Thirty day free trial.
Excellent Program
tomclarke98November 11, 2013
Pros
Just Awesome.
Cons
No problem Found.
Summary
Hard disk healthy top priority when it comes to our computer. Potential problems, degradations and even failures can lead to losing the entire data on the disk. Hard Disk Sentinel is a tool that can help monitor your HDD. The software comes with a nice interface and with an intuitive layout. Considering the complex and advanced functions of this app, the simple UI helps you to better understand what the software has to offer. Main window we can also see a complex list of data about your disk drive, such as the serial number, interface, model ID, firmware revision, number of sectors and many other details. Also, you can check real-time information regarding the transfer rate. Hard Disk Sentinel can monitor various things about your disks, such as temperature and S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) attributes. We can also perform tests with this program.
First rate and essential
BaldWallyJanuary 25, 2013
Pros
- regularly updated - concise summaries of disk status - estimates of useful life remaining - adds status indicators/temperature to windows explorer and tray
Cons
- none after 3 years+ of continuous use
Summary
Has saved my bacon twice in the past 3 years by providing abundant warnings of imminent disk failures. Both times I had a mirrored drive ready to swap in so I had no down time, no data loss.
Trialware not freeware
expat1998June 24, 2011
Pros
Would be nice if it was free
Cons
Too bad it isn't free
Summary
Went to install it and it changed its name from Hard Disk Sentinel Free to Hard Disk Sentinel Trial. When they try to deceive you like this at the beginning, I worry about what other deceptions they have in mind. I also worry about CNET who I have always trusted in the past. When one's trust is betrayed, it is very hard to get it back.
Not freeware: Shareware
William_BerzoffJune 10, 2011
Pros
None I can mention.
Cons
Not freeware: Shareware I have no time for programs that claim to be freeware but ask for registration with payment.
Summary
Not freeware: Shareware I have no time for programs that claim to be freeware but ask for registration with payment.
Provided nothing significant, w/o registration/upgrade
brokerbubbaFebruary 22, 2011
Pros
Can't find pros, with all the inundations of the registration.
Cons
The ongoing prodding to register for Pro.
Summary
Not worth the download.
good program
briancarr1966November 6, 2010
Pros
works well lots of information
Cons
thought it was free-ware bit expensive considering there are free programs that do the same
Summary
its ok a bit expensive for the program in my opinion
The best free Hard Drive S.M.A.R.T. reader hands down.
ofivestangJune 8, 2010
Pros
Incredibly advanced features with simple descriptions and percentages to tell you just how bad or good your hard drive is. I signed up for CNET just to review this program it's that good. I used to use Crystal Disk Info, but this beats it 10 fold.
Cons
None at all.
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Developer’s Description

By H.D.S. Hungary

Monitor and analyze your hard disk status.