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Editors’ Review

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This utility displays hard drive read and write activity in the Windows notification tray, ideal for systems lacking a physical HDD LED.
  • Pros

    • Visually indicates disk read activity.
    • Visually indicates disk write activity.
    • Subtle blinking is unobtrusive.
    • Icon matches Windows system tray aesthetic.
    • Runs in the notification tray.
  • Cons

    • No configuration options mentioned.
    • No mention of customization.
    • Limited to notification tray display.
    • Functionality might be basic.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
1.0
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
Additional Requirements
None
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
300
Downloads Last Week
0

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Developer’s Description

Show hard drive activity for computers with no HDD LED in notification tray.
The Hard Disk Activity Notifier fulfills your need to check the status of what your hard drive is up to. It used to be that you could either see your hard drive LED or hear the drive heads reading and writing to know if you did indeed double click that icon on your desktop. With solid state drives, there is nothing to hear, and with some laptops and tablets, there is no disk drive LED. I found myself in that position with a new machine and decided to do something about it.

This simple utility runs in the Windows notification tray and -very subtlety- blinks when your disk is read (top indicator) and/or written (bottom) to. It matches the other white Windows icons so it does not look out of place.


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