Parkdale for Windows

Name: Parkdale
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: The SZ Development

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 26, 2026

Parkdale measures read and write speeds for hard disks, CD-ROMs, and network servers. It provides transfer rates in KB/MB per second and offers adjustable block sizes for detailed testing.

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Pros
- Measures read and write speeds
- Supports hard disks, CD-ROMs, network servers
- Displays transfer rates in KB or MB per second
- Adjustable block size for testing
- Includes command-line options
Cons
- Testing is done using BlockAccess or FileAccess modes
- No mention of specific device compatibility beyond basic types

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: May 25, 2013

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 2.89

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

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

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 8,348

Downloads Last Week: 2

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User Reviews

3/5

2 User Votes

Easy to install and easy to get useful stats
overfocusedApril 11, 2018
Pros
Quick and easy install. Tested on Windows 7 and 10. No problems. The default test window is easy to use, and provides nice and useful drive stats, like IOPS. Small footprint.
Cons
Not sure if it provides command line mode.
Summary
Really frustrated
Aphotic_AtrocityFebruary 11, 2014
Pros
It did seem to test my hard drive speed
Cons
This program seemed to corrupt my windows profile settings, so that after restarting and since, I am unable to load my admin profile. All my documents are still present, the only unusual thing I did was try this program, and now windows doesn't seem to like my ntuser.dat file for some reason.
Summary
Trying this out really screwed me.

Developer’s Description

By The SZ Development

Measure your reading and writing speed.

Parkdale let you get the read and write speed from your harddisks, cdrom devices and network servers. You can start a speed test on disks, cdroms and network shares. You get the transfer rate in KB or MB per second. Further you can adjust the blocksize used to access the disk. Several comnmandline options are available. All options are shown if the program is started with '-?'. The program has two different modes: BlockAccess - The test data is read from or written onto the disk directly without using the filesystem.FileAccess - The test data is read from or written into a normal file using the filesystem.

Parkdale for Windows

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