Freeware HDD Tool

DiskSpd is a storage performance tool from the Windows, Windows Server and Cloud Server Infrastructure engineering teams at Microsoft..
Download Diskspd 2.2 (from Harddrive Tools)

3.2 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

DiskInternals Linux Reader lets you use a familiar ambience of Windows Explorer for extracting information from Ext2/Ext3 file systems..
Download DiskInternals Linux Reader 4.23.0 (from Harddrive Tools)

0.83 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP / NT | Free

Samsung Drive Manager is a handy drive utility which provides management tools for your external hard drives. A review of Samsung Drive Manager has also been published.
Download Samsung Drive Manager 2.0.110 (from Harddrive Tools)

357.3 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

PassMark DiskCheckup is a hard drive monitoring tool with can monitor the attributes of a SMART hard drive. A review of DiskCheckup has also been published.
Download DiskCheckup 3.5.1004 (from Harddrive Tools)

41 KB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

Samsung Auto Backup software is bundled with Samsung external drives and allows for real-time mode or scheduled mode backups..
Download Samsung Auto Backup 8.3.0 (from Harddrive Tools)

48 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

CrystalDiskInfo Portable is a small benchmarking application for hard drives. A review of CrystalDiskMark Portable has also been published.
Download CrystalDiskMark Portable 8.10.0 (from Harddrive Tools)

2.8 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

HDDScan is a freeware hard drive diagnostics utility which will perform a series of tests your your hard drive or other storage devices connected to a PC such as RAID arrays, USB flash devices and SSD solid state drives. A review of HDD Scan has also been published.
Download HDD Scan 4.1.0.29 (from Harddrive Tools)

3.6 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XP | Free

USB WriteProtector is a completely free tool which offers some additional protection for your data and can provide write protection to devices connected to your PC. A review of USB WriteProtector has also been published.
Download USB WriteProtector 1.2.0.0 (from Harddrive Tools)

192 KB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

If you're running into issues with your Western Digital mass storage device, it might be time to use a specialized utility to analyze it. A review of Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostics has also been published.
Download Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostics 1.37.0 (from Harddrive Tools)

605 KB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free

Seagate Dashboard software protects and backs up the digital files on your computer and mobile devices..
Download Seagate Dashboard 4.9.2.0 (from Harddrive Tools)

150 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP | Free