Stellar Drive Monitor

Stellar Drive Monitor is a hardware monitoring utility that can help PC users of all knowledge levels to monitor the performance and health of their local hard drives. Built from the ground up to be as easy to use as possible, this powerful diagnostic tool can detect early signs of failure, provide real-time data on drive fitness, provide in-depth reporting on any possible issues, and even clone the entire drive before the critical failure prevents users to access their valuable files.

• SMART status feature to track the health & critical information of the drive.
• Option to scan and display bad sectors on the hard disk.
• Cloning option to create a replica of the hard disk for data safety.
• Runs in the background to monitor hard disk health and performance.

The app supports all types of local storage, including PATA/SATA disks, USB hard drives, and even modern SSD drives. All of them come with their own set of potential issues, and as time goes by, they all can start showcasing telltale signs of drive failure such as wear, connection issues, bad sectors, partition damage, random crashes, and more. No matter what kind of issue is discovered, the app provides a clear indication to the user of what potential damage can occur on aging and failing drives.

The core functionality of Stellar Drive Monitor revolves around five main services that users can access in order to ascertain the health of their local hard drives. “Disk Status Module” provides users with easily glanceable information about the status of their hard drivers and their health. “Disk Partition Module” can manage all types of partitions and has detailed status information for all detected drives and partitions. “SMART Status” is a tool that can check the health status that each drive provides to the operating system, enabling users to notice when age or wear can start impacting drive performance or even cause data loss. “Disc Scan” is a powerful tool that can check every data-keeping sector on the hard drive, checking if all data cells are working properly.

In addition to the internal drives, the Drive Monitor app can also fully scan the health status and performance of USB hard drives.

Stellar Drive Monitor can be tested for free, but the full functionality of the app is unlocked with the purchase of the yearly premium license. The app is lightweight and fast (requires a PC with at least 4GB of RAM and 250 MB of free storage space), has built-in translation to 6 international languages, and is optimized for all modern versions of Windows OS (11, 10, 8.1, 8 & 7).

Note: Limited functionality in the demo version.