CrystalDiskInfo vs hd-idle

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CrystalDiskInfo (by hiyohiyo)

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CrystalDiskInfo		hd-idle
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4	Mentions	13
1,439	Stars	509
-	Growth	-
5.2	Activity	5.1
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	6 months ago
C++	Language	Go
MIT License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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CrystalDiskInfo

Posts with mentions or reviews of CrystalDiskInfo. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-09.

Hitachi HTS548040M9AT00 Recovery
1 project | /r/datarecovery | 17 Jan 2023
Is CrystalDiskInfo The Best Tool To Inform Power On Hours For a New WD 14TB Drive?
2 projects | /r/DataHoarder | 9 Nov 2022

Adware? It's open source: https://github.com/hiyohiyo/crystaldiskinfo/
Amount of time it takes for it to stop workin
1 project | /r/techsupport | 16 Sep 2021

It does indeed look weird and unprofessional, but it's actually a really good tool. It's just made by some weird (but competent) programmer that's into Anime stuff. It's open source and recommended on the /r/techsupport wiki.
I bought a new SSD and try to run crystaldiskinfo, it's says my SSD have bad health
1 project | /r/techsupport | 11 Feb 2021

Source code, line 10070.

hd-idle

Posts with mentions or reviews of hd-idle. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

How does OMV handle hard-drive spin down?
1 project | /r/OpenMediaVault | 5 Dec 2023

What hard drives are you using? Some don't like the hdparm function which is what I believe OMV/Debian use to govern hd spindown. If you're on Seagate Exos drives, for example, those drives don't work with hdparm. I had to use hd-idle for mine: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
How can I run a command after resume from sleep?
1 project | /r/gnome | 30 Apr 2023
is 15 min HDD spin down okay for Jellyfin?
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 27 Mar 2023

If on Linux, check out hd-idle. I use it currently for also a 15min spin down (will rethink this when setting up a new server soon), but it can also be used to disable it entirely
hdparm - disk standby not working
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 15 Feb 2023

But I noticed now, that hd-idle can spindown the drive, which I don't really understand, because I thought they all use the same API

1 project | /r/DataHoarder | 15 Feb 2023

You could try hd-idle: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
Spin-down hdd
1 project | /r/HomeServer | 20 Sep 2022

I tried to use hdparm once and I believe it killed 1 of my drives. Then I tried this: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle It spins my hdds down property without jacking the load cycle count up. I managed to cut the power consumption of my NAS from 30w to just 14w by spinning the backup drive down.
Dealing with external drives that refuse to spin down?
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 7 Sep 2022

Had the same problem, I solved it with this tool: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
Is it safe to use external HDDs for a NAS solution?
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 17 Jul 2022

I also saw this program the other day which can be useful for external hard drives: hd-Idle.
How to spin down/up external hard drive from a script?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 16 Jun 2022

Have a look at hd-idle. It's the only reliable way, works with all drives and I have been using it for a few years now: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
Minimize access to media folder to enable disk standby
1 project | /r/sonarr | 2 Mar 2022

I have the sonarr/radarr metadata/config on an SSD while the media files stay on rotating disks. I want the disks to be on standby for as long as possible. I am using the hd-idle software on linux to put disks to sleep.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing CrystalDiskInfo and hd-idle you can also consider the following projects:

KDiskMark - A simple open-source disk benchmark tool for Linux distros

piscsi - PiSCSI allows a Raspberry Pi to function as emulated SCSI devices (hard disk, CD-ROM, and others) for vintage SCSI-based computers and devices. This is a fork of the RaSCSI project by GIMONS.

CrystalDiskMark - CrystalDiskMark

ToolBin - All the great tools we have for the field.

elbencho - A distributed storage benchmark for file systems, object stores & block devices with support for GPUs

stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar

gsmartcontrol - GSmartControl - Hard disk drive and SSD health inspection tool

stressdisk - Stress test your disks / memory cards / USB sticks before trusting your valuable data to them

openSeaChest - Cross platform utilities useful for performing various operations on SATA, SAS, NVMe, and USB storage devices.

bitrot - Bitrot scrubber - Scrubs your disks (or array) looking for bitrot (silent disk data corruption.)

signum-pool - Signum Pool: open-source, fair, auditable

sedutil - Use sedutil for setting up and using self encrypting drives (SEDs) that comply with the TCG OPAL 2.00 standard. This includes the requisite pre-boot authentication image.