stressdisk
Stress test your disks / memory cards / USB sticks before trusting your valuable data to them (by ncw)
hd-idle
Hard Disk Idle Spin-Down Utility (by adelolmo)
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MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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stressdisk
Posts with mentions or reviews of stressdisk.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-12.
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Testing dozens of sd cards after 2 years
I actually played with that software for a few minutes and tested an NVME SSD and got no issues. Sucks up space very quickly (depending on disk speed), so it does seem to be a very useful tool. For ease of use, the ready to run binary files are here: https://github.com/ncw/stressdisk/releases, and on windows, the CMD prompt you would use is
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Coming back to mister after 2 years
I never have issues with amazon and counterfeit SDs, then again i also tend to run burn in tests on any SDs i buy before actually putting them into service. Stressdisk is a really good one i like to go with.
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First time user
Whatever you decide, I'd run stressdisk for about 24h(the default time) before putting it into service, but maybe that's just the paranoia talking. It's pretty good at what it does.
- H2testw
- What tests should I perform after buying a new hard drive?
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Unrecognised drive when copying IMG file to USB
Consider the possibility of the drive being not entirely reliable. Careful use of StressDisk might reveal something.
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[HELP] External 4bay yottamaster keeps disconnecting
And as for the stress test: I've had them all in the enclosure. I disabled raid mode, so all 4 drives showed up individually, and then I ran https://github.com/ncw/stressdisk this script twice parallel on each drive. It did not die then :\
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[HDD] WD Elements 12TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive Black - $179.99 (Code: 93XQR27)
I like to use short smart, then stressdisk for 72h, then long smart. Or there's Hard Disk Sentinel that will do all that in one program. Sentinel costs money, but with a google search for a coupon, I think it's like $12. Great investment if you are going to be working with a lot of disks for, I dunno, a NAS. :D
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How to check an external hard drive before you shuck it?
If you're running Linux, I'd install stressdisk and see if any errors occur. Could save a lot of grief later.
hd-idle
Posts with mentions or reviews of hd-idle.
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How does OMV handle hard-drive spin down?
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?
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is 15 min HDD spin down okay for Jellyfin?
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
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hdparm - disk standby not working
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
You could try hd-idle: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
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Spin-down hdd
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.
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Dealing with external drives that refuse to spin down?
Had the same problem, I solved it with this tool: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle
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Is it safe to use external HDDs for a NAS solution?
I also saw this program the other day which can be useful for external hard drives: hd-Idle.
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How to spin down/up external hard drive from a script?
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
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Minimize access to media folder to enable disk standby
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 stressdisk and hd-idle you can also consider the following projects:
disk-burnin-and-testing - Shell script for burn-in and testing of new or re-purposed drives
CrystalDiskInfo - CrystalDiskInfo
mr-fusion - Mr. Fusion - Universal MiSTer SD card image
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.
bitrot - Bitrot scrubber - Scrubs your disks (or array) looking for bitrot (silent disk data corruption.)
ToolBin - All the great tools we have for the field.
spurt - HTTP stress testing tool that can overload web servers.
stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar