The Ashampoo HDD Control software performs hard disk maintenance for you. This involves taking measures to prevent potential failures and crashes before they occur. The software supports all commonly available IDE and serial ATA drives. Based on the type of drive in use, Ashampoo HDD Control provides the user with all important facts and information, including the drive serial number, firmware version, cache size, number of configured partitions, drive space and current temperature. As the number of signs indicating that the drive could soon potentially fail begins to mount, the background guard signals an alarm. For this reason, it is easy to understand why the computer takes longer to read the file, since it first of all needs to locate and assemble all the separate fragments.

Basic functions

Information on serial numbers, firmware, cache, bad sectors on your hard disk(s)
Background guard continuously monitors status, performance and temperature
In-depth explanations and information on context-sensitive help
Displays all current SMART files with detailed explanations
Able to export reports for support purposes
Fully configurable temperature monitoring available in Celsius and Fahrenheit
Option to automatically save all incidents in separate log
Simple controls and GUI including color schemes
Easy and automatic software updates

Cleanup

Powerful, high-speed disk clean-up
Objects found can be configured and managed in shortcut menus
Objects found can be managed using intelligent filter mechanisms
New exception rules can be created manually or automatically
Supports the latest generation of browsers (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera)
Wide range of options to customize configuration to meet user requirements
High level of security thanks to years of experience and advanced cookie management

Defragmentation

High-quality defragmentation performed to latest standards
Fully automatic proactive defragmentation runs in background
Defragmentation algorithm with minimum impact on system performance
Range of defragmentation options (fast, normal, intelligent)
Parallel defragmentation of all drives and/or partitions
Comprehensive configuration and customization options

Monitoring

Self-monitoring, analysis, status reports on imminent failures
Evaluation of health and performance status of your hard drive(s)
Range of evaluation criteria available for customized configuration
S.M.A.R.T. technology provides information on (if supported by drive):
Number of hours in operation and start-up processes
Error rate during positioning
Start/stop processes of drive heads
Number of parking sequences for write/read units
Disk calibration attempts
Reallocations (in event of bad disk sectors)
Controller hard drive transfer rate (defective cable)
And many more
Temperature display including early warning of overheating
Email alerts to notify user that condition of hard drive(s) has deteriorated and failure is imminent
Direct link to Windows event log
Benchmark

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