Ashampoo HDD Control keeps an eye on the hard disk of a computer. The software monitors, defragments and cleans to internal and external disk.
After starting the program Ashampoo HDD Control displays all connected hard drives. The main functions of the software can be accessed via icons and menus on the program interface. Analyzed by mouse click or defragmented you one or more volumes. In addition, Ashampoo HDD Control checks the so-called SMART status of hard disks and are so information about the status of a disk.
If necessary, the Ashampoo HDD Control background guard continuously monitors all hard drives. With the threat of data loss, high temperature or hardware failure, the software triggers an alarm. Upon request, one introduces with Ashampoo HDD Control benchmark tests, eliminates Internet traces or frees the disk of unnecessary files. All operations can fit into the options individually.
Conclusion
Ashampoo HDD Control optimizes and cleans hard drives reliable. The clearly structured interface of the software accommodates beginners. Users who can do without the extra options are, however, already well served by the onboard tools included in Windows.
Ashampoo HDD Control supports the following formats
IDE and Serial ATA hard drives. USB, Firewire and RAID hard drives are only partially supported.
Benefits
individually configurable
defragmented quickly
Additional Advanced Features
Disadvantages
Background guard slows down the system
oversized for domestic use
