The newly released Drives Monitor 18.6 is an advanced tool designed to visualize both physical and logical disk activity by utilizing performance monitor data. This application is compatible with Windows 8.1 and 10 users, although installation might require additional software like Desktop Gadgets Revived for optimal functionality.
Key Features:
- Real-Time Monitoring: Users can view the percentage of active time and the bytes read and written per second for each disk.
- Interactive Graphs: A real-time graph is available, allowing users to click on specific drive letters to access a fly-out window containing detailed information about the drive, such as physical drive model, capacity, type, partitions, cylinders, and sectors.
- Eject Functionality: An Eject button is included for the safe removal of USB devices.
- Support for Hidden and Mounted Drives: The application can monitor hidden and mounted drives effectively.
- Critical Space Alerts: The disk space usage bar changes color to indicate low free space, turning red for critical levels and yellow for warnings. Users can configure thresholds for these alerts in the settings.
- Customizable Settings: Users have the ability to switch between monitoring physical and logical drives, exclude certain drive letters from monitoring, and select the specific information displayed.
Extended Functionality:
In addition to its core features, Drives Monitor 18.6 provides users with the ability to generate reports on disk performance metrics over time, which can be useful for identifying trends and potential issues before they become critical. The application may also incorporate features for scheduling automated checks and logging past performance data, allowing users to maintain a historical overview of their disk performance.
For those interested in maintaining their system's health, related guides on topics such as checking hard disk health using WMIC, managing SysMain (Superfetch), dealing with bad disk sectors or drive errors, and restoring SSD performance through secure erasing are also available. This makes Drives Monitor not just a monitoring tool but a comprehensive resource for disk management and optimization
Key Features:
- Real-Time Monitoring: Users can view the percentage of active time and the bytes read and written per second for each disk.
- Interactive Graphs: A real-time graph is available, allowing users to click on specific drive letters to access a fly-out window containing detailed information about the drive, such as physical drive model, capacity, type, partitions, cylinders, and sectors.
- Eject Functionality: An Eject button is included for the safe removal of USB devices.
- Support for Hidden and Mounted Drives: The application can monitor hidden and mounted drives effectively.
- Critical Space Alerts: The disk space usage bar changes color to indicate low free space, turning red for critical levels and yellow for warnings. Users can configure thresholds for these alerts in the settings.
- Customizable Settings: Users have the ability to switch between monitoring physical and logical drives, exclude certain drive letters from monitoring, and select the specific information displayed.
Extended Functionality:
In addition to its core features, Drives Monitor 18.6 provides users with the ability to generate reports on disk performance metrics over time, which can be useful for identifying trends and potential issues before they become critical. The application may also incorporate features for scheduling automated checks and logging past performance data, allowing users to maintain a historical overview of their disk performance.
For those interested in maintaining their system's health, related guides on topics such as checking hard disk health using WMIC, managing SysMain (Superfetch), dealing with bad disk sectors or drive errors, and restoring SSD performance through secure erasing are also available. This makes Drives Monitor not just a monitoring tool but a comprehensive resource for disk management and optimization
Drives Monitor 18.6 released
Drives Monitor utilizes performance monitor data to visualize physical or logical disk activity.
