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Data Lifeguard Diagnostic vs GSmartControl

A side-by-side look at Data Lifeguard Diagnostic and GSmartControl. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Data Lifeguard Diagnostic

Data Lifeguard Diagnostic

System & Hardware

Data Lifeguard Diagnostic is a hard drive diagnostic utility from Western Digital. It can perform drive tests to detect problems, fix some errors, and monitor drive health.

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GSmartControl

GSmartControl

System & Hardware

GSmartControl is an open-source hard disk drive health monitoring and analysis tool for drives that use S.M.A.R.T technology. It allows you to view S.M.A.R.T attributes, monitor disk temperature and perform offline and short offline tests.

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