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Explore2fs vs smartmontools

A side-by-side look at Explore2fs and smartmontools. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Explore2fs

Explore2fs

Os & Utilities

Explore2fs is an open-source graphical tool for exploring ext2, ext3, and ext4 filesystems in Linux. It allows visualizing filesystem metadata and content to diagnose issues or recover deleted files.

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smartmontools

smartmontools

System & Hardware

smartmontools is a set of open source utilities that monitor the health of disk drives and predict drive failures, compatible with most types of hard drives. It reads SMART data to detect and report on various drive attributes related to reliability, such as reallocated sectors count.

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