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Scrounge NTFS vs smartmontools

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

Scrounge NTFS

Scrounge NTFS

File Management

Scrounge NTFS is a free data recovery software designed to recover lost or deleted files from NTFS drives. It features a simple interface and allows recovering files based on file signatures rather than file extensions.

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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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