Tech riderRev. 4 Oct 2026
Ariolic Disk Scanner
- 1Runs onWindows
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Bad-sector scanYes
- 4Read/write testingNo
- 5Surface scanYes
- 6Platformwindows
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: ariolic.com
Overview
Ariolic Disk Scanner is ranked #12 of 25 in disk diagnostic software on Specifiction. It runs on Windows. There is a free plan.
Ariolic Disk Scanner plans and pricing
All plansCompared on disk diagnostic software
- Free plan
- Yesariolic.com
- Bad-sector scan
- Yesariolic.com
- Read/write testing
- Noariolic.com
- Surface scan
- Yesariolic.com
- Platform
- windowsariolic.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Disk Scanner checks hard disks for read errors that may signal drive degradation.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Scan method
- It scans disk clusters in read-only mode and displays bad clusters in an image.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Affected files
- After a scan, it lists files located on unreadable sectors.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Portable
- It requires no installation and can be run from a flash drive or another disk.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Sector coverage
- It checks every sector on supported media for read errors.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- File systems
- It supports all flavors of FAT and the NTFS file system.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Supported media
- It scans internal and external disks, including USB sticks, Micro SD cards, CDs, and DVDs.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Supported operating system
- The product page describes scanning disks visible in Windows, and Ariolic’s home page labels Disk Scanner as designed for Windows.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Data safety
- Ariolic says all checks are read-only and do not harm the data.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Ariolic describes the utility as a free, easy-to-use tool for users whose drives show signs of failure.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Limit
- Ariolic’s knowledge base says disk scanning can provide an early warning but does not guarantee fixing underlying issues.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Download
- The product page links to a free download hosted on CNET.ariolic.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- ariolic.com/disk-scanner/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- ariolic.com/kb/disk-scanner-disk-read-error-detecti· checked 4 Oct 2026