Tech riderRev. 23 Sept 2026
Drive Scope 2
- 1Runs onMac
- 2SMART monitoringYes
- 3SSD wear trackingYes
- 4Failure warningsYes
- 5Remote monitoringNo
- 6Supported platformsmacOS 11 or later; Apple Silicon and Intel-based Macs
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: micromat.com
Overview
Drive Scope 2 is ranked #29 of 30 in disk health monitoring software on Specifiction. It runs on macOS.
Compared on disk health monitoring software
- Free plan
- Nomicromat.com
- SMART monitoring
- Yesmicromat.com
- SSD wear tracking
- Yesmicromat.com
- Failure warnings
- Yesmicromat.com
- Remote monitoring
- Nomicromat.com
- Supported platforms
- macOS 11 or later; Apple Silicon and Intel-based Macsmicromat.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Drive Scope 2 monitors Mac drive health using SMART data and warns about indicators of possible drive failure.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Continuous monitoring
- It can monitor supported disks in the background and notify users if a drive starts to fail.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Menu bar
- A menu bar item provides at-a-glance SMART health information for supported drives connected to the Mac.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Drive testing
- Users can manually trigger a drive’s internal self-test and review the errors it has encountered.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- SMART details
- The app displays granular SMART attributes and indicates which contribute to overall failure versus which are informational.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- NVMe support
- Drive Scope can read SMART data from NVMe SSDs in newer Macs.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Apple Silicon and USB SSDs
- It supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and its SAT SMART driver enables SMART data access for supported USB-connected SSDs.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Widget
- Users on macOS 14 Sonoma or later can add a Drive Scope widget to the Mac desktop.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The product page lists Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 11 Big Sur or later, including macOS 26 Tahoe.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limits
- Some USB SSDs do not share SMART data with macOS even with the SAT SMART Driver installed, and drives in RAID enclosures may not be supported.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Current update
- Micromat lists Drive Scope 2.0.6, released May 20, 2026, as an update optimized for macOS 26 Tahoe.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Micromat offers technical support by email on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Micromat says it does not sell personal information and does not share, sell, or rent account information or registration data without permission unless ordered by a court.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is presented as a SMART utility for Mac users who want early warnings about drive health and possible failure.micromat.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Drive tests
- Users can trigger a drive’s internal tests manually and review reported errors and drive health attributes.micromat.com · 10 Oct 2026
- Widgets
- Users running macOS 14 Sonoma or later can add a Drive Scope widget to the Mac desktop.micromat.com · 10 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The product supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 11 Big Sur or later, including macOS 26 Tahoe.micromat.com · 10 Oct 2026
- Device limitations
- Some USB SSDs do not share SMART data with macOS, and drives in RAID enclosures may not be supported.micromat.com · 10 Oct 2026
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Sources
- micromat.com/products/drive-scope-2/· checked 9 Oct 2026
- micromat.com/drive-scope-2-0-6-released/· checked 9 Oct 2026
- micromat.com/contact/· checked 9 Oct 2026
- micromat.com/privacy-policy/· checked 9 Oct 2026