SMART Utility
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- SMART Utility reads and displays hard drive SMART attributes and can run a drive’s built-in self-test.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Support
- The maker offers support by email or Twitter and provides a SMART Utility FAQ.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Company
- Volitans Software was founded by Matthew J. Butch on February 22, 2007, and operates from Pennsylvania.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Compatibility
- The product page lists support for OS X 10.9 through 10.15, while its current download link is labeled for versions 10.9 to 26.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Drive details
- It displays drive model, capacity, power-on hours, temperature, bad-sector counts, error counts, and error types.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Drive support
- The app supports HDDs and SSDs, and has limited support for external drives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Early warning
- Its internal algorithm analyzes drive attributes to detect potential failure before the drive’s overall SMART status indicates failure.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- External drive limit
- Some external drives require the optional SAT SMART driver, and some enclosures do not expose the commands needed to read SMART data.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- False positives
- The maker says its failing-drive algorithm is usually accurate but can sometimes produce false positives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Monitoring
- It supports background scanning and can show drive information in the menu bar.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Notifications
- It supports Growl notifications when installed and email notifications when configured.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- RAID support
- It supports scanning OS X software RAID drives and drives in many RAID enclosures and cards.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Reports
- Users can log drive information, save reports for later viewing, and print reports.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
- Underlying technology
- SMART Utility parses output from the open-source smartmontools package, which performs the SMART attribute scanning.Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
Plans and prices
Personal license $25, paid once Personal license Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
Family license $40, paid once Family license Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
Educational site license $65, paid once Educational site license Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
Business license $100, paid once Business license Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
Consultant license $350, paid once Consultant license Read 11 Oct 2026 · volitans-software.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Disk Health Monitoring Software#23 of 307.4
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