ADATA SSD Toolbox vs DiskMaster

ADATA SSD Toolbox is free Windows software for viewing ADATA drive information and managing SSD settings. Its dashboard shows health, temperature, remaining lifespan, model, firmware version, serial number, capacity, TBW and S.M.A.R.T. data. Quick and Full Diagnostics check a selected drive’s health and free and used space. Maintenance tools include Secure Erase, firmware updates, Toolbox upgrades and log export. SSD Optimization applies TRIM to selected free space, while OS Optimization provides SSD-focused settings. Benchmark runs read and write tests on ADATA SSDs. CloneDrive synchronously copies data from local drive partitions to other drives. The download page identifies ADATA SSD series products as applicable. The guide supports Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 and requires at least 10 MB of free capacity. Some functions are unavailable for non-ADATA drives, and the guide recommends backing up data before firmware updates or erasing an SSD. The software is offered free to purchasers of ADATA storage products.

DiskMaster is a free desktop application for monitoring drive health on Windows, Linux, and macOS. It reads SMART attributes, self-tests, and test logs, then calculates a health score out of 100 and shows which attributes account for deductions; performance has a separate score. It stores readings in SQLite and charts changes, with alerts for shifts such as increasing drive counters. A read-only surface scan times blocks, rereads unreadable sectors for confirmation, and maps them to sectors. DiskMaster can identify files associated with those sectors and try to rescue copies while skipping unreadable bytes. Optional repair tools include sector and filesystem repair, zero-fill, and sanitizing bad sectors the filesystem marks as free. Alerts can go to Slack, Discord, ntfy, email, desktop notifications, commands, or JSON webhooks. Its CLI exports text, HTML, JSON, and CSV reports. SATA and USB monitoring needs no third-party tools; NVMe health logs and macOS use optional smartmontools. Raw SMART access requires administrator or sudo privileges.