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smartctl_exporter – Prometheus exporter for storage health monitoring

November 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

smartctl_exporter exposes disk health data from smartctl to Prometheus, including temperatures, errors, power-on time and NVMe wear.

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QDiskInfo – graphical frontend for smartctl

September 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

QDiskInfo is a Qt frontend for smartctl that presents SMART health data for hard drives and SSDs in a CrystalDiskInfo-style interface.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.

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nwipe – secure storage device erasure utility

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, Utilities

nwipe securely erases Linux storage devices using configurable overwrite methods, parallel operations and detailed PDF audit certificates.

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Scrutiny – web-based SMART monitoring dashboard

December 16, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities, Web Apps

Scrutiny provides a browser-based dashboard for hard drive SMART monitoring, historical trends, temperatures and configurable alerts.

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Furius ISO Mount – mount image files

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Furius ISO Mount is a simple application for mounting .iso, .img, .bin, .mdf and .nrg image files without burning them to disk.

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fuseiso – FUSE module to mount ISO filesystem images

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

fuseiso is a FUSE module to mount ISO filesystem images. It implements a fully functional filesystem in a userspace program.

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iat – iso9660 analyzer tool

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

iat (Iso9660 Analyzer Tool) is a tool for detecting the structure of many types of image file formats and converting them into ISO-9660.

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AcetoneISO – manage CD/DVD images

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

AcetoneISO is a feature-rich open source graphical application to mount and manage CD/DVD images.Targeted at people wanting a “Daemon Tools for Linux”.

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ISO Master – graphical CD image editor

November 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

ISO Master is a graphical CD image editor for Linux and BSD. It extracts files from an ISO, add files to an ISO, and create bootable ISOs.

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Bonnie++ – filesystem and storage performance benchmark

October 7, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, Utilities

Bonnie++ benchmarks filesystem and storage performance with tests for sequential I/O, random seeks, small-file operations and drive zones.

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GSmartControl – graphical tool for inspecting drive health

September 20, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

GSmartControl provides graphical SMART monitoring for hard drives and NVMe SSDs, including health indicators, self-tests and error logs.

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Smartmontools – monitor storage drive health using SMART

September 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Smartmontools monitors ATA, SCSI and NVMe drive health using SMART data, self-tests, error logs and automated warnings from smartd.

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hdparm – inspect and configure ATA drive parameters

September 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

hdparm inspects and configures ATA and SATA drive parameters on Linux, including cache settings, power management and disk information.

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NVMe-CLI – command-line management tools for NVMe devices

September 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

NVMe-CLI provides Linux command-line tools for inspecting NVMe SSD health, managing namespaces, running self-tests and configuring NVMe-oF.

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sg3_utils – utilities for managing SCSI devices

September 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

sg3_utils provides command-line SCSI utilities for device inquiry, capacity reporting, error analysis, diagnostics and storage testing.

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sdparm – inspect and configure SCSI device parameters

September 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

sdparm inspects and modifies SCSI device settings, including mode pages, caching, power management and device identification data.

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openSeaChest – diagnostic and management tools for storage devices

September 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

openSeaChest provides cross-platform command-line utilities for storage diagnostics, firmware updates, secure erasure and drive settings.

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