smartDrive

smartDrive is a tiny and portable software utility that fetches information on selected drives, such as file system, media type, last error code, number of blocks, and power management capabilities.

It comes bundled with a handful of intuitive options that can be set up by anyone, regardless of previous experience in software utilities.

As installation is not a prerequisite, you can extract the program files to any location on the hard disk and just click the executable to run.

There is also the possibility of saving smartDrive to a USB flash disk or similar storage unit, in order to run it on any PC with minimum effort and no prior installers.

The interface is represented by a standard window with a clear structure, where all you have to do is select a drive from the drop-down list and click a button to fetch information. It is immediately shown in the main frame.

Unfortunately, Local Fixed Disk does not integrate buttons for copying data to the Clipboard, exporting it, or printing it. However, selected rows can be copied to the Clipboard by using the global keyboard shortcut.

The application supports two languages for the interface, has a good response time and quickly shows drive data. It runs on a low amount of CPU and RAM, and does not cause the operating system to hang, crash or pop up error dialogs.

However, Local Fixed Disk has not been updated for a long time and it lacks advanced options for more experienced users.