Open Source Tools I like to use on my Adventures in IT.
Windows:
Diagnostics
CrystalDiskInfo – Reads S.M.A.R.T Disk information about Disks HDD/SSD.
CrystalDiskMark – Drive Performance Benchmarks.
GSmartControl – is a graphical user interface for smartctl (from smartmontools package), which is a tool for querying and controlling SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on modern hard disk and solid-state drives. It allows you to inspect the drive’s SMART data to determine its health, as well as run various tests on it.
WinDirStat – A free and open-source graphical disk usage analyzer. Supports sub-tree views!
Remote Tools
WinSCP – is an open source free SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client, S3 client and SCP client and file manager for Windows.