Drive Atlas
Drive Atlas catalogs drives so users can search for files even when the drive containing them is unplugged.
What Drive Atlas is
Drive Atlas catalogs drives so users can search for files even when the drive containing them is unplugged. Searches can use file name, project, or date range, and show which drive holds an item and where the drive is located. A treemap maps drive contents, including offline drives. The app identifies files stored in only one place and verifies backup copies by hashing both sides. It also finds duplicates across drives, checks groups byte for byte, and can move selected copies to the Recycle Bin. Drive-health tools benchmark drives over time and can list unique files on a failing drive for evacuation. For numbered image sequences, it estimates timelapse intervals and steadiness. It can create printable QR labels with a drive summary that a phone camera can read without a server or app. Drive Atlas runs on Windows and Linux. Its free plan covers the first two drives and includes all features; a one-time 20.00 USD license covers all drives and future updates. The maker says the app makes zero network connections and does not interpret image content or use AI.
Good
- Searches catalogs for unplugged drives
- Verifies backup copies by hashing both sides
- Compares duplicate groups byte for byte
- Free plan includes all features for two drives
Watch out
- Free plan covers only the first two drives
- CR3 and HEIC files lack thumbnail support
- Some Windows 11 PCs may block the unsigned app
Who it suits
Drive Atlas suits people managing archive drives who need file inventory and backup verification. Its drive health and timelapse tools may also suit users working with failing storage or numbered image sequences.
Verdict
Drive Atlas combines offline-drive search with backup, duplicate, and drive-health tools. Its free plan covers two drives, while the listed one-time license removes that drive limit.
Plans and prices
From Drive Atlas's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | First 2 drives · all features · no card or timer · forever |
| Paid license | $20 a month | Unlimited drives · All features included · Future updates included · One studio, all its machines · One-time purchase |
| Drive Atlas | $20, paid once | All drives · all features · one studio, all its machines · future updates included · one time |
The facts
Each one read from Drive Atlas's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Backups
- The app identifies files that exist in exactly one place and verifies backup copies by hashing files on both sides.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Drive health
- It benchmarks drives, records results over time, and can list unique files on a failing drive for evacuation.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Drive writes
- The maker lists four write types: speed-test temporary files, an optional DRIVE-ATLAS folder, chosen backup copies, and files the user directs it to move to the Recycle Bin.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Duplicates
- It finds duplicates across drives, verifies groups byte for byte, and moves selected copies to the Recycle Bin.checked 2 Oct 2026
- External drive scans
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- File-format limitation
- The maker says CR3 and HEIC are not supported for thumbnails, though their files can still be cataloged.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the app as an inventory and backup-verification tool for archive drives, and says it was built by a timelapse photographer.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 20checked 23 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says the app makes zero network connections and does not interpret image content or use AI.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Drive Atlas catalogs drives so users can search files across them, including drives that are unplugged.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_folderschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Search
- Users can search by file name, project, or date range and see which drive holds a file and where that drive is located.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Shelf labels
- It can create printable QR labels containing a drive summary, readable with a phone camera without a server or app.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Space map
- It displays a drive’s contents as a treemap, including for drives that are not plugged in.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support and refunds
- The pricing page offers a 14-day refund by email, and the site lists [email protected].checked 2 Oct 2026
- Timelapse shoots
- It analyzes numbered image sequences for shooting rhythm and shows the estimated interval and steadiness for timelapses.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Treemap view
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop platforms
- windows,linuxchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Windows limitation
- Some Windows 11 PCs with Smart App Control block the unsigned app until it is signed.checked 2 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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