The activesmart.exe executable is the main launcher and executable of the ActiveSMART software, created by Ariolic Software, Ltd. The activesmart.exe or ActiveSMART, is a hard disk monitor. ActiveSMART monitors a computer hard disk’s performance, errors and status. ActiveSMART features a hard disk information viewer which shows the user the main contents of the hard disk, how much space it takes up, and how it affects the hard disk. ActiveSMART also shows hard disk temperature to avoid overheating. ActiveSMART is not for computer hard disks only. The software also supports USB and SSD disk drives. The activesmart.exe process is included in the boot process and runs in the background and the system tray. It notifies the user of possible hard drive failures. The ActiveSMART software is compatible only with the Windows operating system. The activesmart.exe also includes a file shredder tool to completely delete and wipe data.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. activesmart.exe. is used by Active SMART, If you shut down activesmart.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop activesmart.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Active SMART, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed activesmart.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Active SMART, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if activesmart.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that activesmart.exe, belongs to, in this case Active SMART