data unit

[Tyler]

How can i change the displayed transfer unit from KB/s to MB/s for transfer rates?

i tried the setting in preferences but it only changes the total data and average reads/writes.

[hdsentinel]

Yes, on the Configuration -> Preferences page it is possible to configure the units, currently only those options are available to be adjusted.

[Tyler]

can the others be added?

[hdsentinel]

To be honest, until now, it was not planned.
Generally the KB unit is used to reflect any, even minimal usage, which can help in some situations to detect performance issues, bottlenecks and so. I mean that in some cases (depending on the amount/size of files, the file system, fragmentation etc...) even very low usage (some KB/s) can cause 100% utilization. If we change the unit to MB/s or GB/s then it may be confusing to see 0 MB/s (or 0 GB/s) actual performance with high disk utilization in these cases.

But yes, maybe such option will be possible in a future version, thanks for the tip !

[Tyler]

well when someone has selected MB/s if it is below 1 MB/s then it could output in KB/s instead (since it's not technically transferring a MB yet)

[hdsentinel]

Yes, may be a good idea to automatically switch between units: use MB/s - or when the value is too low automatically switch back to KB/s.

[Tyler]

alright, hope it gets implemented eventually.