While "DiskProbe" may exist primarily as a legacy name from the Windows era, its essence— manual, low-level disk manipulation
| Tool | Best for | diskprobe advantage | |-----------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | hexdump | Raw hex viewing | Understands partition structure | | dd | Bitwise copying | Interactive navigation | | fdisk | Modifying partition tables | Manual sector-level inspection | | xxd | Hex ↔ binary conversion | Built‑in CHS navigation | | bless | GUI hex editor | Runs in terminal (over SSH) | diskprobe deb