Stellar Data Recovery has released Stellar Drive Monitor, a scanning, monitoring and backup utility for the Mac that constantly runs in the background.

Stellar Drive Monitor scans and monitors your drive to identify possible problems and issue warnings. The software also performs a surface scan to identify bad sectors and can read SMART attributes for an overall health assessment of your drive.

The utility is available in a try-before-you-buy version with almost all its features available for 30 days. Stellar Drive Monitor’s single user license is available for US$29. For more info go to http://tinyurl.com/by8a535 .