Your SSD keeps what you’re using.
Recently used files stay on the fast level. When the fast drive passes the fill level you set, the least-used folders are planned for a move down until it is back under target.
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All your drives. SSD-fast and protected.
DrivePyramid arranges your SSD and your big hard drives as levels of one pyramid. Files you use stay on the fast level. Files you haven’t touched move down to the big disks, after you review the plan. Every file stays whole on a normal NTFS disk.
Windows 10 and 11 Full app for 30 days One-time license per PC
- CapstoneFastest drive
- HotIn use now
- WarmUsed recently
- CoolRarely opened
- ColdBig hard drives
Cold files move downOpened again? Back up
- Plan before every moveNothing moves until you apply.
- Verified before deleteCopied and checked, then removed.
- Crash-safe journalA cut-off move is finished or rolled back.
- Plain NTFS filesReadable with or without the app.
The app
One window for every drive you own.
Screens from the DrivePyramid app, shown with sample drives and folders.
Why DrivePyramid
Fast where it counts. Roomy everywhere else.
Your SSD is small and quick. Your hard drives are big and slow. DrivePyramid puts each file on the level it has earned, and shows you the plan first.
Opened again? It comes back up.
Promote on read: when you return to a cold file, it can move back to the fast level. Pin the folders that must always stay fast, and they never leave the SSD.
Nothing moves until you say so.
Every action starts as a plan with its total size and an estimated time. You apply it, or you don’t.
Protection that doesn’t stripe disks.
Each file stays whole on one disk. Optional parity runs through SnapRAID, so a failed disk costs that disk, not the pool.
See where the space went.
The Space Map sizes every folder as a block, colored by type, level, heat, or age. The Disk Map draws each disk and its parity band.
How it works
From scattered drives to one pyramid.
Five steps, and you approve the one that moves data.
Arrange
DrivePyramid measures your drives and stacks them by speed. Drag a drive to another level any time.
Index
One scan reads names and sizes into a central index. Heat comes from what you actually open.
Plan
Hot files stay up. Cold files are proposed for a move down, with the space it frees.
Move safely
Journaled, copied, verified, and only then removed. A link keeps the old path working.
Promote on read
Open a cold file again and it can come back to the fast level.
Levels at a glance
An illustration of one pyramid. The fastest drive sits on top; big hard drives form the base.
Capstone · NVMe
SSD
HDD
HDD pool
- Capstone
- Hot
- Warm
- Cool
- Cold
- Free space
Heat decides the level. When a level passes the fill target you set, its coldest folders are planned for the level below.
Anatomy of a safe move
- Wait for a quiet diskMoves don’t compete with you for the drive.
- Write the journalThe move is recorded before a byte is copied.
- Copy and verifyThe copy is checked before the original is touched.
- Remove the original, leave a linkPrograms keep finding the folder at its old path.
If the PC restarts mid-move, the next start finishes or rolls back that move.
Safety and trust
We never hold your data hostage.
DrivePyramid is built around one rule: you can always reach your files, with or without the app.
If your license lapses, your files stay exactly where they are, in normal folders, readable by Windows. Nothing is locked, encrypted, or rearranged.
- Your files stay in normal folders.Each file sits whole on one NTFS disk. Windows reads it with or without DrivePyramid running.
- Verify before delete.A move copies, checks the copy, and only then removes the original. Any failure rolls back.
- A crash-safe journal.A half-finished move is finished or rolled back on the next start, even if the license has lapsed, because a half-written move is the unsafe state.
- Plan first.A first install only watches, plans, and configures. Nothing moves until you apply.
- Refusals by design.It will not move locked files, recently written files, the pagefile, System Volume Information, or the Recycle Bin, and it refuses a move when the target lacks room.
- Uninstall keeps everything.Removing the app leaves your config, journals, and every placed file on disk. Moved folders keep working through their links.
- Honest about limits.Parity is not a backup, and it is only as fresh as the last sync. Keep a real backup of anything you can’t replace.
Compare
How the approaches differ.
General properties of three common ways to use several drives in one Windows PC.
| Property | Separate drives | Striped array (RAID 0 / 5) | DrivePyramid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Each file stays whole on one NTFS disk | Yes | No, split across disks | Yes |
| Read a disk on its own, in any Windows PC | Yes | No, needs the whole array | Yes |
| Mix drive sizes and speeds | Yes | Usually matched drives | Yes, that’s the point |
| Busy files kept on the SSD | By hand | Varies by product | Yes, by heat, after you apply |
| Losing more disks than protection covers | Lose that disk’s files | The array can be lost | Lose only those disks’ files |
| Review a plan before data moves | Not applicable | Not applicable | Always |
Works alongside DrivePool
Already pooling with DrivePool? DrivePyramid shows your pool and runs alongside it, and it never changes DrivePool’s settings. When a pool is simple, it tells you to stay with DrivePool alone. A free ParallelWrite plugin is available for DrivePool users.
Works with SnapRAID
For parity, DrivePyramid plans SnapRAID sync and scrub per folder and writes out the commands for you to run. SnapRAID is a separate GPLv3 program you install yourself. It is not bundled.
Pricing
One version. One license per PC.
No subscription. Try everything for 30 days first.
DrivePyramid
Announced at launch
One-time license per PC. Every license starts with a 30-day free trial.
- Heat-based tiering across every drive
- Promote on read and pinned folders
- Space Map and Disk Map
- Rules and Explorer right-click
- SnapRAID parity planning
- Drive health from SMART
- Cleanup previews you approve
- Offline key, checked on your PC
How the trial works
- 1
Install and use everything.Every screen is unlocked for 30 days. No key, no card.
- 2
Add a key when you’re ready.Your license key is checked offline. The app doesn’t phone home.
- 3
Or don’t.After the trial, DrivePyramid becomes a status view. Your files stay where they are, an interrupted move is still finished or rolled back, and restoring files always works.
FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
Is this a backup?
No. Parity protects against a disk failing, and it is only as fresh as your last sync. Keep a real backup of anything you can’t replace.
What happens when my trial ends?
DrivePyramid becomes a status view: you can still see your drives and the map, but no new moves start. Files already placed stay where they are, an interrupted move is still finished or rolled back, and restoring files always works.
What happens if my license lapses?
Your files are not touched. New moves stop. Existing placement and file contents are left alone, and any move in progress is finished or rolled back.
Can I get my files back without DrivePyramid?
Yes. They are normal files on NTFS disks. A moved folder keeps its data on the lower level and a link at the original path. A restore copies it back, verifies it, and replaces the link with a real folder.
Does it phone home?
The app does not check licenses online. Anonymous usage sharing is off until you turn it on, and file names stay on your PC.
Do I need DrivePool?
No. If you already use DrivePool, DrivePyramid runs alongside it and never changes its settings.
Do I need SnapRAID?
Only for parity. SnapRAID is a separate GPLv3 program you install. DrivePyramid does not bundle it.
Does it work with SSDs and NVMe drives?
Yes, as the fast levels. Hard-disk maintenance leaves SSD and NVMe drives to Windows TRIM.
What does it cost?
One paid version, licensed once per PC. Pricing will be announced at launch. The 30-day free trial unlocks everything. Join the waitlist to hear first.
Which Windows versions are supported?
Windows 10 and Windows 11. Exact requirements will be listed with the installer.
What happens if I uninstall?
The program and its service are removed. Your config, logs, journals, and every file DrivePyramid placed stay on disk, and moved folders keep working through their links.
Be first to try DrivePyramid.
DrivePyramid is coming soon. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when the 30-day free trial is ready to download.
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