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windows-drives
v0.5.0 GrowingSafe Win32 API wrappers for access to raw binary data on physical drives
MIT Edition 2018
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (6KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
17.3K
Dependents
8
Releases
10
Size
6KB
Deep Insights
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Stable downloads
160 downloads in the last 30 days (5/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 5+ years old, windows-drives hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 6KB, windows-drives is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 4/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 15/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 9/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 12/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
5/day avg+10%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on windows-drives
Version Adoption
v0.5.0
58%
v0.4.3
11%
v0.4.2
11%
v0.4.0
11%
v0.3.1
11%
Release Timeline
10 releasessince 2020
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Maintainers
Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
8
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