On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 4:52 am -0600, Andrew Main wrote: >>The quote below raises the query: Which should I buy? >>Which is better, DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro? >>Are there price breaks for those that purchase one and >>want to try the other? >>Don > >As I understand it, the two are different in what they do, though I'm >not clear exactly how: DW has always been unique, i.e. it addresses a >level of the file system that no other utility works with, and like >many others I can report it has several times recovered disks that >otherwise seemed hopeless. TTP does many things, but its file system >repair, like the late Norton Disk Doctor's, is essentially a >revved-up version of Disk Utility's Repair Disk function (or the >classic OS's Disk First Aid). And the user reports on TTP at >MacInTouch <http://www.macintouch.com/techtool.html> have been very >mixed. So I'd recommend you get DiskWarrior, and don't bother with >TechToolPro.
Tidbits (<www.tidbits.com>) had a very thorough report on current disk utilities a couple of months ago - it'll be archived on their site. TimH -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
