Disk Utilities (was Re: partitioning HD for VM)
Andrew Kershaw wrote: You are right about Norton and TechTool. I just didn't mention them because I don't like them. ;-) Peace, Drew -- Drew, I missed the previous post so ask: Why do you not like them, and what do you prefer? And why? Thanks. Lou Norton and TechTool usually do what they say they will... I've had plenty of problems, though, that Norton can't fix and that TechTool can't see. DiskWarrior worked for all of them (especially when the partition map gets screwed up). It's partly a personal preference thing, I guess. Norton just feels like bloat to me, and half the time it has made my problems worse, having claimed to fix them. TechTool just doesn't seem helpful - I've never had a problem that it diagnosed and another tool didn't, but the reverse has been true (with disk drives, anyway). And, frankly, by the time TechTool finds some other sort of hardware bug (like bad RAM), I'm noticing it myself anyway. I also get the feeling that Norton (Symmantec?) has had dubious Mac OS platform support intentions in the past and also in the future... Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://homepage.mac.com/alk/ Want to know if your neighbor has Wi-Fi? Find out with ClassicStumbler! http://homepage.mac.com/alk/classicstumbler/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Disk Utilities (was Re: partitioning HD for VM)
Andrew Kershaw wrote: Norton and TechTool usually do what they say they will... I've had plenty of problems, though, that Norton can't fix and that TechTool can't see. DiskWarrior worked for all of them (especially when the partition map gets screwed up). It's partly a personal preference thing, I guess. Norton just feels like bloat to me, and half the time it has made my problems worse, having claimed to fix them. TechTool just doesn't seem helpful - I've never had a problem that it diagnosed and another tool didn't, but the reverse has been true (with disk drives, anyway). And, frankly, by the time TechTool finds some other sort of hardware bug (like bad RAM), I'm noticing it myself anyway. I also get the feeling that Norton (Symmantec?) has had dubious Mac OS platform support intentions in the past and also in the future... Peace, Drew Thanks, Drew. DiskWarrior is my tool of choice, too, especially for preventive maintenance. I was just asking oin case there was somehthiung I hadn't heard about. I do use Norton and Tech Tool Pro fairly often, though, but always Diskwarrior before AND after! Norton 4 was a really bad one, but I have had good results with Systemworks on my OS 9 Macs. Thanks again, Lou -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
