To the best of my knowledge, Disk Warrior is able to do a bit more to try and
repair the disk. Whereas Repair Disk is fairly minimal.
For Windows users, think of Repair Disk as CHKDSK and DW as Norton Disk Doctor.
Prettier interface and a few extra checks and balances!
cjc
On 21/02/2011, at
On Feb 20, 1:50 pm, Walter Sheluk wshe...@shaw.ca wrote:
However since i don't have a Psychoceramic Emeritus designation i would
not know what to google about when my external firewire drives fails to
mount so i just reach into my toolbox and use DiskWarrior 4 and/or
TechToolPro 5.
On 11-02-21 3:07 AM, Christopher Collins wrote:
To the best of my knowledge, Disk Warrior is able to do a bit more to try and repair the
disk. Whereas Repair Disk is fairly minimal.
Thanks cjc.
That has been my personal conclusion from some ( very scientific )
testing. For example, when my
I wouldn't think of Disk Utility as liar, liar, liar just that it has done
the best that it is able to do, and the drive should work know.
As I mentioned before, Disk Warrior and TTP and just able to do more and
resolve more problems.
cjc
PS I hope this discussion is actually helping people
On Feb 21, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Dan wrote:
Depends on the type of error. DW is more thorough, in that it repairs some
things that fsck ignores.
To be honest tho when a volume is farked to the point that fsck didn't
repair it, my trust goes out the window. I don't care what munging DW
At 4:48 PM -0700 2/19/2011, Tina K. wrote:
The OP was using TechTool *Deluxe* that is part of AppleCare, which
to my knowledge cannot cause harm.
IN general, yes. And I have no problem with the basic diagnostic
informations it presents.
The problem is that most people reach for it, and
On 11-02-20 7:55 AM, Dan wrote:
Tests are ok, but only *after* you've got a good backup.
Those a very true words.
Having said that i have found that when i can not boot up from my
external firewire drive(s)DiskWarrior repairs what DW describes
as critical directory files and the
Any utility (or program for that matter) that can write to your disk, can
destroy your system for you.
Whether that be TT, TTP or Disk Warrior they can all render a disk unusable.
However, by the same logic, in intelligent hands, they can also save a disk and
make it work again!
It's all a
On 11-02-20 10:30 PM, Christopher Collins wrote:
It's all a matter of knowing what you are doing!
True and in effect understanding the problem.
Is there a difference in rebuilding the directory using DiskWarrior and
running repair disk with Apple's disk utility ?
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Tech Tool Pro, like Disk Warrior etc are not toys to be played with by the less
technically inclined.
There are utilities that can destroy your system.
If you don't know what they can do to your system, and you don't have a system
problem, then you really shouldn't be playing with them.
If
On 11-02-19 2:52 PM, Christopher Collins wrote:
There are utilities that can destroy your system.
How can DiskWarrior can do that ?
In TTPro selecting wipe data can wipe out the data but what other
selections in TTPro can destroy the system ?
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On 2011/02/19 14:52, Christopher Collins so eloquently wrote:
Tech Tool Pro, like Disk Warrior etc are not toys to be played with
by the less technically inclined.
There are utilities that can destroy your system.
If you don't know what they can do to your system, and you don't have
a system
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