DiskWarrior a must buy

[PalmHarborTchr]

I would suggest all those who write
to this site with problems would
first consider buying a copy
of DiskWarrior....I cannot tell you
how many times this utility has
solved my problems in OS 10.2
Yesterday, my iTunes radio showed
up with a duplication of every radio
station name and it would not
connect.Apple tech support gave
me a complicated fix. I pulled out
Diskwarrior and it fixed it.
This utility will help you in so many
ways....its well worth the $90.:D

[mactastic]

DW will NOT work on the new iBooks for some reason. Just a warning. I use it on my TiBook around once a month though, and it has kept me safe from harm. I bought it a month after I got my computer when my HD wouldn't mount, DW fixed it right up. Boy was I freaked about that though.

[tapuah]

How does it compare to TechTools Pro 4?
I am thinking to buy it rather than DiskWarrior. Anyone has an actual experience? How about Drive 10?

[Hoven]

I did a bunch of research and comparisons on drive utilites when I bought me eMac and an external LaCie drive.

I can't find the detail spreadsheet right now, but my bottom line was:
1st to buy (covers many conditions) DiskWarrior($90)
2nd to buy (covers many others) Norton Disk Dr.($100)

I think with those 2 you've got most situations covered.

If I can find the spreadsheet, I'll post it later.

[Hoven]

Hah! Found it! This was based on an article I read (I can't remember which) and I summarized it into a spreadsheet.
I'll cut and paste, but it may come out a bit ugly, so I'll attach it as well.


Utility
Test Drive 10 Disk Doctor Disk Guardian Disk Warrior Disk Utility NOTES
Bad Sector fix N N N N Y (reformat)
Volume Header fix Y- Y Y- Y Y Y- = couldn't detect name of damaged disk
Header Node fix Y- Y N Y N Y- = couldn't detect name of damaged disk
Catalog Nodes fix Y Y N Y N
Files in alpha order Y Y Y Y Y
Illegal File Name Character N+ Y N Y N N+ found but didn't fix the problem
End Node Map Y- N+ Y- Y N+ N+ found but didn't fix, Y- fixed but lost files
Thread Record Error Y Y N+ Y- N+ N+ found but not fixed. DW fixed wrong
move suspect files? N ?? N Y N
Overlap/cross-linked files Y Y Y- Y Y- Y- fixed but did not sep files
Fragmentation extents N+ Y- N+ Y- N+ N+ = found not fixed, y- means fixed with data loss
HFS+ wrapper N+ Y N N+ N N = didn't find, N+ = found not fixed
Damaged Partition Map N N+ N N N N+ = found not fixed
Drive 10 Disk Doctor Disk Guardian Disk Warrior Disk Utility
Full "Yes" count 4 8 1 8 2
"Yes" or "Yes-" 7 9 4 10 3

[tapuah]

Thanks, I'll try to make sense of it.

[Hoven]

Hmmmm...
I thought I attached the Excel sheet for the table data, but I don't see it. Oh, now I see... I can only post pictures (gif, jpg, etc). Well, Let's try this then; a picture of the Excel table.

At least it might help you align the junky text version.

:rolleyes:

[robotrenegade]

Originally posted by mactastic
DW will NOT work on the new iBooks for some reason. Just a warning. I use it on my TiBook around once a month though, and it has kept me safe from harm. I bought it a month after I got my computer when my HD wouldn't mount, DW fixed it right up. Boy was I freaked about that though.

It didn't work on either my new powerbook or G5. They came out with a new verison and it works great. And its bootable again.