DISKWARRIOR OR TECHTOOL 4???

burger011 · Mar 17, 2004, 06:26 PM

Which one is better and if possible why?

Thanks

nargot · Mar 20, 2004, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by burger011

Which one is better and if possible why?

Thanks

disk warrior has fixed the unfixable for me since version 1 many eon ago. It repairs your file structures and can resurrect files when others can't. Its optimisation function is slow, but it is extremely good as i necer have corrupt file probs

bousozoku · Mar 20, 2004, 12:09 PM

I haven't tried DiskWarrior but if you're looking for more than just disk repair, Tech Tool Pro 4 is exactly that. While it does disk repair and de-fragmentation, it also checks your hardware, so it's a better fit for me.

evoluzione · 06:11 PM

i've used TTP and DW and DW has saved an iBook that nothing else would even want to know about. it took almost a day of rebuilding or whatever it did, but it did it, and did it extremely well. it's one of the very few utilities that i've bought for myself...(i tend to borrow that sort of thing but DW is well worth it)

Counterfit · Mar 20, 2004, 08:57 PM

DW and TTP don't even do the same thing. Well, they both check the hard drive's SMART thing, but that's it. DW checks and rebuilds the disk's directory, and it's very good at that. TTP does just about everything else you could want. It's like Norton SystemWorks, except it actually works. So they complement each other fairly well. If you can afford it, get both.

mklos · Mar 20, 2004, 09:42 PM

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DW and TTP don't even do the same thing. Well, they both check the hard drive's SMART thing, but that's it. DW checks and rebuilds the disk's directory, and it's very good at that. TTP does just about everything else you could want. It's like Norton SystemWorks, except it actually works. So they complement each other fairly well. If you can afford it, get both.

TTP DOES check and rebuild the disks directory. I know because I have it and have done it.It does things like check/repair the Finder structure, the directory structure, optimize your hard drive, and many other things. TTP 4 is pretty good and I recommend it. I'm not saying its any better than DW because I've never used DW.

Counterfit · Mar 20, 2004, 09:46 PM

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TTP DOES check and rebuild the disks directory. I know because I have it and have done it.It does things like check/repair the Finder structure, the directory structure, optimize your hard drive, and many other things. TTP 4 is pretty good and I recommend it. I'm not saying its any better than DW because I've never used DW.

Well hey, it does! I haven't used it in TTP4, but DW works wonders. If you have the money, I still say get them both though.

Simon Liquid · Mar 20, 2004, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by burger011

Which one is better and if possible why?

Neither one will fix that sticky shift key you got there. j/k

nargot · Mar 21, 2004, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Counterfit

Well hey, it does! I haven't used it in TTP4, but DW works wonders. If you have the money, I still say get them both though.

I have heard alot of bad things about the latest versions of TTP... will have to look around for some, i used to use it in combo with disk warrior under OS 9 and that combination alone would fix everything. Unless things have drastically changed i assume that combination DW and TTP will fix most things, where one alone will leave critical problems.

JFreak · Mar 21, 2004, 02:49 AM

ttp comes with applecare, right? is there any major difference between that and the latest version?

nargot · Mar 21, 2004, 03:12 AM

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ttp comes with applecare, right? is there any major difference between that and the latest version?

Well i just checked all my ibook propaganda, and the applecare brochure said that you get techtools deluxe. I didn't get it with mine so i have a call to make about that i think.

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evoluzione macrumors 68010 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: down the road, that's where i'll always be	i've used TTP and DW and DW has saved an iBook that nothing else would even want to know about. it took almost a day of rebuilding or whatever it did, but it did it, and did it extremely well. it's one of the very few utilities that i've bought for myself...(i tend to borrow that sort of thing but DW is well worth it) __________________ I am Hando Jin, Hang Wong's son... Last edited by Rower_CPU : Mar 20, 2004 at 06:11 PM.

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Counterfit macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: sitting on your shoulder	DW and TTP don't even do the same thing. Well, they both check the hard drive's SMART thing, but that's it. DW checks and rebuilds the disk's directory, and it's very good at that. TTP does just about everything else you could want. It's like Norton SystemWorks, except it actually works. So they complement each other fairly well. If you can afford it, get both. __________________ "People shouldn't use word processors as web development tools. It's like using a domestic cat to spread butter on your toast." -ad

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Mar 20, 2004, 12:09 PM	#3
bousozoku Retired (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone but not forgotten.	I haven't tried DiskWarrior but if you're looking for more than just disk repair, Tech Tool Pro 4 is exactly that. While it does disk repair and de-fragmentation, it also checks your hardware, so it's a better fit for me.

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JFreak macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland	ttp comes with applecare, right? is there any major difference between that and the latest version?