[DM-MUG] Best Utility?

[Douglas]

Well said, bailey. Two different tools, both have their uses. I use 
Disk Warrior most frequently but for finding something like a RAM 
problem Tech Tools does the trick.

Norton has been a problem in the last several years especially when 
working with SCSI drives on newer systems.


On Nov 29, 2004, at 6:31 PM, Bailey Ford wrote:

> Comparing Disk Warrior (DW) and Tech Tool Pro (TTP) is a little like 
> comparing apples and oranges. DW does one job, very very well. It 
> creates the catalog file of a given disk. This is the file that tells 
> the computer where all the files are located on the drive and defines 
> the volume parameters (like how big the partition is and if it is 
> bootable, etc.) TTP on the other hand, performs a wide array of tests 
> on hardware and disks and files. It also has a routine to repair the 
> catalog information. TTP looks at the catalog file to make sure it is 
> well formed and corrects the errors that it sees. DW looks at all the 
> files and creates a new, optimized catalog to describe those files. 
> So, even for the same task, the two programs use a different 
> technique.
>
> My take is that DW does a superb job - much better than anything else 
> for catalog problems. TTP is good too, but I would use it for 
> defragging, and testing hardware (like RAM chips). If I were looking 
> at a sick mac and wanted to get it working, I'd much rather have DW 
> than TTP.
>
> YMMV.
>
> -bailey
>
> On Nov 29, 2004, at 5:25 PM, Russ & Marilyn Carlson wrote:
>
>> Which is the best utility DiskWarrior 3 or Tech Tool Pro 4?  I believe
>> some members said that Norton was NOT a good one to get.
>>
>> Russ
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