[DM-MUG] Best Utility?

[Matt W]

If you purchase TTP 4, it is important that you update it to the 
current version (in case you get an early version on the CD) as there 
were some nasty file system test problems. Aside from that, it's my 
next choice behind fsck/Disk Utility and Disk Warrior.

Matthew

On Nov 29, 2004, at 8:40 PM, Douglas wrote:

>
> 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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