On Nov 23, 2009, at 7:26 AM, Dwight Hines wrote: > I've had wonderful success using Disk Warrior on Operating Systems > dating > back to System 8, thru 9 and 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4. But the > upgrade > explanation on the Alsoft website for OS-10.5 is confusing and I > want to be > sure it will work on my iBook G4 running Leopard the way the old > DiskWarriors worked.
yes it will. Outwardly the program hasn't changed at all; all the changes are 'under the hood'. Their instructions are a little confusing, but in practice the upgrade is simple; you'll need your original DW disk, and a blank recordable CD. (and a optical drive that will burn CD's of course!) Download and run the upgrade. It prompts you to put in your original disk. The program trundles along for a while, then spits out the original and asks for a recordable CD. It then burns the CD. Upgrade the copy on DW on your hard drive with the copy from the new CD; just drag it to wherever you've put the original; os x asks if you want to replace an older copy, say yes. If you need to boot from the DW disk, use the new one. I can't remember, as it's been several months since I did this, but I think it asks for your DW serial # in there, too. Now to the more serious question: what is wrong with your iBook's hard drive that you have to run this so often? Rebuilding the disk directory is NOT something that is routine maintenance in OS X. DW is a repair tool, not a maintenance one. To use the Standard LEM Car Analogy: having to adjust your valve timing is not a matter of routine maintenance. If you need to do it more than once in a blue moon, something's wrong with the engine. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
