Bruce Johnson wrote: > On Dec 21, 2009, at 2:42 PM, BlackShark Films wrote: > >> Hi All: I Used Disk Warrior (on my MAc G4 notebook) to clean up >> some disc slowness > > Don't do that. Disk Warrior does not 'fix some disk slowness'. > > Disk Warrior is NOT a 'maintenance tool', any more than removing the > cylinder head and pistons and reboring the cylinders should be a > routine step in auto maintenance. > > You can do it but the chances of catastrophic failure is vastly higher > than with just changing the oil. > > DiskWarrior should be reserved for those times when you have major > directory issues that Disk Utility cannot repair. It is unlikely that > Disk Warrior could fix any 'slowness' in any case, as system lags and > such are typically caused by issues that DW doesn't even touch.
Back in the OS 9 epoch I run various disk utilites regularly (well often if not regular). With OS X I only run Disk Utility's Disk Repair or Permission Repair if there is a specific problem. Only if Disk Repair fails to fix things do I resort to Disk Warrior. I think there have been two cases when Disk Repair didn't fix the problem. In one case Disk Warrior fixed the problem. In the other case DW tried and produced a whole mess of "recovered" files, most of which were junk. In that case the iBook's disk controller broke and really trashed the drive. > >> and somehow lost all my non MAc apps and desltop >> screen. I am limited to Safari, calculator and MacMail. If I download >> something like Quicktime update it goes through but i cannot see it. >> I cannot use the finder and i cannot get to disk utility to repair >> disc permissions or anything lke that. The apps appear in the dock >> but they won't open. > > It will be sub-optimal, but try running Permissions repair from the OS > installer disk. OH, OH, Bruce recommended Permissions Repair. THE END IS NEAR!!!! :) > > It might get you up to the point where things will work again enough > to finish the repair. > > If that doesn't work, you're looking at an Archive&Install of the OS. > Given the possibility of disk structure corruption I'd seriously consider backup then Nuke and Pave (Re-initializing the disk and a full install). -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
