I'm currently running System 9.2.2 on my Firewire Powerbook G3 (Pismo) with standard 6 gig disk and boosted 256meg RAM.
I have a backup 20 gig external hard drive that is acting bizarre. It loads without any problem, allows me to transfer files at a quick rate, is not noisy, and doesn't complain if I don't use if very often. However, when I go to use DiskWarrior on it, it gets to just checking the directory and then blows up DW and tells me to restart the machine. Sometimes, if I'm lucky, it will get part way through the directory before it blows up. The same thing happens when I try to optimize it with Norton, or try to use Norton Disk Doctor. The disk is partitioned into five partitions and they all have the problem. So, as the disk becomes more full each week due to backups, it will also become more disorganized and vulnerable. What is this problem called, and how do I fix it? TYIA, d > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> I've used Norton's Disk Doctor for years, but I'll have to agree with Kyle. > > I've used Norton Utilities for Mac since version 1.0, and I've had 99.99% > flawless results. That one time it messed up, though, made up for the > other thousand or 10,000 uses. (We used to run it monthly on 30-some Macs > at work, so I have a lot of experience with it.) > > If you install Norton, immediately turn off anything you can via the > Extensions Manager that doesn't prevent the program from working. Watch > out if you ever have to boot from their emergency CD, as some versions > will try to do things to your possibly munged hard drive *before* trying > to fix it. Dumb but true. > > DiskWarrior doesn't do half of what Norton does, but what it does it does > better than anything else. That's my first tool. Norton is my last. > > As for virus software -- I use a Mac, so every time I install and try an > antivirus program, it spends lots of time looking for viruses, never > finds anything, makes my computer less stable, wastes my time, and gets > removed. > > I've given up on antivirus software. If I wanted to use it, I suppose I'd > also want to buy a Windows PC so it made sense to actually have an > antivirus program. :-| > > Dan the listmom -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
