Mikael Byström sez: >Michael, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >>DiskWarrior and Apple Disk First Aid (or Disk Utility in OS X) will get >>you out of a good 90% of jams, I'd wager. For the rest, one of the other >>tools you mentioned would be on my list. > >Let's not forget the built in OS X tools "fsck" (file system check) and >"repairPermissions". >
That's definitely an option. I just didn't want to get into the whys and wherefores of command line troubleshooting at the moment. :) Also, Apple itself recommends Disk Utility while started up from the system CD. According to the Support database article "About Using Disk Utility and fsck for File System Maintenance" <http://docs.info.apple.com/ article.html?artnum=106214>: "I. First try a Safe Boot [snip instructions for how].... "II. Next, Try Disk Utility [snip instructions for how].... "III. When to use fsck instead "Using Disk Utility while started up from CD or DVD eliminates the need to use fsck, but there are situations in which fsck may be necessary. For example: - Your Mac OS X CD or DVD is not immediately available. - Your CD-ROM drive is not immediately available." Disk Utility and fsck run the same checks as far as I know, which is why apple says the former "eliminates the need" for the latter. Plus it keeps a person from having to hit that command line which many Mac users are not familiar with; most are familiar with booting from a CD, though. :) -- Michael Lewis Off Balance Productions [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.offbalance.com
