To tell the truth ... I bought Disk Warrior about 12 months ago and I am buggered if I know what it is doing ???
On 01/02/2010, at 11:04 AM, Rob Phillips wrote: > I used to swear by DiskWarrior, but I've stopped using it, for 2 reasons: > the automatic unix utilities seem to do a good job. The little widget called > 'maintidget' (among others) shows you their status, and you can run them > manually if required. > my purchased copy of Diskwarrior tended to stop working with each OS upgrade, > and they wanted me to purchase a new (~$100) license each time. > My 2c > Rob > > Chris Burton wrote: >> >> >> Hi Pete >> >> Many thanks for your really informative description of this issue, I >> appreciate it. I will have a look at that little app you mention. I wasnt >> aware that Disk Warrior was around, and you reminded me of it, as I did use >> that back in the OS9 days. Im still running 10.5 on my work macs but are >> considering updating to SL. Are there 2 corresponding versions of DW for >> these two operating systems? >> >> Many thanks and best regards >> >> chris >> >> >> On 01/02/2010, at 8:11 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On 29/01/2010, at 11:10 AM, Chris Burton wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Everyone >>>> >>>> I have been pondering the above question for some weeks now, after my HD >>>> became almost full (10gb free), and I decided to backup everything to an >>>> external 1TB drive, and then remove about 30gb on the Mac to have some >>>> space available. >>>> >>>> I remember a fair while ago some muggers saying that it is not necessary >>>> to defrag as the OS somehow maintains the drive. Others have said that >>>> there are programs that do defrag the drive and it does make a difference. >>>> >>>> On some of my previous macs of the PowerPC models (G5 and laptops), I used >>>> to run Techtools Pro to periodically clean up the drive, and it seemed to >>>> work ok. >>>> >>>> I am not so sure with the Intel machines I use. Do I need to do anything? >>>> Are there any little apps that can show what the drive looks like? >>>> >>>> Any feedback on this is most welcome. >>>> >>>> >>>> I am using a Macbook Pro 2.2ghz Intel Dual Core with 3gb Ram and a 250gb >>>> HD. OSX 10.5.8 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> Mac OS X always tries to writes new material to the HS in contiguous areas >>> of up to 20Mb, thereby keeping fragmentation to a minimum. It seems the >>> jury is still out regarding the question of fragmentation. The current >>> feeling seems to be that nowadays hard drives are so massive (500Gb >>> becoming the norm, and 1Tb are now common) that the time taken in >>> defragmenting vs any benefits achieved makes it an almost pointless >>> exercise. Years ago, when the average HD size was less than 100 Mb (and >>> files sizes were comparatively much smaller) file fragmentation was a real >>> problem, and regular defragmentation had a real performance benefit. These >>> days it's just time out of your life you'll never get back. >>> >>> Perhaps of greater value are tools such as Disk Warrior which optimise the >>> disk catalog rather than the files themselves. If you want a tool to show >>> you what the drive "looks like", try the free utility Grand Perspective >>> (available from www.versiontracker.com). This gives you a graphical >>> representation of your disk's file structure, showing you what is taking >>> the most space, making the task of cleaning up your drive a little easier. >>> -- >>> >>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>> Perth, Western Australia >>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948 >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> > > -- > Associate Professor Rob Phillips > Educational Development Unit > Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University > [email protected] Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 > Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia > Currently on sabbatical leave > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
