Ken, I have looked at Disk Tools Pro but as I already have Tech Tools Pro, which I believe is better, I went no further. As Peter says, the OS handles most things, but I still run Clean My Mac and Disk Warrior monthly as housekeeping measures and hold Tech Tools Pro at the ready in case of need. For speed and ease of use I have these and other utilities on an up to date bootable partition on a separate external drive, which I find to be an excellent arrangement. Best wishes Severin Crisp
On 18/04/2013, at 1:20 PM, Ken Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey thanks Peter for such an in depth response. > Yes it's a part of one of those bundled packages being offered. > Yes I'm backed up but I may just buy the package to have it there just in > case, > > thanks again Peter, > > Ken > > > On 18 April 2013 07:42, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 17/04/2013, at 5:03 PM, Ken Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> has anyone tried this? >> Would anyone recommend it? >> >> DISK TOOLS PRO >> > > I have Disk Tools Pro. I think I received it as part of some software bundle > at one time. Fortunately I have never had to use it in anger, so I can't > testify to its effectiveness. > > Like all software of this type, I would not regard it as maintenance > software, rather than a tool to have around in case of emergency. Writing > information back to a hard drive always carries risks, and software such as > this always has the potential to make a bad problem worse. Knowing this makes > such software difficult to road test. Sure, you can test it on a > non-essential drive, but if it comes back with no errors you are none the > wiser. If it does come back with errors, it's probably time to back up that > data and replace the drive. > > The other problem is that hard drives have so much capacity these days that > they are quite likely to have bad sectors, etc, out of the box. Any attempt > to repair these is usually futile. Modern OSes are designed to deal with > these as a routine matter, so unless they are demonstrably causing problems > they can generally be safely ignored. By all means it is probably a good idea > to have a tool such as Disk Tools Pro, or any of its cousins such as Tech > Tool Pro, Disk Warrior, Drive Genius, etc. They all have different tools and > purposes, but ultimately they are all designed to rescue you from a disaster. > The best defence remains a good backup strategy. > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > > -- > > Ken Jackson > > > > > > > > > Tel: 08 9376 1680 | Mobile: 0450 400 772 > [email protected] | www.littleriverstudios.com.au > > > > > > > > Get a signature like this: Click here! > > > > > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ____________________________________________________ Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: [email protected] ____________________________________________________
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