Good point Ronni, and thanks Daniel too for clarifying. I will ask that question to Alsoft and see what their response is.
Reg On 25/06/2013, at 10:15 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Daniel you are correct. > > I was also going to reply as I noticed that Reg did not mention to Alsoft > that his MacBook Pro had a SSD. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 25/06/2013, at 10:03 PM, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Reg >> >> Alsoft may say that (given they sell the product), though this link may help >> more >> <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4092213?start=0&tstart=0> >> Particularly this part >> /quote >> What you DONT need to do is worry about physical maintenance - >> "defragmentation" is pretty much irrelevant. >> /end quote >> SSD's don't store files the same way a normal spinning disk does. >> Just like you "can't" really do a secure erase files from an SSD. Once >> something is erased on it, it's gone. >> (Even if you boot off another drive, and try do a "secure erase" reformat of >> the drive, that option isn't readily available in Disk Utility,..or >> others,….). >> This is one of the reasons backups with SSD's are very important, as once >> files are gone,..they're gone. So data recovery is a lot harder (if >> sometimes near impossible). >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Apple** >> >> On 25/06/2013, at 9:53 PM, Reg Whitely <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi WAMUGgers >>> >>> I post this message for your info and comment, especially regarding >>> Daniel's most recent reply to my query on the MacBook Issues thread. >>> >>> Reg >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Alsoft Technical Support <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: MacBook Pro 2013 Retina Disk Warrior compatibility >>>> Date: 25 June 2013 9:26:40 pm AWST >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>>> Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Reg >>>>> Whitely ([email protected]) on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 03:37:33 >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> a_Product: DiskWarrior >>>>> >>>>> b_Product_Version: 4.4 >>>>> >>>>> c_Product_Serial_Number: presales >>>>> >>>>> d_Question_or_Problem: When will you release an update to Disk >>>>> Warrior to provide a suitable start-up disk? Disk Warrior has been >>>>> recommended to me but I'm reluctant to buy it until it is fully >>>>> compatible. >>>>> >>>>> g. Mac OS Version: Mac OS 10.8 >>>>> >>>>> h. Mac Model: MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013 >>>>> >>>>> i. Mac Processor: Intel >>>>> >>>>> j. Mac RAM: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> IP Address: 121.45.229.26 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The DiskWarrior application is fully compatible with this computer, you >>>> simply cannot start up the computer from the DiskWarrior disc. >>>> >>>> There is currently no DiskWarrior disc to start up this generation MacBook >>>> Pro. All third-party developers are awaiting the delivery from Apple of a >>>> version of the operating system that can be run from a DVD, so that an >>>> updated disc can be created. >>>> >>>> However, the DiskWarrior 4.4 application can be used with this machine. >>>> You simply cannot start up the computer from a DiskWarrior disc. >>>> >>>> As such, you could utilize one of the following configurations after >>>> utilizing the downloadable 4.4 updater (However, this will still not >>>> create a disc that will start up your computer) at: >>>> >>>> http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/diskwarriorupdate.html >>>> >>>> (1) Alternate Startup Disk >>>> >>>> If you have an external drive such as... >>>> >>>> FireWire (PowerPC or Intel) >>>> USB2 or newer (Intel only) >>>> Thunderbolt (Intel only) >>>> >>>> Or a secondary internal drive or partition... >>>> >>>> You can install Mac OS X (the version which shipped with your computer or >>>> higher) on that drive and start up the computer from the operating system >>>> on the external/secondary device. Once you have started up the computer >>>> from the newly-installed operating system, install DiskWarrior into the >>>> "Utilities" folder (which is inside the "Applications" folder). Then, you >>>> can launch DiskWarrior from the Utilities folder of the external/secondary >>>> device to rebuild the directory of the computer's main hard drive. >>>> >>>> More information can be here: >>>> >>>> http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718 >>>> >>>> (2) Target Disk Mode: Connect two Macs with a FireWire or Thunderbolt >>>> cable (not all options will be applicable depending on the model of your >>>> computer) where one is the "host" and the other is a "target". The host >>>> Mac should be running OS X (10.4.x "Tiger" or higher). In this scenario, >>>> the target Mac is the computer whose internal hard drive you want to >>>> repair. Start by shutting down the target Mac. Then turn it on while >>>> holding down the "T" key. The target Mac's drive will appear as an option >>>> via the DiskWarrior interface. Run DiskWarrior from the Utilities folder >>>> of the host Mac and rebuild the target Mac's disk. >>>> >>>> -- Marc >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> Marc Moorash, Alsoft Technical Support >>>> Email: [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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: [email protected]
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