[X Newbies] MacJanitor

[Randy B. Singer]

Mark Gibson said:

>The startup disk is repaired automatically, if required, as part of 
>the startup process.


No it isn't.

If you want First Aid/fsck to run during startup, you have to hold down 
the shift key during startup to boot into Safe Mode:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n107392
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n107393
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n107394

Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

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