[P1] OS X (and 9) disk utilities

[Jack Rodgers]

>> Any word out yet on what disk utility I should get for my Classic 
>> iBook
>> running OS X.1.5?  I've heard of Drive 10 and Norton SystemWorks.  I
>> mainly want to be able to defrag my hard drive, and it would be nice 
>> if
>> it would also work with OS 8.5 or 9 on my old Performa, but that is 
>> not
>> crucial.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.


Norton has a habit of being very buggy and troublesome until it gets to 
the .3 update and people are saying that the X version is trouble. I 
would suggest avoiding it. Also, do not use an older version of Norton. 
People have corrupted their drives in the past using a version a 
generation or two older than the one recommended for their current 
system.

Drive 10 rushed its product to market to be the first and it was buggy 
and lacked features. Those who purchased it were then forced to shell 
out another $40 or so to get the optimization feature which is somewhat 
questionable. 95% of drive 10 deals with checking and perhaps fixing 
drive troubles.

DiskWarrior is the product most people prefer. You can boot from the CD 
and fix directory problems in X and then run the Optimizer which 
smooths out the file locations and makes your drive run a bit smoother.

Go with Diskwarrior.

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