Repairing a directory structure is the process of comparing it with the contents of the disk and then making corrections where possible. Like most third-party tools, Drive Genius provides a better chance of recovering corrupted disks than Disk Utility. It can be used to verify and repair disk directory structures it can also be used to rebuild directory structures from badly corrupted disks. The fact that it also offers you the ability to recover deleted files is icing on the cake, particularly for support professionals who often get asked to perform this type of miracle.Īlso by Prosoft, Drive Genius is a comprehensive hard drive utility. In fact, the ability to recover data and then simply reformat a problem drive using Disk Utility could provide consumers with a complete disk toolkit solution. If you are looking for a tool simply to recover data, there is no better tool than Data Rescue II. The one requirement to be aware of is that Data Rescue II will require a second hard drive or partition to recover data to-this is required for its hands-off recovery approach. It can be used to clone the contents of a damaged drive during recovery or to allow you to select only the files you need. When attempting to recover data, it can sort available files by type, making locating and recovering specific items easier. Data Rescue’s read-only approach means that it often has a better chance of recovering data than other tools.ĭata Rescue ships on bootable CDs for both Power PC and Intel Macs, and it provides both an easy-to-use guided interface and an expert interface for advanced users. Repairing a corrupted hard drive can often be successful, but if it fails, it can also result in further data loss. This enables it to have a greater chance of recovering data from a drive than the process of actually trying to repair the drive. Unlike hard drive repair tools, which work by attempting to repair or rebuild corrupted directory structures, Data Rescue doesn’t make any modifications to a drive. It can work with drives that are failing because of corrupted directory structures (the most common hard drive problem) or because of physical problems with the drive. Data Rescue II is for situations in which you need to recover critical data that has either been deleted or is stored on a damaged drive. Prosoft’s Data Rescue II is a tool that is designed to do one thing, data recovery, and designed to do it extremely well. I’ve heard good things about Apple Jack, but hasn’t used it myself yet.Īlso, install the Apple updates you need, and clear your cache now and again. I run Disk Utility frequently, and a few weeks ago, I ran Disk Warrior, that repairs directory damage and optimizes the directory. In this article, Ryan Faas identifies and compares the five best tools for working with the hard drive, keeping your Mac running, and diagnosing problems. Having the right diagnostic, repair, and data recovery tools can make all the difference for recovering your data and for diagnosing or resolving issues.
Macs are notoriously reliable computers, but even the best computers sometimes have problems: be it a hard drive crash, Mac OS X problem, or a more extensive hardware failure.
If you have two harddisks on it, the one thing you should beware of, is keeping your heavy files on the harddisk that doesn’t have the system on it. I have a Mac (G5) with two harddisks and the same RAM as you have, but a faster processor, and it’s been running quite smoothly - even with loads of images and very heavy maps on it. monitors your activity- it will tell you what is hogging all the memory.Ĭatty1, a faster processor and more RAM really depends on whether you are working with heavy things or not. There's something called "Activity Monitor" that. Or they can just periodically empty their cache. Quitting your applications (especially with their search engine) at the end of the day or logging out of their account (which will quite the applications) will help keep things from "clogging up". It's certainly not hurting anything though. They say they have to do this at least every couple of weeks or it will clog up. The owners of the iMac believe it is best to turn the computer off at night as it helps keep it 'cleaner'. Whenever she's online if there are any updates they will automatically notify her, she just has to give the go ahead for the updates to download. Are there any maintenance procedures for a Mac? We always add more RAM when we get a new computer, Macs just never come with enough.ĪLSO - on a regular PC, regular maintenance is done by disk cleanup, disk defrag, etc. Would you recommend a faster processor and more RAM? Would love some feedback.
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