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Sep 23, 2002, 06:59 PM
 
My norton utilities 7 is saying that i have a severe problem with my hard drive. I dont have the disk to boot up from anymore to fix (borrowed from friend) . It says that i have a problem with my catalog b-tree or something. what should i do????
     
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Sep 23, 2002, 07:43 PM
 
Originally posted by treebark7182:
My norton utilities 7 is saying that i have a severe problem with my hard drive. I dont have the disk to boot up from anymore to fix (borrowed from friend) . It says that i have a problem with my catalog b-tree or something. what should i do????
Go to your nearest Mac software dealer, and buy a copy of DiskWarrior. It's 90 something dollars, but it's worth every penny. Better at fixing directory problems than Norton.

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Sep 24, 2002, 08:55 AM
 
Originally posted by chris v:


Go to your nearest Mac software dealer, and buy a copy of DiskWarrior. It's 90 something dollars, but it's worth every penny. Better at fixing directory problems than Norton.

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90 Dollars? At the Apple Store it's only 69.95 But still worth Every penny
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Sep 24, 2002, 09:38 AM
 
im confused though. My apple care cd and my disk repair utility both say my drive is fine. Its only norton when im booted into 10.2 does it say that there are problems.
     
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download diskwarrior off of limewire for free.
     
   
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