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What utility application do you use?
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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With all the discussions about defragmenting your HD or not and what benefits (if in deed any) it may offer, What do you prefer to use and why?
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PowerBook Rev C 12 " Combo, 1.25 gig ram, OSX 10.3.5, Airport Express, iPod 3G, Fuji Finepix F700, Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks II.
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I definately prefer TechTool Pro, simply because of the extensive options it offers... not to mention the S.M.A.R.T technology it uses to protect my beloved PowerBook's HD
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DiskWarrior. Simply the best of the bunch.
Btw, Norton Sucks!! Don't use it.
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No need to use such software for defragmenting.
If for some reason your HD blows a gasket, DiskWarrior is the best choice. But 0 need to use it on a regular basis, for any kind of "preventive maintenance." It's just not necessary, nor is it a good idea, to run any of these utilities on a regular basis "to keep your system running smoothly."
Mac users like Voodoo -- because they don't understand how things work. Repair permissions is also Voodoo -- very rarely necessary and it CANNOT fix anything to do with your home folder.
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PowerBook Rev C 12 " Combo, 1.25 gig ram, OSX 10.3.5, Airport Express, iPod 3G, Fuji Finepix F700, Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks II.
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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Well the Knowledge Base article says there is "little benefit" to defragmenting, not "no benefit." It also says that for a HD that is almost full it may be more beneficial, and they recommend using a 3rd-party utility. So while the importance placed on it is a carryover from older Windows days, the need for it hasn't been completely eliminated. It's just not as necessary as in the past. That said, I have TechToolsPro, and have only defragmented my PowerBook once (which I'm sure didn't need it, but I was doing some major housecleaning and felt like being thorough).
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