Both
are yellow, both handle your hard disk, but Norton Utilities
stumbled on the newer Mac operating systems.
FWB
was all prepared for the new Mac operating systems and has
become popular both in Europe and across America.
We
have both. At first we prefered FWB Hard Disk ToolKit. Yet
several times when our Mac hard disk had problems, it turned
out to be easier to use Norton Utilities. Norton Utilities
came out with an enhanced updated version last year.
RAID
| DVD-RAM
| CD-R
If
you have a Mac, especially an aging Mac, it is essential
to have Norton Utilities to keep your older disks in working
condition. In the FLAAR test center we have to use Norton
Utilities several times a week due to the quantity of hard
disks in use on the several computers.
Conclusion:
both Norton Utilities and Hard Disk ToolKit have their strengths
and their weaknesses. Each software program has a different
philosophy. Over the last several months I have been on
the road (with a Mac laptop). With no technician available
to rescue my hard drive I am sure glad I have both Norton
Utilities and also Hard Disk ToolKit. I usually try first
one, then the other. In almost all cases one or the other
can solve the problem.
So
what about TechToolPro? Last week a 34 GB hard drive failed
(got indigestion during a complex transfer of large digital
files). The error message indicated the software had problems.
I tried to mount the drive with both my other programs.
One could not find the drive at all, the other did not rescue
it either. Possibly if a technician were available he or
she could have rescued the drive with either, but if you
are stuck at a university that favors PCs it is hard to
get help for a Mac. So the lone Mac technician on campus
brought over Tech Tool Pro, and was able to enter the drive,
find all files, and copy them to a backup disk.
So
just as soon as I can get a review copy of TechToolPro I
will report on the details. Hopefully our review will be
upcoming shortly. In the meantime, a 34 GB drive got indigestion
because I did something stupid. But with my trusty Norton
Utilities it was possible to repair the hard drive and rescue
all the data. I thus rate having Norton Utilities as absolutely
crucial.
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reports by Dr. Nicholas Hellmuth
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UPDATED:
August 02/2001
