Re: 10.6 no longer boots.

Date	2014-08-11 14:39 -0500
Subject	Re: 10.6 no longer boots.
From	George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Message-ID	<D00E863A.AE678%ghost_topper@hotmail.com> (permalink)
References	(2 earlier) <chine.bleu-A6FCDC.17202409082014@news.eternal-september.org> <mcmurtrie-3871F7.22313309082014@news.sonic.net> <chine.bleu-B4B9F6.11350010082014@news.eternal-september.org> <ls8g0s$t25$1@dont-email.me> <1lq7k28.1le6c2n20ivnkN%nmassello@yahoo.com>

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On 8/11/14 10:54 AM, in article 1lq7k28.1le6c2n20ivnkN%nmassello@yahoo.com,
"Neill Massello" <nmassello@yahoo.com> wrote:

> FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I take it you don't have something like Diskwarrior...  I've
>> resurrected drives that wouldn't boot with DW before.
>> 
>> It's expensive, and a one-trick pony - but it does what it does very
>> well.  Their tech support will even give you a password that will
>> unlock hidden diagnostics within the program for specific needs.
>> 
>> I've heard of cases where it's run for hours, or even days to fix
>> problems on a drive.
> 
> Better to spend hours restoring from a backup than days on a recovery
> procedure that might not succeed. DiskWarrior is not a substitute for a
> backup. Nothing is. At this point, Drive Genius is a better buy.
> 

Sorry, that is just plain WRONG!

DW has saved my and my friends' ass MANY times when NOTHING else could come
close. 

Nothing can fix Directories like DW, period.

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