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Re: 10.6 no longer boots.

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From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject Re: 10.6 no longer boots.
Date 11 Aug 2014 23:15:22 GMT
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On 2014-08-11, George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

Erasing and restoring from backup works just as well - nothing "wrong"
about it.

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10.6 no longer boots. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-08 21:36 -0700
  Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-09 15:37 +0000
  Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-08-09 11:20 -0700
    Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-09 17:20 -0700
      Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-08-09 22:31 -0700
        Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-10 11:35 -0700
          Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-10 18:50 +0000
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              Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-10 18:55 +0000
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                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-11 01:43 -0400
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2014-08-11 09:54 -0600
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                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-11 23:17 +0000
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-11 23:28 -0400
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                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-11 23:31 -0400
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                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-08-12 02:54 -0400
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-12 03:14 -0400
              Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-08-11 14:11 +0000
              Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-11 14:56 +0000
            Re: 10.6 no longer boots. nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2014-08-11 09:54 -0600
              Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-11 16:25 +0000
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-08-12 21:03 -0700
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-13 15:10 +0000
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-13 09:52 -0700
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-13 14:37 -0400
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-13 11:50 -0700
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-13 11:51 -0700
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2014-08-14 10:17 -0600
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-08-14 20:43 -0700
              Re: 10.6 no longer boots. George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-08-11 14:39 -0500
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-11 23:15 +0000
              Re: 10.6 no longer boots. FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-11 15:52 -0400
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2014-08-11 14:30 -0600
                Re: 10.6 no longer boots. FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-11 18:42 -0400
          Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-10 20:32 +0000
            Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-10 14:25 -0700
              Re: 10.6 no longer boots. FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-10 21:26 -0400
              Re: 10.6 no longer boots. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-11 01:32 +0000
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