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TechTool Pro 4 is the premier diagnostic and repair utility for the Macintosh running Mac OS X. Among the features included in TechTool Pro 4 are S.M.A.R.T. testing to check for impending hard drive failure, email notification if problems are found by the configurable automatic diagnostics routines, optimization/defragmentation, and many other drive and hardware tests to help pinpoint computer problems.
One of the most innovative features of TechTool Pro 4 is the eDrive. An eDrive is a bootable Mac OS X emergency partition containing TechTool Pro. It is created on one of your computer's hard drives without the need to reformat it. If you have problems with your normal startup hard drive volume, you can boot the computer and run TechTool Pro from the eDrive. This allows for recovery and repair without the need to startup from the TechTool Pro CD. This feature is especially useful to notebook users because it negates the need to carry an emergency TechTool Pro CD while traveling. It also eliminates the need for a new CD when the program is updated.
Support forum for TechTool and other Micromat products: http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=42
One of the most innovative features of TechTool Pro 4 is the eDrive. An eDrive is a bootable Mac OS X emergency partition containing TechTool Pro. It is created on one of your computer's hard drives without the need to reformat it. If you have problems with your normal startup hard drive volume, you can boot the computer and run TechTool Pro from the eDrive. This allows for recovery and repair without the need to startup from the TechTool Pro CD. This feature is especially useful to notebook users because it negates the need to carry an emergency TechTool Pro CD while traveling. It also eliminates the need for a new CD when the program is updated.
Support forum for TechTool and other Micromat products: http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=42
What's new in this version:
The version 4.6.2 DVD will boot all currently shipping Mac models, including the new 2008 Mac models. Current owners of TechTool Pro 4 can purchase the TechTool Pro 4.6.2 DVD Update for $25 plus shipping and handling. Micromat also offers an Annual Subscription Service for $99. This is geared to owners of TechTool Pro 4 who wish to receive each update or upgrade automatically on DVD as soon as it is released.
- Addressed -108 error in Directory Maintenance.
- Improvements to Volume Structure routines.
- eDrive will now create a 12GB partition required by Mac OS X 10.5.
- Improvements to the File Structure test.
- Added new machine and video card information strings.
- Added Chinese localization.
- Added DVD compatibility for new Macintosh models up to Summer 2008.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Additional Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
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General fragmentation question - Version: 4.6.2, 9/1/2008 06:18AM PST
johnlove
I have a brand-new iMac G5 with a 500 gig internal hd.
TechTool Pro 4.6.2 reported a severe fragmentation issue after a week of installing some of my old software. So, I cloned the hd .. erased the hd .. and restored (using SuperDuper).
TechTool still reported:
fragmented files = 54
file fragments = 165
disk fragments = 642
immediately after the restore -- total used space = 60 gig out of the over 460 gig available on the 500 gig hard drive.
Will someone please explain what might be happening here? -- other than TechTool Pro 4.6.2 may be reporting invalid data.
John Love
TechTool Pro 4.6.2 reported a severe fragmentation issue after a week of installing some of my old software. So, I cloned the hd .. erased the hd .. and restored (using SuperDuper).
TechTool still reported:
fragmented files = 54
file fragments = 165
disk fragments = 642
immediately after the restore -- total used space = 60 gig out of the over 460 gig available on the 500 gig hard drive.
Will someone please explain what might be happening here? -- other than TechTool Pro 4.6.2 may be reporting invalid data.
John Love
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- General fragmentation question (1 replies)
Automation now seems limited 
- Version: 4.6.2, 8/5/2008 06:32AM PST
(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)
tobybraun
Running from the Upgrade DVD, I found that in some areas the automation is limited. I can no longer check multiple volumes in the same pass -- instead I have to check each volume separately.
I've often wished for a better suite of automation features, supporting a user-defined set of tests and parameters without intervention, and this latest glitch leaves me longing for a better tool.
I've often wished for a better suite of automation features, supporting a user-defined set of tests and parameters without intervention, and this latest glitch leaves me longing for a better tool.
Are others experiencing this? Is there a fix?