Alsoft DiskWarrior 4.0 for Intel & PowerPC Macs

by Alsoft

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• ASIN: B000K5UXYS
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,340 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #22 in Software > Utilities > PC Maintenance

Product Description

DiskWarrior is the safest, the most technologically advanced, and the most powerful utility to eliminate directory damage available for any computer. DiskWarrior uses a different approach to disk directory repair than other programs. DiskWarrior is not a disk repair program in the conventional sense. Instead of patching the original directory, it uses a patent-pending technology to quickly build a new replacement directory using data recovered from the original directory, thereby recovering files and folders that you thought were lost and that no other program could recover. Monitors drive hardware for potential drive failure Verification of replacement directory ensures data integrity Comparison of original directory with replacement directory tells you which files and folders may have been affected by directory damage Patented preview feature to view what the disk will look like after the directory is rebuilt, allowing you to view files and folders before any directory changes are written to disk Repairs damaged boot blocks and blesses the system folder to ensure that the computer will start from the repaired disk Compaitble with OS X versions up to Snow Leopard Not Compatible with OS X Lion

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

69 of 69 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Raised my Mac from the dead August 30, 2007

By C. W. Smith

I work in a Macintosh repair shop, and deal with troubled machines all the time. When booting from the Mac OS installer CD won't fix a hard drive, this is the next tool I pull out of my bag. I've seen this program do amazing things for my clients' computers: rescuing their precious documents, photos, and iTunes libraries. It's even resurrected a couple of my own drives that even I'd lost faith in.

Yes, this "Universal" version is version 4: it will work on all PPC and Intel-based Macs running OS X. If your Mac still runs OS 9, you need Disc Warrior 3 or earlier.

52 of 53 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Tech Program December 26, 2006

By J. Hauser

DiskWarrior did what my Tech Tool Pro couldn't: it fixed all my volume errors and cleaned up my system. I had used TTP and it "said" that my computer was fine. I have an iMac G4 Flat Panel. But when I tried to upgrade to Tiger, it wouldn't allow me because it told me I still had errors. So TTP was either lying or couldn't really fix the problem. Enter DW. I used the external drive as the start-up (after backing up EVERYTHING) and put DW to the test. Within 30 minutes, it had reparied all the damage and allowed my Tiger to upgrade, error-free! Nice job DW! I will now use it to maintain my files and keep TTP as a last resort.

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I know most folks won't take this advice, but: June 25, 2007

By Kate Stokes VINE™ VOICE

my advice to you is to buy this now, even if you are having no problems with your Mac at this time. I realize 99% of you won't take this advice until something goes wrong, but the 1% of you that do will thank me later on. This program is a literal lifesaver. It has saved my digital life once, and countless times for my clients. (I am a professional Mac tech) Don't wait until something goes wrong and then you have to wait a week for this to come in the mail. Just buy a copy and have it in reserve for when (not if) you have a hard drive problem. This program will save you from paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a data recovery service to rescue your data. This program is so amazing that I have seen it rescue ALL data from EVERY hard drive that I have tried it on. Hard drives that I thought were damaged beyond repair. if your hard drive is still spinning, then this program can help you. The only way it wouldn't be able to help is if you had a completely fried hard drive (one that wouldn't even power on) Again, just buy it now, stick it in a drawer, and thank me later on when it saves your rear end.