Micromat DiskStudio ( Mac)

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Product Features

• Add new partitions to your hard drive, or delete partitions created previously by DiskStudio
• Erase and reformat existing partitions in a number of standard formats - even an entire hard disk

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009AFFEW
• Item model number: mm05333d
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 10, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,070 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

Product Description

DiskStudio allows you to change the scheme of your hard drive, without all the trouble of erasing and reinitializing everything. Want to create a new partition for games or photos? No problem. Want to get rid of that old OS 9 partition without backing up and reformatting your drive? It's easy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite ready for serious work..., October 22, 2007

By	J. Aleman "natgabfan" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

DiskStudio is not quite ready for serious work...

Why you ask? Because there is a good chance DiskStudio will not work as promised and leave you with no option but to reinstall all of your data.

I bought this to let me repartition my hard drive and use the second partition to try Linux on my iBook. Following directions, I made two 20GB partitions on the 40GB hard drive on my iBook. Mac OS X worked fine on the Mac partition, and the other half was left blank, ready to install Linux.

After I tried Linux on my iBook for a while, I decided to remove it and return my iBook's hard drive to a single 40GB size. That is where DiskStudio falls short. I could not get the application to work properly and return my laptop's hard drive to its original state.

I consulted technical support but could not return the hard drive to a single partition. I had to completely wipe the hard drive and reformat to a single partition. I reinstalled Mac OS X and all of my applications and data. Something which would be time-consuming (and/or costly) if I had tried this utility on my primary computer, my G5 PowerMac.

Luckily for me, my iBook is my back-up computer and never has any critical data or files.

I was disappointed with the results I got from DiskStudio, especially since I have always been very happy with TechToolPro, which is also produced by Micromat.

Since the application is new, I am willing to give Micromat the benefit of the doubt and hope they improve thing in a subsequent release. But I would not recommend this product on a primary work computer (with important data).

Feel free to try it on a second or a project computer, knowing you might have to wipe the hard drive if you cannot get it to properly work for you. Otherwise look elsewhere for a non-destructive repartitioning utility.