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10 Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome to DiskWarrior until long after the damage actually occurred. Also, if any portion of the directory is overwritten

Welcome to DiskWarrior Chapter 1: Introduction 11 ing. Furthermore, DiskShield keeps the directories on your disks updated so that a crash or loss

12 Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome to DiskWarrior Why Alsoft DiskWarrior is the Only Answer Only DiskWarrior includes its exclusive DiskShield to pro

Welcome to DiskWarrior Chapter 1: Introduction 13 differences found in the DiskWarrior Report. You'll know right away what files and folders ar

14 Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome to DiskWarrior • Eliminates unseen directory errors, preventing minor directory errors from escalating into major

Basic Terms You Need To Know Chapter 1: Introduction 15 Basic Terms You Need To Know This section explains some terms and concepts that are used th

16 Chapter 1: Introduction Basic Terms You Need To Know Driver This is the software that translates requests from the Mac OS into the commands that t

Basic Terms You Need To Know Chapter 1: Introduction 17 Partition Map The partition map is a section of the disk that contains the information for

18 Chapter 1: Introduction Basic Terms You Need To Know

Chapter 2Using DiskWarrior

ii Copyright This manual and the software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual or the so

20 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Installation of DiskWarrior Installation of DiskWarrior Requirements To rebuild the directory on a Mac OS Standard

Installation of DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 21 Before You Install First make a backup DiskWarrior is not copy protected, so the Finder c

22 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Installation of DiskWarrior Installing DiskWarrior Follow these steps to install DiskWarrior. Note: If you suspect

Installation of DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 23 3) Choose Easy or Custom Install To Easy Install• Choose Easy Install from the Installer

24 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Installation of DiskWarrior If the Loaded, On Icon Appears As your computer restarts, DiskWarrior should display th

Installation of DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 25 If none of the icons are displayed at startup, then the installation was not successful a

26 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Installation of DiskWarriorQuitting DiskWarriorTo quit the DiskWarrior application choose Quit from the File menu. T

Strategies for Rebuilding with DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 27Strategies for Rebuilding with DiskWarriorCaution: If you suspect there is d

28 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Strategies for Rebuilding with DiskWarriorcannot be repaired, DiskWarrior can allow you to recover as much data as p

Strategies for Rebuilding with DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 29If none of these methods are employable for your Mac (you have only one Mac

iii Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome to DiskWarrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Running DiskWarriorRunning DiskWarriorRebuilding Your HFS and HFS Plus DisksYou will find DiskWarrior extremely easy t

Running DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 31all extensions off, and make sure there are no applications open before starting DiskWarrior.3) Dou

32 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Running DiskWarrior4) Select the disk to be rebuilt from the disks pop-up menu.If you have problems finding the disk w

Running DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 33Caution: Never remove the original disk or the preview disk from the desktop during preview.Note: I

34 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Running DiskWarrior11) DiskWarrior will install the rebuilt directory and keep you updated with its progress.DiskWarr

Running DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 35What to Look for in the DiskWarrior ReportAfter the rebuild has been completed, DiskWarrior will sh

36 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Running DiskWarriorDiskWarrior may create special folders at the root level of the disk. You should pay particular at

Running DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 37again in case the error is intermittent and the copy operation can be performed for those files. Thi

38 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Rebuilding Your Startup DiskRebuilding Your Startup DiskRebuilding Your Startup Disk Using a CD Drive and a Rewritea

Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 39Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Using One Removable Media Disk Your startup disk is the disk

iv DiskWarrior Shortcuts - AppleScripting and Drag and Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Rebuilding Your Startup Disk. . . . . . . . . . . .

40 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Rebuilding Your Startup Disk6) Copy the DiskWarrior folder from your hard disk to the RAM disk.7) Continue with step

Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 41Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Using the DiskWarrior CDYour startup disk is the disk contain

42 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Rebuilding Your Startup DiskRebuilding Your Startup Disk Using a CD Drive and a NetworkYour startup disk is the disk

Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 438) Select the disk with the copy of DiskWarrior in the Chooser or Network Browser for shar

44 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Graphing a Disk DirectoryGraphing a Disk DirectoryDiskWarrior allows you to create a graph that indicates the degree

Graphing a Disk Directory Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 451 will now link to node 4 and node 4 will now link to node 2. This causes the nodes to be out

46 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Graphing a Disk DirectoryFigure 2-7Optimizing defragments and removes unnecessary nodes.About DiskWarrior’s Director

Graphing a Disk Directory Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 473) Select the disk to be graphed from the disks pop-up menu.4) Click the Graph button.A progr

48 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Graphing a Disk DirectoryFigure 2-8Graph of a typical hard disk before optimization.Figure 2-9Graph of the same disk

Configuring DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 49Configuring DiskWarriorUse the DiskShield Tab to control DiskWarrior’s DiskShield protection, to

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50 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Configuring DiskWarriorin memory is updated, and you are notified of any directory errors found as well as any attempts

Configuring DiskWarrior Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 51Note: DiskShield will only notify you of one Minor problem on a particular disk per hour, and wi

52 Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior Configuring DiskWarriorstill updating it more frequently than the Mac OS normally would. All other features of DiskWar

Chapter 3Troubleshooting and Error Messages

54 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages TroubleshootingTroubleshootingIf after installing DiskWarrior, your Mac OS computer begins behaving a

Troubleshooting Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 552) Reinstall DiskWarrior. • Reinstall DiskWarrior using the ORIGINAL DiskWarrior pack

56 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Troubleshooting❏ Problem: The disk I want to rebuild does not appear in the disks Pop-up menu.DiskWar

Troubleshooting Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 57problem continues to occur, you may need to reinstall your system software. Refer to

58 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Troubleshootingdisk needs to be reformatted to exclude the bad blocks. Follow the procedure recommend

Disk Status Messages Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 59Disk Status MessagesThese messages appear in the main window and describe the st

vi DiskWarrior Credits DiskWarrior written by Al Whipple and Rusty Little Manual written by Al Whipple, Rusty Little, and Joe Muscara

60 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Disk Status Messages❏ Directory cannot be rebuilt because an error occurred trying to access this di

Disk Status Messages Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 61❏ Directory cannot be rebuilt because of a problem communicating with this disk

62 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Error Messages and NotificationsError Messages and NotificationsThese are the messages you may receive

Error Messages and Notifications Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 63❏ The directory of the disk “disk name” cannot be rebuilt. This disk

64 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Error Messages and Notifications❏ The directory cannot be rebuilt while other applications are using

Error Messages and Notifications Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 65❏ DiskWarrior encountered an unexpected error while attempting compar

66 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Error Messages and Notificationssions off. If DiskWarrior reports this error number again, please con

Error Messages and Notifications Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 67❏ The directory of the disk “disk name” cannot be rebuilt. The disk i

68 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Error Messages and Notifications❏ The original disk and the preview disk now appear on the desktop. B

Error Messages and Notifications Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 69❏ A disk malfunction occurred while writing the replacement directory

Chapter 1Introduction

70 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Error Messages and Notifications❏ DiskWarrior encountered an unexpected error while attempting to sto

Error Messages and Notifications Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 71❏ Available memory has been exhausted. DiskWarrior cannot continue to

72 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Error Messages and Notifications❏ The DiskWarrior extension encountered an unexpected error and has b

Error Messages and Notifications Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 73❏ DiskWarrior encountered an error while saving the graph.Please choo

74 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Error Messages and Notifications❏ The DiskWarrior preferences file has been determined to be corrupt.

Error Messages and Notifications Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 75❏ The DiskWarrior preferences file could not be updated because the cu

76 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages Error Messages and Notificationsas possible. When this occurs, your ultimate response will depend upo

Error Messages and Notifications Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 77❏ The DiskWarrior® Preferences file has been determined to be corrupt.

78 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages DiskWarrior Report MessagesDiskWarrior Report MessagesThe following is a list of all of the possible

DiskWarrior Report Messages Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 79• 1 link file no longer point(s) to an original file and therefore cannot b

8 Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome to DiskWarrior Welcome to DiskWarrior Alsoft, The Utility Company At Alsoft, we have been writing software for Mac

80 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages DiskWarrior Report Messages• 1 file had an incorrect key that was repaired.• 1 file had a directory en

DiskWarrior Report Messages Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 81• Incorrect values in the Volume Information were repaired.• Critical val

82 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages DiskWarrior Report Messages• 1 folder had a Modification Date that changed.• 1 file had a Finder Flag

DiskWarrior Report Messages Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 83It is highly recommended that you backup all of your data from the previe

84 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages DiskWarrior Report MessagesComparison of the original and replacement directories was skipped. A com

DiskWarrior Report Messages Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 85The Allocation Block Start of the Volume Information is incorrect and nee

86 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages DiskWarrior Report MessagesRepaired the Number of Root Folders of the critical Volume InformationRep

DiskWarrior Report Messages Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 87Repaired Record TypeRepaired Item CountDetected that the Custom Icon is d

88 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages DiskWarrior Report MessagesRepaired Reserved FieldsDetected that the Resource Fork is damaged and ca

DiskWarrior Report Messages Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 89prevent the contents of these files from being damaged when the files are c

Welcome to DiskWarrior Chapter 1: Introduction 9 blocks and alternate master directory blocks (HFS), volume headers and alternate volume head-ers (

90 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages DiskWarrior Report Messagesthese items can be used.Fewer Items: These folders have fewer items in th

DiskWarrior Report Messages Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages 91Locked Disk Name: The disk has a setting that prohibits you from renaming

92 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages DiskWarrior Report MessagesResource Fork: This is a simple database that can be part of a file. It co