Starting next week, I will be asking for (and posting!) feedback, both positive and negative, about your experiences using any or all of these products. I think it is time to start taking a closer look at this important trio of programs. Updates and bug fixes have tended to be very slow in coming. HFS Plus appears to have been a real challenge for the makers of these utilities. Todays best deal is 40 off First Year of Norton AntiVirus Plus Now 19.99.
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TechTool Pro (from MicroMat) and the just released MacMedic (from Total Recall) are two other drive repair utilities that also work with HFS Plus formatted drives. PCMag has sourced the best coupons and promo codes for NortonLifeLock. I had to use TechTool Pro 2.03 to fix the problem." (Ken Rubin) The instructions actually tell you that an HFS volume might produce a -50 error. "I tried out the new beta Disk Doctor 4 and it corrupted my HFS startup disk. I got a blinking question mark at my next startup." (Michael Lincoln)
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When I shut down, the Mac OS advised me that I didn't have a valid System or Finder and would not be able to re-start. Afterwards, I noticed that I could not open any folders. After following all directions to fix or not fix, Disk Doctor finished. "I used Norton beta to solve a b-tree error on my disk.
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They may not represent the typical user's experience, but I will still be waiting for the release version before I put the Norton update on any of my drives. In fact, I already have two readers reporting just this sort of disaster. But it likely goes way up with a beta version. The risk is there even with a released version. It can damage your drive to the point where it needs to be reformatted.
A bug in a disk repair program can have more serious consequences than almost any other type of software. Personally, although I applaud Symantec's interest in getting feedback on the product before it is released, I have to question the wisdom of any user who risks using this product. This is the version that will finally have HFS Plus support.īe sure to check out the warnings in the Read Me file before using it. Symantec has released a beta version of its forthcoming update to Norton Utilities for Macintosh. The status of this may change throughout the day. Their Web site does not yet reflect this (at least as of this morning).
Update: Stephen Stitle reports that Symantec has pulled Norton Utilities Beta from their ftp site.
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