#DISKWARRIOR 5 REVIEW FOR MAC OS#
The original DiskWarrior for Mac OS Classic, first introduced in 1998, only ever made it to version 2.1.
#DISKWARRIOR 5 REVIEW SOFTWARE#
Is your ‘Book ailing? Apple computers and the Mac OS are pretty reliable, but once in a while even Macs can have problems, and when the issue is disk-related, the tool I turn to first (and usually last) is Alsoft’s superb disk diagnostic, maintenance, and repair utility, DiskWarrior.ĭiskWarrior, AlSoft Inc.’s flagship software product, acclaimed by many (including this writer) to be the hands-down best Mac OS disk maintenance utility, doesn’t get updated very often. 'Book Mystique Review: AlSoft DiskWarrior 4.0 - Mac Disk Diagnostic, Maintenance, And Repair Tool
DiskWarrior works both as preventive medicine–to fix errors before they become serious–and to correct more serious errors and help recover files when things get really bad.Home > Columns > Charles Moore The 'Book Mystique While your data may still be on a disk, the Mac is no longer capable of finding it. If directories become corrupted, you can lose files. It has saved my data, and fixed hard drive issues, many times over the years.ĭiskWarrior does one thing, and does it well: it optimizes and repairs disk directories, which contain the information that tells your Mac where files are stored on the disks attached to it. At the time, I reviewed DiskWarrior 4 and gave it the highest rating, five mice.
#DISKWARRIOR 5 REVIEW UPDATE#
It’s been eight years since the last update to DiskWarrior. Since 1998, Alsoft’s DiskWarrior has been the go-to tool for fixing disk corruption on Macs. There are two things you need to do to ensure you don’t lose data: back up your files regularly, and use software to diagnose and correct problems before they become serious. Or you can make the kind of mistake that results in deleted folders or erased disks. Media, such as hard drives, eventually fails. I’ve said it countless times: it’s not a question of if you will lose data, but when.
Update: I was reminded that Command-+ increases the size of a note text, but only if you have selected that text. Again, users should have a choice, or Apple’s designers should learn the basics of contrast in working with fonts. There’s also another annoyance: links in notes show up in yellow – the same color as the app’s icon – which doesn’t contrast very well against a white background. But I don’t want to change the font every time I create a new note.) Also, I’d like to use a fixed-width font. The font may be big enough for some users, but not for me. Yet another example of disdain through simplification. Yes, it’s that “simple.” Rather than have a default font size, Apple assumes that everyone uses a tiny font. You can change the font size of individual notes go to Format > Font > Show Fonts, and then choose a size from the font picker. So all notes start out in a tiny (to me) font. But on OS X, there is no such system font size setting. In iOS, the Notes app inherits the overall font settings you choose if you choose to increase the size of the system font, then the font in Notes gets bigger. You can view attachments, and you can even lock individual notes, in the latest versions of Apple’s operating systems.Īpple made a stupid design decision: they don’t allow users to choose a default font and size in the OS X version of the app. You can store notes on your Macs and iOS devices, and they sync via iCloud. Read the rest of the article on Macworld.Īpple’s Notes app is quite useful. This works for URLs, but if you click a link to email someone, it won’t work at all.īumpr ($8 through April 15, then $15 App Store link), from Scott Ostler and designer Khoi Vinh, helps you deal with these multiple apps.
But when you want to open a link in another app, you generally have to copy that link, switch to the other app, then paste it.
With macOS, you can set a default web browser (you do this in macOS’s system preferences under General) or email client (do this in Mail’s preferences), and these settings determine which apps open when you click links. And some people use different browsers for specific uses you may have one browser for everyday web use, and another for secure browsing. Designers need to test websites on multiple browsers. But many people use different web browsers to be able to easily access multiple accounts, such as Gmail or other services, for work or for personal use. Plenty of people use their Macs with just one web browser and a single email client.
