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TechTool Pro is a full-featured utility program containing options for testing and repair, maintenance (including disk defragmentation), and data recovery. All it takes is one click of the mouse to perform a comprehensive suite of tests on your computer's hardware and attached drives. TechTool Pro does it all. There is no need to purchase additional software to keep your computer performing at its best. In fact, it's so good that Apple includes a copy of its sibling, TechTool Deluxe, in its AppleCare Protection Plan.
Diagnostics and Repair Use the Check
Diagnostics and Repair Use the Check
What's New
Version 6.0.4 (update within the app, or login to your Micromat account to download online):
- Improvement to Volume Rebuild/Repair routines.
- Enhancements and fixes in the Surface Scan test.
- Fixed an eDrive and Spotlight volume unmounting issue.
- Added ability to Wipe Free Space on an active system volume in Wipe Data.
- Significant improvements and updates to the Local Network tool for Bonjour enabled devices.
- Improved support of Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) FileVault encrypted and RAID volumes in TechTool Protection.
- Updated and fixed localization issues for French, Italian, German, Japanese and Chinese (Simplified).
- Included additional machine identification models to Check Computer.
- Updated Growl support.
Version 6.0.4 (update within the app, or login to your Micromat account to download online):
- Improvement to Volume Rebuild/Repair routines.
- Enhancements and fixes in the Surface Scan test.
- Fixed an eDrive and Spotlight volume unmounting issue.
- Added ability to Wipe Free Space on an active system volume in Wipe Data.
- Significant improvements and updates to the Local Network tool for more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later.
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TechTool Pro is a full-featured utility program containing options for testing and repair, maintenance (including disk defragmentation), and data recovery. All it takes is one click of the mouse to perform a comprehensive suite of tests on your computer's hardware and attached drives. TechTool Pro does it all. There is no need to purchase additional software to keep your computer performing at its best. In fact, it's so good that Apple includes a copy of its sibling, TechTool Deluxe, in its AppleCare Protection Plan.
Diagnostics and Repair Use the Check Computer feature to perform a complete diagnostics check of the computer and the Macintosh formatted hard drives with one click of the mouse. This includes a SMART test of the computer's built-in hard drive to check for impending drive failure, a test of the computer's available RAM, a check of the disk directories, and much more. If problems are found, advice is provided on how to proceed to repair the problem. Use Check Computer regularly as a part of a preventive maintenance program.
Volume Rebuild In addition to testing the disk directories of hard drives, TechTool Pro can also perform a complete rebuild of them. This optimizes these critical data structures and, on a corrupted drive, repair any problems. Use volume rebuild to keep your hard drives operating at their peak performance.
Optimization TechTool Pro performs both file and volume optimization. File optimization consolidates each individual file into a contiguous area of the hard drive. Volume optimization consolidates the free space on a hard drive. Optimizing enhances the overall performance of your drives and simplifies the file storage layout.
Data Recovery TechTool Pro includes several methods of data recovery. Use them to recover data from corrupted drives that don't mount on the desktop and save the data to another location. Use the Trash History feature to track the location of deleted files and increase the chance of their recovery in the case of an accidental deletion.
Volume Cloning Volume Cloning provides the ability to create an exact clone or disk image clone of a selected volume. Both of these formats can be utilized for backing up and restoring data and, in some cases, systems and applications. Cloning volumes can be helpful if you are upgrading from a smaller size hard drive to a larger hard drive.
Network Monitor the configuration of your local area network (LAN) by revealing the active services and ports on each selected machine or Bonjour supported device on your LAN. This information is important for strengthening security on a specific machine, Bonjour supported device or your overall LAN, and is also helpful in tracking what devices have been in use in the past that are no longer available since the last time monitoring was performed.
eDrive One of the unique features of TechTool Pro is the eDrive. This is a bootable Mac OS X partition containing TechTool Pro and a small copy of your system that you can use when performing regular maintenance or in the case of an emergency. It is created on one of your hard drives without the need to reformat it.
Protection TechTool Pro includes the option to install the TechTool Protection system preference. This is where you configure automatic functions that operate in the background. In particular, you can configure Protection to track deleted files, monitor the free space on your hard drives, save backups of critical directory data to help with recovery in the event of drive corruption, and to monitor the SMART routines of your hard drives. If problems are found, Protection provides an onscreen alert and can even be configured to send an email alert.
Diagnostics and Repair Use the Check Computer feature to perform a complete diagnostics check of the computer and the Macintosh formatted hard drives with one click of the mouse. This includes a SMART test of the computer's built-in hard drive to check for impending drive failure, a test of the computer's available RAM, a check of the disk directories, and much more. If problems are found, advice is provided on how to proceed to repair the problem. Use Check Computer regularly as a part of a preventive maintenance program.
Volume Rebuild In addition to testing the disk directories of hard drives, TechTool Pro can also perform a complete rebuild of them. This optimizes these critical data structures and, on a corrupted drive, repair any problems. Use volume rebuild to keep your hard drives operating at their peak performance.
Optimization TechTool Pro performs both file and volume optimization. File optimization consolidates each individual file into a contiguous area of the hard drive. Volume optimization consolidates the free space on a hard drive. Optimizing enhances the overall performance of your drives and simplifies the file storage layout.
Data Recovery TechTool Pro includes several methods of data recovery. Use them to recover data from corrupted drives that don't mount on the desktop and save the data to another location. Use the Trash History feature to track the location of deleted files and increase the chance of their recovery in the case of an accidental deletion.
Volume Cloning Volume Cloning provides the ability to create an exact clone or disk image clone of a selected volume. Both of these formats can be utilized for backing up and restoring data and, in some cases, systems and applications. Cloning volumes can be helpful if you are upgrading from a smaller size hard drive to a larger hard drive.
Network Monitor the configuration of your local area network (LAN) by revealing the active services and ports on each selected machine or Bonjour supported device on your LAN. This information is important for strengthening security on a specific machine, Bonjour supported device or your overall LAN, and is also helpful in tracking what devices have been in use in the past that are no longer available since the last time monitoring was performed.
eDrive One of the unique features of TechTool Pro is the eDrive. This is a bootable Mac OS X partition containing TechTool Pro and a small copy of your system that you can use when performing regular maintenance or in the case of an emergency. It is created on one of your hard drives without the need to reformat it.
Protection TechTool Pro includes the option to install the TechTool Protection system preference. This is where you configure automatic functions that operate in the background. In particular, you can configure Protection to track deleted files, monitor the free space on your hard drives, save backups of critical directory data to help with recovery in the event of drive corruption, and to monitor the SMART routines of your hard drives. If problems are found, Protection provides an onscreen alert and can even be configured to send an email alert.
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svenhanold reviewed on 10 Feb 2012
So, if you want to mess up your fine-working Mac, keep using this piece of ... .
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Frank-O'Connor reviewed on 02 Feb 2012
6.04 is the most ANNOYING upgrade of TechTool pro ever.
I got it mainly for the Volume Rebuild feature on an external back-up drive when DiskWarrior went through a long period without updates. TechTool 6.04 go right through the Volume Rebuild process, attempt to replace the directory, mounts the drive in the middle of the directory replacement for which I get a Growl notification, tells me some other dastardly app has mounted the drive (the log tells me it TT Pro) and then aborts the process.
I then have to do a PHYSICAL reboot of the system so that TT Pro 6.04 will forget about the fact that the device was prematurely mounted by TT Pro 6.04.
I've tried turning off Growl, and a host of other measures ... but TT Pro still mounts the drive it is working on prematurely.
Ahh well, back to Diskwarrior.
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I have upgraded with no trouble at all
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Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/Growl.framework/Versions/A/Growl
Referenced from: /Applications/Utilities/TechTool Pro 6.app/Contents/MacOS/TechTool Pro 6
Reason: image not found
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So TTP trashed my hard drive, and Total Finder filled it with junk. Both products I have had to remove from my system. A complete waste of money, even at the bundle price.
Don't use TTP ( if your license ever works ) until there is a statement from Micromat on what went wrong, and at the very least, an apology and upgrade for those with the current defective version.
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rpowellweb reviewed on 18 Dec 2011
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sjk6574 reviewed on 16 Dec 2011
PS: Other than the obviously broken HDD tools, the other tools aren't useful.
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Tokyo-Mac reviewed on 13 Dec 2011
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Misha reviewed on 02 Dec 2011
Since version 5, it's been every bit as reliable and effective at rebuilding directories as DiskWarrior, which means I've been using that latter utility less than before.
I like the granularity of the SMART status check, which lets you see the health of many parameters of a drive (rather than just PASS or FAIL). This is extremely practical for identifying drives that may fail before they actually do.
The defrag tools (optimize files, optimize free space) also work terrific, although they do take a bit of time. There's no flexibility like there is with iDefrag to specify the sort of optimization you want, but the scheme TechTool Pro uses is solid and has rescued many friends' Macs from sluggish performance (especially those with drives a few years old).
No real complaints here, except that in the age of the Mac App Store and general declining app prices, $100 seems a little steep, but if TechTool Pro ever saves your Mac or or your files (as it has for me), the time saved makes the price point extremely palatable.
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The only thing I really didn't like in Version 5 is the forced Pop-up begging on every launch to install the eDrive plugin-Feature.
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I could only fix the problem with DiskWarrior 4.3.
Note that version 5.0.7 was working correctly.
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Can any one suggest an alternative application for disk recovery that when purchased can actually be downloaded from the developer for use?
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(MacBook Pro, Intel Core Duo, 10.5.7, 2 GB)
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
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The way Micromat does it, and charges $10 for 5.0.4 to 5.0.5 update is a racket at best.
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If one has an older Coriolis Tiger DVD then you can only make another Tiger DVD with a newer app on it; to boot the latest Macs with the newer Coriolis Leopard DVD would require an upgrade purchase.
With the coming of USB-3.0 and ever cheaper external drives, all the disc talk may well become irrelevant.
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Help!
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Insert it > Restart holding the C key for 3 min. > Wait 10-20 min.
Now you can use TT to check/debug main hard drive.
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I feel like I know a little about how things work but following the instructions on the bundle receipt does not yield a bootable dvd.
Can you provide clearer instructions? And yes I held down the C key when I rebooted.
what's going on??
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