[muglo] Re: Tech Tool Pro and OS X?
- From: Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:44:43 -0400
On 8/8/05, Leith Peterson <leithriver7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was just looking in the MUGLO archives for information on utilities
> for OS X. It appears that Norton is a definite no no? I have Norton
> for OS X and 9, but just use it for the virus protection at present
> on my iBook G3 combo.
>=20
> However, I just learned yesterday that Apple's Disc Utility will only
> repair permissions, so now I'm wondering about alternatives for
> checking the hard drive. I have had bad experiences with Tech Tool
> Pro and OS 8.6/9, but do you think it has got better with OS X? What
> are people using with OS X?
>=20
> Pls let me know. Thanks.
>=20
> Leith
The safest solution is to format and re-install, but, that's not
always an option. Norton is officially no longer supported for OS X so
use it with caution under X 10.3 and beyond. Can't speak to the
others!
As for using it for anti virus software (especially Norton) -- it's
NOT a wise idea to run anti-virus software on Macintosh since (a)
there are NO KNOWN viruses and (b) anti-virus software often causes
problems.
Eric.
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