Drive Genius for Mac User Reviews
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"Amateur tool with attempt at pretty interface"
Version: Drive Genius 3.1.2
Pros
No pros. DEfrag is pratically useless.
Cons
Its 2012 - your defrag tool should not tell me that it can not unmount the drive.
The disk scan feature stated that it will take 88 days to scan my 500 GB drive. The feature is useless and Tech Tool Pro did this in 4 hours.... A disk tool that can not scan a drive. Useless
The tools seems to be a collection of amateur stuff thrown together with a pretty interface.... -
"Optimized my disks!"
Version: Drive Genius 3.1.2
Pros
Works very well and reliably so far
Cons
Works great for me
Summary
I've recently bought this product and it seems to work quite well, addressing the OSX-specific needs that a Mac owner has. It does work very quickly and quite well in conjunction to Diskwarrior. I will never rely upon Norton again.
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"I feel hoodwinked with the false claims"
Version: Drive Genius 3.1.2
Pros
Vertigo inducing GUI for those who are so inclined
Cons
Doesn't do the simplest of Disk repair functions.
Summary
I couldn't get my backup drive to mount on my Intel mac book and so, after reading the remarkable abilities advertised on the OWC site, I ordered Drive Genius 3.0 .
After getting somewhat used to the vertigo producing GUI, I set out to repair my HFS+ drive. To my dread, It wouldn't repair nor defrag my drive. It just simply said it couldn't. No further tips or suggestions. Just that it couldn't.
Well I thought "Oh Boy $1000 bucks for a data recovery company." I then tried one more thing as a lark. I powered up Diskwarrior and lo and behold; a replaced directory and all my data was back, less the name of my drive.
Not to be able to do a disk defrag by a program that Prosoft touts it to be what they claim? I felt hoodwinked and so I tried returning the software.
OWC was very understanding and suggested I call Prosoft and get an authorization to return the software.
When I called, I was told by Bob at Prosoft that "no software company guarantees their software so there would be no returns authorized by him".
Well, I strongly suggest you save your money and stick with Diskwarrior and Apple's disk utility for your Disk maintenance needs.
At least now when i want to feel oozy and lightheaded I can always fire up Jive Genius and let it's GUI do its thing ;(
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