DiskStudio for Mac

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• can not resize partitions must delete and lose data...

  edlotzJuly 21, 2005

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  ...first<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />After purchasing and trying to resize my partitions...this is not the product for doing that...you must detele the partitions..and in doing so you will delete all info on those partitions. Go to iPartition...better product with more options.

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• Re-partitions flawlessly on fly; works seamlessly...

  nnagerApril 26, 2005

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  ...with TechTool Pro 4.0.4<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I donated by time as a volunteer beta tester and put DiskStudio through its paces on a 733-mhz G4 QuickSilver (2001) and 266-mhz Beige G3, early in the testing running Panther's 10.3.8 and then OS 10.3.9. DiskStudio allowed me to do re-partitioning on the fly when launched from another hard drive and when launched from TechTool Pro 4.0.3's or 4.0.4's eDrive. I re-partitioned several internal and and external FW hard drives not just for testing DiskStudio, but also in reconfiguring my drives to allow me to boot from either 10.3.9 or 10.4 and added a data partition to which I moved all documents, music and photos and another partition on which I now have all non-Apple applications with the exceptions of a couple utilities. DiskStudio's final beta worked like a charm. I experienced some hiccups early in the beta testing process, but none whatsoever in the last beta before the public release. I did the following on both Macs: --added partitions. --erased partitions --deleted partitions --re-sized existing partitions DiskStudio's final beta worked like a charm. I experienced some hiccups early in the beta testing process, but none whatsoever in the last beta before the public release. Before I would ever do any re-partitioning, I would make sure Permissions were repaired and that the volume directory was tested or rebuilt with either TechTool Pro or DiskWarrior. Before and after partitoning, I ran Repair Permissions, just to make sure. I would NEVER do any re-partitioning without having a very recent backup set or a bootable clone on another hard drive. I had no need for my backups or clones while testing DiskStudio--except as insurance against the unknown--but I still would insist upon backing up first. And I'd recommend that a UPC battery backup system be used during re-partitioning, just as I would suggest that during any OS update, just in case the local electricity company has a blackout or brownout. I can only speak on how DiskStudio works with OS 10.3.8 and 10.3.9, not 10.4. I will not intall Tiger until after it's release on April 29. DiskStudio's reliability and its seamless operation with TechTool Pro's eDrive earned my five-star rating on all but the price. Respectfully, Norm

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