
Running DiskWarrior
Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior 23
Running DiskWarrior
Rebuilding Your HFS and HFS Plus Disks
You will find DiskWarrior extremely easy to use. You will start by selecting a disk, clicking
Rebuild, and then waiting a few moments for the DiskWarrior Report. Then you will view the
Report, making note of the problems that were found and repaired anything that DiskWarrior
recommends to you. At this point, you should preview the rebuilt disk, checking if any files or
folders you may have lost have been recovered. Once you have determined that the Preview disk
is satisfactory, you will click Replace to replace the directory on the original disk with the new,
optimized replacement directory that you just previewed.
Alsoft recommends you thoroughly read the remainder of this chapter so that you understand
how DiskWarrior works, and what you should look for in each step. Follow these steps to rebuild
your disks with DiskWarrior:
Note:
Alsoft recommends you regularly make a complete backup of your disks. This will
allow you to restore your data regardless of any problem that might arise, including those
that DiskWarrior cannot repair, such as damaged partition maps or mechanical disk
malfunctions.
1) Restart your computer from a disk other than the disk to be rebuilt
DiskWarrior cannot rebuild the directory on the disk from which the Mac OS computer
was started. If you startup from the DiskWarrior Disc, this will allow DiskWarrior to
rebuild the directory of any HFS or HFS Plus disk locally connected to your Mac OS
computer.
Note:
Due to the increased number of files and folders associated with the operating
system, starting up Mac OS X from the DiskWarrior Disc takes longer than starting up Mac
OS 9 and earlier, and may take significantly longer on machines with a slower Disc drive.
Note:
You cannot access System Preferences while started from the DiskWarrior Disc. Do
not choose the DiskWarrior Disc as the Startup Disk in your System Preferences.
2) Close all open applications
Directories cannot be rebuilt on disks with open applications.
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