Alsoft DiskWarrior - 2.0 Instruction Manual
Strategies for Rebuilding with DiskWarrior
Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior
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If none of these methods are employable for your Mac (you have only one Mac that has no ex-
ternal disks and it is an iMac, a PowerBook G3 Series with only the CD drive and the internal
disk, or a Blue and White G3 without the built-in Zip disk), then your only means of using Disk-
Warrior is to use the DiskWarrior CD. Contact Alsoft for more information on obtaining the CD.
ternal disks and it is an iMac, a PowerBook G3 Series with only the CD drive and the internal
disk, or a Blue and White G3 without the built-in Zip disk), then your only means of using Disk-
Warrior is to use the DiskWarrior CD. Contact Alsoft for more information on obtaining the CD.
What to Do If You Used Another Utility First
If you have used another utility before DiskWarrior and now you have a directory that has no er-
rors but is missing data, you can make DiskWarrior scavenge the directory to find the lost data
if the other utility did not write over it. Hold down the Option key in step 6) Click the Rebuild
button. The Rebuild button will change to Scavenge and when you press Scavenge, DiskWarrior
will scavenge the directory.
rors but is missing data, you can make DiskWarrior scavenge the directory to find the lost data
if the other utility did not write over it. Hold down the Option key in step 6) Click the Rebuild
button. The Rebuild button will change to Scavenge and when you press Scavenge, DiskWarrior
will scavenge the directory.
Note: This is the same scavenge procedure DiskWarrior uses to recover your data when it
finds directory errors, but it normally skips the scavenge procedure when the directory has
no major errors. Therefore, you do not need to make DiskWarrior scavenge the directory
except when DiskWarrior states “All file and folder data was easily located” in the
DiskWarrior Report but you suspect that files and/or folders are still missing from the
replacement directory.
finds directory errors, but it normally skips the scavenge procedure when the directory has
no major errors. Therefore, you do not need to make DiskWarrior scavenge the directory
except when DiskWarrior states “All file and folder data was easily located” in the
DiskWarrior Report but you suspect that files and/or folders are still missing from the
replacement directory.