Alsoft DiskWarrior - 2.0 Instruction Manual
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome to DiskWarrior
Welcome to DiskWarrior
Alsoft, The Utility Company
At Alsoft, we have been writing software for Mac OS computers since 1984. Our expertise is in
providing powerful, useful, and safe utilities that enhance the Mac OS user experience while
maintaining the ease-of-use that Macintosh owners expect. Some of these utilities include Disk-
Express®, MasterJuggler®, PlusMaker™, and PlusOptimizer™.
providing powerful, useful, and safe utilities that enhance the Mac OS user experience while
maintaining the ease-of-use that Macintosh owners expect. Some of these utilities include Disk-
Express®, MasterJuggler®, PlusMaker™, and PlusOptimizer™.
When we introduced DiskExpress in 1986, it was the first and only disk optimizer for the Mac-
intosh. It has always been the safest, most reliable, and most powerful disk optimization package
available for Mac OS computers. Our MasterJuggler Pro is the most comprehensive font manage-
ment utility package on the market today. In January 1998 Apple introduced their new disk for-
mat, known as Mac OS Extended format or HFS Plus, for Mac OS computers with the release of
Mac OS 8.1. Simultaneously, Alsoft introduced PlusMaker to let you effortlessly convert your old-
er HFS disks to the new format. Later that year when Alsoft shipped PlusOptimizer, it was the first
disk optimizer compatible with Mac OS 8.1 and HFS Plus. You can expect to find the safest and
most powerful disk directory damage prevention and elimination utility for Mac OS computers
only from Alsoft.
intosh. It has always been the safest, most reliable, and most powerful disk optimization package
available for Mac OS computers. Our MasterJuggler Pro is the most comprehensive font manage-
ment utility package on the market today. In January 1998 Apple introduced their new disk for-
mat, known as Mac OS Extended format or HFS Plus, for Mac OS computers with the release of
Mac OS 8.1. Simultaneously, Alsoft introduced PlusMaker to let you effortlessly convert your old-
er HFS disks to the new format. Later that year when Alsoft shipped PlusOptimizer, it was the first
disk optimizer compatible with Mac OS 8.1 and HFS Plus. You can expect to find the safest and
most powerful disk directory damage prevention and elimination utility for Mac OS computers
only from Alsoft.
What is DiskWarrior?
DiskWarrior is a utility designed from the ground up with a totally different approach to prevent-
ing and resolving directory damage. DiskWarrior’s exclusive DiskShield™ prevents disk damage
by checking the validity of any data being written to the directory to prevent errant programs
from destroying your directory. It also checks the validity of any directory data read from your
disks to alert you of any existing directory damage and to prevent the damage from escalating.
Furthermore, DiskShield keeps the directories on your disks updated so that a crash or loss of
power won't cause a loss of data. With DiskWarrior’s nonstop disk protection, you may never
experience disk damage again.
ing and resolving directory damage. DiskWarrior’s exclusive DiskShield™ prevents disk damage
by checking the validity of any data being written to the directory to prevent errant programs
from destroying your directory. It also checks the validity of any directory data read from your
disks to alert you of any existing directory damage and to prevent the damage from escalating.
Furthermore, DiskShield keeps the directories on your disks updated so that a crash or loss of
power won't cause a loss of data. With DiskWarrior’s nonstop disk protection, you may never
experience disk damage again.
DiskWarrior resolves existing disk damage by rebuilding your disk directory using data recov-
ered from the original directory, thereby recovering files and folders that you thought were lost.
The directories DiskWarrior creates are also optimized for maximum directory performance.
DiskWarrior is not a disk repair program in the conventional sense. It does not attempt to solve
all of the possible problems that can occur with a disk. It specializes in eliminating directory er-
rors. Directory errors are the most common problems Mac OS users have with their disks. Disk-
Warrior rebuilds your disk directories making them error-free, eliminating any problems the
errors would have caused, and recovering lost files. It fixes any problem with master directory
ered from the original directory, thereby recovering files and folders that you thought were lost.
The directories DiskWarrior creates are also optimized for maximum directory performance.
DiskWarrior is not a disk repair program in the conventional sense. It does not attempt to solve
all of the possible problems that can occur with a disk. It specializes in eliminating directory er-
rors. Directory errors are the most common problems Mac OS users have with their disks. Disk-
Warrior rebuilds your disk directories making them error-free, eliminating any problems the
errors would have caused, and recovering lost files. It fixes any problem with master directory