hi all, i was just wondering if there's a Mac equivalent for HD Tune Pro. it's a Windows app i use to check for errors on hard drives. i want to check if an externall 1TB HDD has any bad sectors on it before i use time machine to backup my work. i want something that'll check for any small error -- i don't want something that'll just do a basic scan.
thank you
Mac mini
It is my understanding that all modern drives handle that task on their own. There is no need to perform that task.
See here: http://superuser.com/questions/148227/fix-bad-blocks-on-mac-hard-disk
and here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1847808?start=0&tstart=0
ThunderCon wrote:
but there's software that can do it on Windows so there must be something on the Mac.
DiskUtility, DiskWarrior, TechTools, Genius, etc. etc. just do a google search. Most are paid apps except DiskUtility which is already built in and can be accessed from your reinstall partition. I personally don't bother with any except DiskUtility, but do keep a copy of DiskWarrior on hand just in case.
Developers will convince you that you need all sorts of programs to check and repair most often manufactured disc ailments, but if you are one of those happy to pay, then that is your choice.
Good Luck
Pete
but there's software that can do it on Windows so there must be something on the Mac.
ThunderCon wrote:
but there's software that can do it on Windows so there must be something on the Mac.
Yes, there's an enormous market for useless utilities there.
HDD Health: How to check it? HD Tune Pro equivalent for Mac?
