I replied back that the response was, 'lazy', and never heard back. I put in a support ticket just 2 days ago for a little 'bug' of an issue the response I got back was nonsensical and brief, as if the person who sent the reply just didn't care or, didn't feel like troubleshooting the issue.

To be clear, DW WILL RUN on Catalina, and it can still fix HFS+ directories (secondary or external drives) but it cannot even talk to APFS much less fix it. Ever since then (2017) Alsoft has not been able to make a version of DW that can talk to an APFS directory. In that case, this product will be more useful than ever.įor years DW has been the ONLY app that could fix broken Mac OS directories - that is until APFS. This software may be kneecapped, but I hope the developers will keep offering it because there will be thousands of people around the world keeping around Macs that no longer have Apple Care and can't be easily replaced. But now I'm asking myself: Why should I pay over $100 for a utility that is essentially crippled under Apple Silicone/APFS? DiskWarrior ought to cut their prices in half and make it clear that users of M1/M2 Macs will not have the same options as their HFS+ counterparts. As a result, I intend to keep my old but working Intel Macs around for 32-bit app support and the simple fact that I OWN my copy of Microsoft Office 11, CS6, etc. In conclusion, I thought I would download this software while it's still out there because I'm a curmudgeon and refuse to go with the subscription model for anything and everything. But what is the answer for developers like DiskWarrior? Apple is clearly sending the message with their T2 security chips, signed certificates for software, System Integrity Protection and other moves that they absolutely do not want anyone modifying any aspect of the device! (Just like Big Government, Big Tech loves to micromanage their users, while calling it 'safety and security'!) So clearly with APFS and Apple Silicone the stakes are that much higher for a software solution that will resurrect them from the dead when their internal recovery functions fail, as can happen in the event of a hardware failure. If any part of the memory, SSD or graphics card fails, the entire device becomes a brick. Now I see that it won't support APFS drives and that Apple is essentially pushing independent developers, repair shops and the like out of business with their SoC architecture, which essentially amounts to converting everything - even desktops and laptops - into a mostly unrepairabe, non-upgradeble device. However, I use another tool called Cocktail and TechToolPro so I never bought it. It then uses a fail-safe method of replacing the damaged directory to ensure that interruptions such as power outages won't harm your data.ĭiskWarrior is a classic that goes way back. DiskWarrior verifies your repaired directory to ensure it is error free. DiskWarrior is incredibly safe to use.You can even compare your disk in its damaged state to its repaired state. DiskWarrior's preview feature lets you see how your disk will appear after it is repaired, but before any changes are made. You can easily check if your missing documents and items have been recovered.With a single click, DiskWarrior finds all salvageable files and folders and builds a new error-free, optimized directory for you to use.

Just one click finds everything that's missing or broken.Using a patent-pending, award-winning method of rebuilding directories.

DiskWarrior repairs disks no other utility program can repair: DiskWarrior can find your missing documents and files.DiskWarrior gets you back up and running fast! Or every time you look through your photos, your Mac crashes. Perhaps you've tried to open a document and all that happens is a color wheel that spins and spins and spins? Or when your Mac starts up, all you get is a blinking question mark? Or you were in the middle of editing a movie and now your external hard disk isn't on the desktop? Or your MP3s won't play. Don't panic! DiskWarrior will find your documents, photos, music and any other files when disaster strikes and things go missing. DiskWarrior is the essential Mac disk utility.Įverything just disappeared after your Mac went haywire.

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