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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome to DiskWarrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Alsoft, The Utility Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 What is DiskWarrior? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 What is the Directory?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DiskWarrior Shortcuts - AppleScripting and Drag and Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Rebuilding Your Startup Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Using a CD Drive and a Rewriteable Disk . . . . . . .38 Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Using One Removable Media Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Using the DiskWarrior CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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DiskWarrior Credits DiskWarrior written by Manual written by vi Al Whipple and Rusty Little Al Whipple, Rusty Little, and Joe Muscara
Chapter 1 Introduction
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 DiskExpress®, MasterJuggler®, PlusMaker™, and PlusOptimizer™. When we introduced DiskExpress in 1986, it was the first and only disk optimizer for the Macintosh.
blocks and alternate master directory blocks (HFS), volume headers and alternate volume headers (HFS Plus), volume bit maps, catalog trees, and extents trees. This approach has a significant advantage that the others overlook. Other products attempt to repair your directory one step at a time, ignoring the big picture of what is truly wrong with your directory, and risking file information that could be saved.
until long after the damage actually occurred. Also, if any portion of the directory is overwritten by an errant program that inadvertently writes its own data, the directory is damaged. When the Mac OS attempts to use the incorrect directory information to read or write information on a disk, an error will occur. This error may be very minor and go unnoticed. It might cause an instantaneous System bomb or crash.
ing. Furthermore, DiskShield keeps the directories on your disks updated so that a crash or loss of power won't cause a loss of data during a disk operation. With DiskWarrior’s nonstop disk protection, you may never experience disk damage again. When Should I Rebuild My Directory with DiskWarrior? Obviously, you should run DiskWarrior when you suspect that there is directory damage on one of your disks.
Why Alsoft DiskWarrior is the Only Answer Only DiskWarrior includes its exclusive DiskShield to provide nonstop protection for your disks, keeping your directories updated and error-free. No other product helps to prevent directory damage before it ever occurs. When you use DiskWarrior to rebuild your directory, it focuses on what you care most about on your disk–your data as it is stored in your files. DiskWarrior rebuilds your directory based upon the data it finds in the original directory.
differences found in the DiskWarrior Report. You'll know right away what files and folders are affected by directory damage. You can use this information to see what items you need to test or inspect in the preview (see below). DiskWarrior’s patent pending preview feature lets you examine your disk in the Finder as it will appear after the directory is rebuilt, allowing you to test files, folders, and applications before any directory changes are written to disk.
• Eliminates unseen directory errors, preventing minor directory errors from escalating into major problems • Recovers lost files and folders • Optimizes directory for maximum directory performance, speeding up overall disk performance • Safely permits interruptions of any kind, including power outages • Advanced “Verify Reads and Writes” technology protects your data • Supports bad block sparing software • Rebuilds directories on disks as large as 2,000 gigabytes (2 terabytes) • Safely rebuilds directories
Basic Terms You Need To Know This section explains some terms and concepts that are used throughout this manual. Application An application is a tool your computer uses to manipulate information and perform a useful function for you. Applications include such products as AppleWorks. Block The physical surface of a disk is comprised of many 512 byte storage areas called physical blocks. The larger the disk, the greater the number of physical blocks on the disk.
Driver This is the software that translates requests from the Mac OS into the commands that the disk hardware itself understands. It is usually supplied by the vendor of the disk drive mechanism. In the case of the internal disk that was supplied with your Macintosh, Apple provides the driver. Eligible Disk To be eligible to be rebuilt by DiskWarrior, a disk must have been formatted as a Mac OS Standard (HFS) or Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) disk.
Partition Map The partition map is a section of the disk that contains the information for each partition on the disk. Most Mac OS disks are set up as one partition, but if you set up your disk as multiple partitions, each partition will behave as a separate disk (each partition can be unmounted individually, and files dragged between partitions will be copied instead of moved). Root level The root level of a disk is the lowest level of the disk.
Chapter 1: Introduction Basic Terms You Need To Know
Chapter 2 Using DiskWarrior
Installation of DiskWarrior Requirements To rebuild the directory on a Mac OS Standard (HFS) disk, DiskWarrior requires a 68020, 68030, 68040, or PowerPC based Mac OS computer running Mac OS 7.1 through Mac OS 9.x. To rebuild the directory on a Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus) disk, DiskWarrior requires a 68040 or PowerPC based Mac OS computer running Mac OS 8.1 through Mac OS 9.x.
Before You Install First make a backup DiskWarrior is not copy protected, so the Finder can be used to create a backup of the DiskWarrior package that you received. Be sure to register your purchase If you received DiskWarrior electronically, then you have already registered your purchase with us. If you received DiskWarrior on a CD-ROM, then you should perform the following steps: 1) Note your DiskWarrior serial number on the CD packaging or the CD itself.
Installing DiskWarrior Follow these steps to install DiskWarrior. Note: If you suspect that there is directory damage on your disk, then you should proceed to Running DiskWarrior on page 30 in this chapter before installing DiskWarrior on your disk. Alsoft recommends that you run DiskWarrior on your disk before installing DiskWarrior. 1) Double-click to open the Install DiskWarrior® icon that came with the DiskWarrior software that you received. The Installer window will appear.
3) Choose Easy or Custom Install To Easy Install • Choose Easy Install from the Installer pop-up menu. • Click the Install button. The complete DiskWarrior package will be installed. To Custom Install • Choose Custom Install from the Installer pop-up menu. • The Custom Install screen appears, showing a list of installation options. • Select the DiskWarrior components that you wish to install. • Click the Help button for additional Installer assistance.
If the Loaded, On Icon Appears As your computer restarts, DiskWarrior should display the Loaded, On icon shown to the left. If so, the installation is successful. You can then proceed with the rest of this chapter knowing that DiskWarrior will now perform the following operations on all eligible disks. DiskWarrior Will Now Perform: 1) Directory Validity Checking DiskWarrior will automatically validate the data being written to and read from each eligible disk, and notify you of any errors.
If none of the icons are displayed at startup, then the installation was not successful and you must repeat steps 1 through 4 of the Installation section. The DiskWarrior Extension icon was not installed in the active System Folder. The System Folder is the folder that contains the System file and the Finder file.
Quitting DiskWarrior To quit the DiskWarrior application choose Quit from the File menu. This closes the DiskWarrior application window but any automatic DiskWarrior features you have enabled will still take place.
Strategies for Rebuilding with DiskWarrior Caution: If you suspect there is directory damage on your disk, it is recommended that you run DiskWarrior before other disk repair utilities. Other disk repair utilities may render the directory damage irreparable even to DiskWarrior. As you will see in the next section, DiskWarrior shows you your rebuilt disk before finalizing the repairs. This allows you to preview what your rebuilt disk will look like before you decide to finalize the rebuild.
cannot be repaired, DiskWarrior can allow you to recover as much data as possible from such a disk, even if it is a disk to which data can no longer be written. Follow the directions in the next section, Running DiskWarrior on page 30 in this chapter. At step 8) Test the replacement directory. on page 32 in this chapter, use the DiskWarrior replacement directory to access the damaged disk and copy as many files and folders as possible to another hard disk, removable media, floppies, etc., using the Finder.
If none of these methods are employable for your Mac (you have only one Mac that has no external 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 DiskWarrior is to use the DiskWarrior CD. Contact Alsoft for more information on obtaining the CD.
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 moment for the DiskWarrior Report. Then you will view the Report, making note of the problems that were found and repaired and anything that DiskWarrior recommends to you.
all extensions off, and make sure there are no applications open before starting DiskWarrior. 3) Double-click the DiskWarrior application. This will start DiskWarrior. If this is the first time you have run DiskWarrior and you are not running it from the DiskWarrior CD, you will be presented with several dialogs. Read each carefully and respond appropriately to each. Make sure you fill out all of the fields in the registration dialog.
4) Select the disk to be rebuilt from the disks pop-up menu. If you have problems finding the disk whose directory you want to rebuild, refer to Problem: The disk I want to rebuild does not appear in the disks Pop-up menu. on page 56, "Chapter 3: Troubleshooting and Error Messages." 5) The lower portion of the main window will indicate whether the directory is ready to be rebuilt.
Caution: Never remove the original disk or the preview disk from the desktop during preview. Note: If, when DiskWarrior switches you to the Finder during Preview, the Finder displays out of memory messages, simply switch back to DiskWarrior, stop the Preview, and continue with the following steps to rebuild the original disk. This situation can occur due to a combination of the amount of available memory in your computer and the number of files on the original and preview disks.
11) DiskWarrior will install the rebuilt directory and keep you updated with its progress. DiskWarrior uses a fail-safe method of replacing the directory whenever possible, which will be most cases. To use the fail-safe method, there merely needs to be enough free space on the disk to write the new directory. There is redundancy designed into the fail-safe method, assuring there is never any risk of ending up with an unusable disk if the process is interrupted.
What to Look for in the DiskWarrior Report After the rebuild has been completed, DiskWarrior will show you a DiskWarrior Report. When DiskWarrior first displays the DiskWarrior Report, it defaults to showing you a summary of the results of the comparison, all the problems found and repaired, and DiskWarrior’s recommendation to you. However, if you wish to see more detail regarding the problems found and repaired, you can select the Detail button for this information.
DiskWarrior may create special folders at the root level of the disk. You should pay particular attention to the files and folders that DiskWarrior places in these folders. The folder called “Rescued Items” contains files and folders whose enclosing folder could not be found and files that had an entry in an inaccessible portion of the directory.
again in case the error is intermittent and the copy operation can be performed for those files. This will minimize the number of items that the recovery service will need to recover for you. DiskWarrior Shortcuts - AppleScripting and Drag and Drop Now that you fully understand the steps required to rebuild your disks with DiskWarrior, there are two other methods you can use to rebuild your disks with DiskWarrior. However, you should be aware of the following two caveats: 1.
Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Using a CD Drive and a Rewriteable Disk Your startup disk is the disk containing the current System Folder. Since the directory on the disk containing the current System Folder cannot be rebuilt, you need to start up from another disk to rebuild this disk directory. If you do not have another hard disk with a System Folder, you can start up from your Mac OS system CD by following these steps.
Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Using One Removable Media Disk Your startup disk is the disk containing the current System Folder. Since the directory on the disk containing the current System Folder cannot be rebuilt, you need to start up from another disk to rebuild this disk directory. On some Mac OS computers such as PowerBooks, you can only use one disk besides the internal hard disk at a time (floppy or CD drive). You can completely rebuild your internal hard disk by following these steps.
6) Copy the DiskWarrior folder from your hard disk to the RAM disk. 7) Continue with step 3 on page 30 in this chapter. Follow the remaining steps in the section Rebuilding Your HFS and HFS Plus Disks in this chapter to rebuild your startup disk directory.
Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Using the DiskWarrior CD Your startup disk is the disk containing the current System Folder. Since the directory on the disk containing the current System Folder cannot be rebuilt, you need to start up from another disk to rebuild this disk directory. If you do not have another hard disk with a System Folder, you can start up from the DiskWarrior CD by following these steps. 1) Turn on your Mac OS computer. 2) Insert the DiskWarrior CD in your internal CD drive.
Rebuilding Your Startup Disk Using a CD Drive and a Network Your startup disk is the disk containing the current System Folder. Since the directory on the disk containing the current System Folder cannot be rebuilt, you need to start up from another disk to rebuild this disk directory. If you do not have another hard disk with a System Folder but you do have access to a Mac network, you can start up from the Mac OS system CD and rebuild your internal disk by following these steps.
8) Select the disk with the copy of DiskWarrior in the Chooser or Network Browser for sharing so that it appears on the desktop of the Mac OS computer with the internal disk that is to be rebuilt. 9) Continue with step 3 on page 30 in this chapter. Follow the remaining steps in the section Rebuilding Your HFS and HFS Plus Disks in this chapter to rebuild your startup disk directory.
Graphing a Disk Directory DiskWarrior allows you to create a graph that indicates the degree the directory is internally fragmented. This graph visually shows you the number of fragments and the distance each fragment is out of place. Rebuilding your directory with DiskWarrior optimizes your directory. Other programs don't provide the true directory optimization provided by DiskWarrior.
1 will now link to node 4 and node 4 will now link to node 2. This causes the nodes to be out of order. The links indicate the order in which the nodes are to be read. Following the links you visit all of the nodes and items in the correct order. However, to follow the links, you will have to jump from node 1 to node 4 then back to node 2 and then to node 3 (Figure 2-6). As more items are added to the directory, this process of splitting is repeated and the nodes are increasingly out of order.
Figure 2-7 Optimizing defragments and removes unnecessary nodes. About DiskWarrior’s Directory Optimization Graph DiskWarrior’s Directory Optimization Graph creates an optimization graph that indicates the degree the directory is internally fragmented. It doesn't just indicate the number of fragments. You can visually determine the number of fragments and the distance each fragment is out of place.
3) Select the disk to be graphed from the disks pop-up menu. 4) Click the Graph button. A progress dialog will appear and, after a brief delay, it will be replaced with a window containing the graph. Note: In order to graph a disk, your display will need to be set to thousands of colors. If it is not, you will be shown a message that will ask if you want DiskWarrior to change this display setting. Then, when you close the graph window, DiskWarrior will return your display setting to its previous setting.
Figure 2-8 Graph of a typical hard disk before optimization. Figure 2-9 Graph of the same disk after optimization, nodes are packed and in order.
Configuring DiskWarrior Use the DiskShield Tab to control DiskWarrior’s DiskShield protection, to set how DiskWarrior notifies you if it detects a problem, and to set exceptions for programs that may conflict with it. Tip: You can use Balloon Help to get a brief message about the item over which the mouse pointer is positioned. To turn on Balloon Help click the help icon near the top right of the DiskShield Tab, or choose Show Balloons from the Help menu.
in memory is updated, and you are notified of any directory errors found as well as any attempts by any program to do anything that would have damaged your directory. To Turn DiskShield Protection On or Off Simply use the On or Off radio buttons at the top of the DiskShield Tab to turn DiskWarrior’s DiskShield protection on or off. Note: DiskShield will not provide protection on disks that are shared under Classic in Mac OS X, nor will it protect locked disks such as CDs.
Note: DiskShield will only notify you of one Minor problem on a particular disk per hour, and will not notify you of any encountered Minor problems on a disk if it has already alerted you to a Serious problem for the same disk. This is because it is possible that you will encounter the same Minor problem repeatedly and it is assumed that you will run DiskWarrior as soon as possible to fix the problem.
still updating it more frequently than the Mac OS normally would. All other features of DiskWarrior’s DiskShield protection are still in effect. Caution: If a crash or loss of power does occur while you are performing an operation such as copying a large number of files and you have checked the Bulk file operations are Faster option, there is a higher risk of losing directory data for the most recent changes in the operation.
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting and Error Messages
Troubleshooting If after installing DiskWarrior, your Mac OS computer begins behaving abnormally, you may be experiencing an “extension conflict.” Extension conflicts are incompatibilities between software that extends your System, such as System extensions, Control Panels and Chooser extensions. Typical symptoms of conflict with a newly installed extension are: 1) An extension’s startup icon is not displayed normally (indicating it could not load properly). 2) Your Mac OS computer “stalls” during startup.
2) Reinstall DiskWarrior. • Reinstall DiskWarrior using the ORIGINAL DiskWarrior package you received. For instructions on installing DiskWarrior, refer to Installing DiskWarrior on page 22, "Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior." • Restart your Mac OS computer and test to see if the difficulty remains. 3) Adjust the loading order of extensions and control panels. • Change the name of the DiskWarrior Extension installed in your System Folder from “DiskWarrior Extension” to “aDiskWarrior Extension”.
❏ Problem: The disk I want to rebuild does not appear in the disks Pop-up menu. DiskWarrior cannot rebuild a disk that is not HFS or HFS Plus (Mac OS Standard or Mac OS Extended). The disk to be rebuilt must be locally connected, must not be write protected, and must have a valid partition map and driver. ❏ Problem: DiskWarrior tells me that the disk to be rebuilt is locked. The “Replace” button is disabled.
problem continues to occur, you may need to reinstall your system software. Refer to the documentation supplied with the version of the Mac OS System you are using for directions on how to reinstall system software. ❏ Problem: Icons are not appearing correctly. or ❏ Problem: When I double-click a document that belongs to an application, I get a message that says that the application that created this document cannot be found, but I can open the document from the Open command in the application.
disk needs to be reformatted to exclude the bad blocks. Follow the procedure recommended by the manufacturer for your particular disk for reformatting. Note that reformatting is not simply erasing the hard disk. Make sure to backup up your hard disk first because everything will be erased by reformatting. ❏ Problem: The power to my Mac OS computer was disconnected, shut off, or otherwise interrupted while doing the repair. DiskWarrior was designed to permit interruptions.
Disk Status Messages These messages appear in the main window and describe the status of the selected disk. ❏ Directory is ready to be rebuilt. Click Rebuild to rebuild the selected disk. ❏ Directory is ready to be rebuilt again. Click Rebuild to rebuild the selected disk. ❏ Directory cannot be rebuilt because this is the startup disk. Your startup disk is the disk containing the current System Folder. The selected disk is the startup disk.
❏ Directory cannot be rebuilt because an error occurred trying to access this disk (error number, error number). This error message indicates that DiskWarrior was unable to access this disk. This could be evidence of a bad block on the disk, a hardware defect, or problems with termination or cabling. ❏ Directory cannot be rebuilt. Starting from Mac OS 8.1 or later is required to rebuild Mac OS Extended Format directories.
❏ Directory cannot be rebuilt because of a problem communicating with this disk (error number, error number). This error message indicates that DiskWarrior was unable to access this disk. This could be evidence of a bad block on the disk, a hardware defect, or problems with termination or cabling. ❏ Directory is ready to be previewed. This disk is locked. The directory cannot be replaced, but the disk can be previewed. Click Rebuild to proceed.
Error Messages and Notifications These are the messages you may receive while using DiskWarrior. ❏ DiskWarrior requires Mac OS 7.1 or later. For more information on DiskWarrior operating system requirements, refer to Requirements on page 20, "Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior." ❏ This is not a valid serial number. Please enter the serial number again. Note your DiskWarrior serial number on the original diskette label or CD packaging.
❏ The directory of the disk “disk name” cannot be rebuilt. This disk is not eligible. Only Mac OS disks that are locally attached are eligible (error number). DiskWarrior cannot rebuild a disk that is not HFS or HFS Plus (Mac OS Standard or Mac OS Extended). The disk to be rebuilt must be locally connected, must not be write protected, and must have a valid partition map and driver. ❏ DiskWarrior encountered an unexpected error while attempting to rebuild the directory of the disk “disk name”.
❏ The directory cannot be rebuilt while other applications are using the disk. Do you want to continue and quit the other applications? If you select Continue, all other applications will be quit, after asking you to save any changes to any open documents. ❏ One or more of the open applications did not quit. Please quit them manually and try rebuilding again. One or more of the open applications did not respond to the request to quit.
❏ DiskWarrior encountered an unexpected error while attempting compare the original and replacement directories. Error (error number). Try rebuilding again. To skip the comparison step, press the 'control' key after the progress window is displayed and continue to press until the report is shown. ❏ DiskWarrior encountered an unexpected error while attempting to display the report window. If possible, quit all other applications, start without extensions and try rebuilding again (error number).
sions off. If DiskWarrior reports this error number again, please contact Alsoft Technical Support. ❏ DiskWarrior encountered an unexpected error while attempting to show the disk “disk name” on the desktop. Rebuild this disk again. Preview the disk and backup all files from the preview disk (error number). This error message indicates that DiskWarrior has encountered an unusual error. Make note of this message and the error number (including whether the number was negative or positive).
❏ The directory of the disk “disk name” cannot be rebuilt. The disk is locked or otherwise write protected (error number). Unlock the disk and try to rebuild again. ❏ Directory rebuilding of the disk “disk name” was canceled. The disk was ejected and replaced by another disk. The disk selected for repair was ejected or removed from the desktop. It must be returned to the desktop before it can be rebuilt. ❏ The original disk “disk name” could not be shown on the desktop.
❏ The original disk and the preview disk now appear on the desktop. Both disks are locked to prevent alteration during preview. The Finder will be brought to the front so that you may view the disks. When finished, please return to DiskWarrior and click either “Replace” or “Cancel.” Please do not remove either disk from the desktop. ❏ The preview disk now appears on the desktop. It is locked to prevent alteration. The Finder will be brought to the front so that you may view the disk.
❏ A disk malfunction occurred while writing the replacement directory to the disk “disk name”. Rebuild this disk again. Preview the disk and backup all files from the preview disk (error number). This could be due to a hardware malfunction, a driver problem, or some other error occurring with the disk. You should backup the disk, update or reinstall the driver and try again. If this is not successful, you may need to reformat your disk and restore from the backup.
❏ DiskWarrior encountered an unexpected error while attempting to stop previewing. The original or preview disk could not be removed from the desktop or another error occurred. Start without extensions and try rebuilding again (error number). In the unlikely event that the preview disk remains on the desktop when DiskWarrior is not running, do not use the preview disk. You should restart your computer and attempt to rebuild the disk with DiskWarrior again.
❏ Available memory has been exhausted. DiskWarrior cannot continue to execute. (error number). Memory is so dangerously low that continuing risks crashing. Make sure any other applications are closed. If you are not started up from the DiskWarrior CD or a Mac OS system CD, make sure that you have started with extensions off. Try running DiskWarrior again. ❏ DiskWarrior encountered an error while saving the report. Please choose another disk on which to save the report (error number).
❏ The DiskWarrior extension encountered an unexpected error and has been turned off. Error (error number). This error message indicates that DiskWarrior has encountered an unusual error. Make note of this message and the error number (including whether the number was negative or positive) and then restart your computer to activate the DiskWarrior extension again. ❏ DiskWarrior encountered an unexpected error while attempting to edit the list.
❏ DiskWarrior encountered an error while saving the graph. Please choose another disk on which to save the graph (error number). The graph could not be saved to a file on the selected disk. Make sure you have enough free space on the disk where you are trying to save the file, and make sure the disk is not locked, or select another disk. ❏ A graph for the disk named “disk name” cannot be created because existing directory damage has been detected. Please rebuild the directory of the disk named “disk name”.
❏ The DiskWarrior preferences file has been determined to be corrupt. Please quit DiskWarrior and then throw away the preferences file. Next, open DiskWarrior and a new preferences file will be created with default settings. The DiskWarrior preferences file should be located within the Application Support folder in the System Folder. After you delete the preferences file, click on the DiskShield tab to restore your preferences. ❏ The DiskWarrior preferences file could not be read or updated.
❏ The DiskWarrior preferences file could not be updated because the current startup disk is full. Please create some free disk space on the current startup disk and try again. DiskShield Prevented/Existing Damage Notification ❏ (Damage type) exists in the (directory component) of the disk “disk name”. (Suggestion) (error number) Damage type can either be Minor damage or Corruption (refer to DiskShield Prevented/Existing Damage Notification on page 50, "Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior.").
as possible. When this occurs, your ultimate response will depend upon the program that caused the error and what you were attempting to do at the time. For example, if you were using a disk editor to modify your directory, you will probably ignore the error and make an exception for the disk editor (refer to Turn off protection for these applications on page 52, "Chapter 2: Using DiskWarrior.").
❏ The DiskWarrior® Preferences file has been determined to be corrupt. Please throw this file away. The preferences file should be located within the Application Support folder. Restart and a new preferences file will be created with default settings. The DiskWarrior preferences file should be located within the Application Support folder in the System Folder. After you delete the preferences file, click on the DiskShield tab to restore your preferences.
DiskWarrior Report Messages The following is a list of all of the possible messages that can be included in a DiskWarrior Report. Please note that this list is provided only for reference and some messages are exclusive of others. In other words, the occurrence of some messages (errors) prevents the occurrence of other messages. Also, this is an example list and quantities may vary in real situations.
• 1 link file no longer point(s) to an original file and therefore cannot be repaired. • 1 file had a directory entry with an incorrect flag that was repaired. • 1 file had a directory entry with an incorrect alias flag that was repaired. • 1 file had a duplicate ID that was repaired. • 1 file had an ID that was repaired. • 1 file had a directory entry with an incorrect text encoding value that was repaired. • 1 files occupy portions of the disk already occupied by another file.
• 1 file had an incorrect key that was repaired. • 1 file had a directory entry with an incorrect value in a reserved field that was repaired. • 1 file had a resource fork that was found to be damaged. • 1 file had to be moved to the "Damaged Items" folder. • 1 missing folder had to be recreated. • 1 folder had a duplicate ID that was repaired. • The disk was made visible. • The disk name is no longer locked. • 1 folder had a directory entry with an incorrect value in a reserved field that was repaired.
• Incorrect values in the Volume Information were repaired. • Critical values in the Volume Information are incorrect and need to be repaired. • Critical values in the Volume Information were incorrect and were repaired. • The Wrapper Volume is damaged and needs to be repaired. • The Wrapper Volume needs to be updated. • The Boot Blocks are damaged and will be repaired after replacing the directory. • No System Folder was found. • The System Folder was blessed.
• 1 folder had a Modification Date that changed. • 1 file had a Finder Flag that changed. • 1 folder had a Finder Flag that changed. • 1 file had a Name that changed. • 1 folder had a Name that changed. • 1 folder had too many items for comparison to be completed. • 1 folder could not be completely compared due to damage in the original directory. Detail Messages DiskWarrior has successfully built a new optimized directory for the disk named "Untitled.
It is highly recommended that you backup all of your data from the preview disk. It is highly recommended that you repair the wrapper Volume Information. It is highly recommended that you repair the wrapper volume. There is not enough contiguous free space for a fail-safe replacement of the directory. It is highly recommended that you backup all of your data from the preview disk before replacing the directory. Notes: All file and folder data was easily located.
Comparison of the original and replacement directories was skipped. A complete comparison may provide additional useful information. • All errors in the directory structure such as tree depth, header node, map nodes, node size, node counts, node links, indexes and more have been repaired. • Errors, if any, in the directory structure such as tree depth, header node, map nodes, node size, node counts, node links, indexes and more have been repaired.
The Allocation Block Start of the Volume Information is incorrect and needs to be repaired. The Next Catalog ID of the Volume Information is incorrect and needs to be repaired. The Number of Free Blocks of the Volume Information is incorrect and needs to be repaired. The Volume Name of the Volume Information is incorrect and needs to be repaired. The Tree Clump Size of the Volume Information is incorrect and needs to be repaired.
Repaired the Number of Root Folders of the critical Volume Information Repaired the Number of Root Files of the critical Volume Information Repaired the Number of Folders of the critical Volume Information Repaired the Finder Information of the critical Volume Information Repaired the Embedded Signature of the critical Volume Information Repaired the Embedded Extents Data of the critical Volume Information Repaired the BTree Size of the critical Volume Information Repaired the Extents Tree Extents Data of t
Repaired Record Type Repaired Item Count Detected that the Custom Icon is damaged and cannot be repaired Repaired Custom Icon Flag Repaired Text Encoding Repaired Key Moved to the Rescued Items Folder Blessed this System Folder Detected More Items Detected Fewer Items Detected this folder is now Accessible Detected that the Creation Date changed Detected that the Modification Date changed Detected that the Locked Name Finder Flag changed Detected that the Visibility Finder Flag changed Detected that the Nam
Repaired Reserved Fields Detected that the Resource Fork is damaged and cannot be repaired Moved to the Damaged Items Folder Moved to the Rescued Items Folder Detected this file is now Accessible Detected that the File Type changed Detected that the File Creator changed Detected that the Creation Date changed Detected that the Modification Date changed Detected that the Stationery Finder Flag changed Detected that the Locked Name Finder Flag changed Detected that the Bundle Finder Flag changed Detected that
prevent the contents of these files from being damaged when the files are copied or resized. Allocation Length: Files with allocation errors are files that occupy portions of the disk that don't actually exist and don't contain any data in these locations. These files have been moved to the "Damaged Items" folder. You must inspect these files to determine which, if any, have missing contents. Boot Blocks: The Boot Blocks are the first two blocks on a disk.
these items can be used. Fewer Items: These folders have fewer items in the replacement directory than they had in the original directory. This is usually the result of items being moved to the "Damaged Items" folder. File Creator: This is a four character code that is part of the directory information for each file that indicates with which application a file is associated. When you double-click a document to open it, the Finder uses its file creator to determine which application to use to open the file.
Locked Disk Name: The disk has a setting that prohibits you from renaming it. This repair allows the disk to be renamed. Media Errors: These can be evidence of bad blocks on the disk, a hardware defect, or problems with termination or cabling. Some data may be missing because it could not be read from disk. Missing Folder: References to these folders were found, but the actual folders were missing or damaged. Recreating these folders allows access to any files and folders within them.
Resource Fork: This is a simple database that can be part of a file. It contains resources such as the menus and windows used by applications. Retrieval of the resources may not be possible or the computer may crash if the resource fork is damaged. Root: This is the top level of a disk hierarchy. The root has increased significance for Mac OS X disks.
