TechTool Pro 5 [Program for Mac]

subject to the same rules as in the real, say, medicine in the computer world. Rather than treating the person fairly to diagnose, identify "problem areas" and to take preventive measures to prevent the disease. In this article we will talk about TechTool Pro application, which can significantly make life easier for users.

So, TechTool Pro is a complete solution for diagnostics, repair, maintenance, and data recovery. The app is so simple that allows for computer hardware test by pressing just one button. It includes checking SMART and disk surface, memory status, volume and file structure integrity. If desired, it is possible to choose parameters for each test, and after starting to monitor the process of their implementation.

In addition, the first default tab displays the basic system parameters such as CPU speed, cache size, USB speed, Ethernet and FireWire.

Of greatest interest to us is the second tab Tools, which contains very useful tools for the "treatment" or your service the Mac. Briefly describe each of them:

• eDrive creates a bootable partition on the hard drive and stores it in the copy of the program, allowing to carry out regular preventive maintenance or disaster recovery system without booting Mac OS X.
• Volume Rebuild allows you to recover a volume.
• File Optimization is designed for defragmentation.
• Volume Optimization defragment disk space, collecting it in one whole block.
• Data Recovery for data recovery on damaged volumes and deleted from the Recycle Bin.
• Wipe Data allows us to "erase" all the information using the selected pattern and the number of hard disk passes.
• Volume Journaling enables or disables logging volumes HFS +.
• Disk Permissions checks and corrects the right to file on the system volume (as in Disk Utility).
• Video helps calibrate your monitor and find the dead pixels.
• And with the help of Audio you can check the audio input and output.

Unfortunately, most of these features are not available while the main system, so TechTool Pro exists in the form of a bootable DVD, allowing you to perform all actions without booting OSX.

And the last tab «Reports» entirely devoted to all kinds of reports on the work done.

The developers are proud of the fact that their application is suitable even for untrained users. At the same time, TechTool Pro notify him of any problem and try to suggest ways of solving it. One is bad - the price of a wonderful tool of $ 99.99.

I forgot to say that the lite version of this app - TechTool Deluxe - AppleCare is a part of the disc, but it can only carry out tests.

application page:TechTool Pro 5
Developer website:Micromat
cost: 99.99$
Personal rating: 5+