Simply click into the Tools section, select to create an eDrive partition, enter your administrator password and the application creates the boot partition within a few minutes. It never hurts to have a backup partition on hand to boot from and TechTool Pro’s eDrive feature remains as strong as ever. The Surface Scan tool lets you check for failed hard drive sectors before problems arise. Connect an external volume to your Mac and TechTool picks up on it fairly quickly, allowing you to run a full battery of tests on it as well as eject it from your Mac for safe removal. Open the application, select a hard drive or partition you want to take a look at, specify the test you want to run and the software sets to work, the gauge-driven user interface providing you with a decent estimation as to the progress made so far. Where the guts of TechTool Pro 7 are concerned, the software holds up as admirably as it ever did. ![]() ![]() The Reports section allows you to see log files for past tests and group the results by category, such as All Jobs, Failed Jobs, etc. The Tools section provides access to more specific utilities (such as volume rebuilding, disk optimization, audio and video utilities, and eDrive emergency partition creation). The Tests section includes an overall computer scan, volume structure, file structure, and video memory utilities. The new version, which retains the same look and user interface that Micromat revealed in version 5, sports three main sections Tests, Tools, and Reports. The Volume Rebuild tool allows you to see what changes will be made before you replace a directory. Micromat’s TechTool has long been used for Mac troubleshooting, and the new TechTool Pro 7.0.1 has support for 64-bit architectures, Apple’s OS X Mavericks operating system, and a brand new test to diagnose RAM module problems. Just another option for consideration.When your Mac starts to go south, it helps to have software tools to fix the problems or to recover your data. And when the iMac eventually dies due to other reasons, you could resurrect the SSD and use it as an external drive. It'll give new life to your iMac and you could then put it to other uses after upgrading to your new Mac. But only you can decide whether the cost of it is worth it for you or not, especially if you're planning on upgrading in the near future.Īs an aside, in a 2010 iMac you may be better off just replacing the hard drive, especially if it still has its original drive in it.įrom memory, if it's a 21" model it wouldn't have had the option of an SSD, so the money you'd spend on TTP may be much better spent on an SSD. ![]() ![]() In fact, Apple even used to provide a cut down version of it to users who paid extra for AppleCare coverage. TechTool Pro is generally an excellent product (it hasn't had a 'perfect' history, but overall it's been quite positive). That is, Disk Utility performs a number of disk-related tasks, whereas TechTool Pro performs all these and a lot of other types of tasks as well.Īs for whether TechTool Pro will help you determine what is wrong with your Mac, the best guess anyone here is going to give you is "Maybe." It's somewhat akin to comparing a butter knife to a Swiss army knife. In fact, in many ways they're not really comparable products. As far as the main question (in your title), yes, TechTool Pro does a lot more than Disk Utility does.
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