Do you defrag OSX.2 with Norton's Speed Disk

[Gary S]

Kelly,

I installed Norton Speed Disk and updated it to version 6.0.3 on my
9.2.2 HDD. I downloaded the SPEED DISK FOR OS X profile you suggested.

In reading how to use it I got confused because it says I must have Systemworks 7.0.1 installed on my HDD. I have only Norton Utilities 6.0.3 installed.

How do I use the profile?

Here's what the directions on Symantics web site says:

SPEED DISK FOR OS X:

Note: Before following these steps, you must have Norton Utilities 7.0.1 or later installed.

      1. Boot from the Norton Utilities or Norton SystemWorks CD.

      Note: To boot from the CD, restart the computer and hold down the C key, while the computer starts up.


      2. Double-click Norton Utilities or Norton SystemWorks.
      3. Click Speed Disk.
      4. Click OK after reading and following the recommendation.
      5. Click the Mac OS X hard disk.
      6. Click the Options menu, Optimize For, and then click Add Profiles...
      7. Double-click the Mac OS X hard disk in the Choose a Folder window.
      8. Double-click Library, Application Support, Norton Solutions Support, and then Norton Utilities.
      9. Click Speed Disk Profiles, and then click Choose.
      10. Click the Options menu, Optimize For, and then click the profile that you want to use.

      Note: This is specific for Mac OS X, such as OS 9/X for disks with both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X installed, or OS X for disks with Mac OS X only.


11. Click Optimize.

[Bill]

Looks to me like you need the 7 update doing it that way Gary.

[Gary S]

Well how do you do it Bill?  

Do you just run it w/o that profile kelly mentioned? If so. Do you use the "for general use  profile"?

Boy bill, I forgot how fast OS9.2.2 is on the quickSilver!

[Bill]

Check out Kelly's link above Gary.

Was in 9 last night .... za za zooooom!

[kelly]

Replied in your other Thread Gary.

Just ignore what Norton says.

[June Drabek]

I have an eMac osx2.2 and I was told " Macs don't typicallly need  to be 'defragged' like Windows computers, so don't worrry about that. If you want to do some periodic maintenance running the "Disk Utility" in your Utilities folder,  clicking on "First Aid" tab and then your hard drive name on the left,  you'll see the options "Repair Permissions". Clicking on that once in while is a good thing to do for Mac health."
 Would  you  agree to this ? I was advised to purchase Norton  Disk Doctor however.

[ljocampo]

You should read Flash's post above in this tread.  It can and will answer all the questions you posed here today.  

[kelly]

Hi June. I would agree to all that advice.

Except I would probably recommend Disk Warrior 3 to Norton at this point.

http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/diskwarr...rrior3info.html