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From: changwoo@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Chang P. Woo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: File recovery program?
Keywords: File restore disk HFS
Message-ID: <11272@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>
Date: 1 Dec 88 06:24:26 GMT
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In article <11271@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> sage@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (David Martosko '91) writes:
>In article <817@savax.UUCP> michali@savax.UUCP (Paul C. Michali) writes:
>>I am looking for a tool or tools which can recover deleted files, extract data
>>from a damaged hard disk or floppy, etc.
>
>I use Symantec Utilities for the Macintosh (SUM).  Very happy with it.
>
>   DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed herein are mine!  All MINE!!! *heh*
>  David Martosko                         E-mail:sage@eleazar.dartmouth.EDU
>  Dartmouth College HB 2216               Phone:(603) 640-4753
>  Hanover, NH 03755

I just got PC Tools Deluxe from Central Point Software. Since I am a
registered user of Copy II Mac, CPS has offered $18 (including s/h) for
upgrading to PC Tools. Well, I think Symantec Utilities, as a whole
package, is a better product for recovering deleted files, especially
for recovering crashed disk, than PC Tools. However, for $18, it is one
heck of a great value.

PC Tools offer equivalency of Symantec Utilities' Guardian & Shield
recovery systems, a file/text retriever DA (works in background!), a HD
backup program (a kind of mediocre program, but the selection of folders
to backup/restore gives me a good compliment to my DiskFit backup
system), Data encryption/compression utility (I would still use
StuffIt), Sector Editor and some other nifty goodies.

In overall, I like it -- especially for $18, it is a steal. Yes, there
are some quirks, and I am not too sure whether I would have bought it
for the full price, but if you are a registered user of Copy II Mac, it
is worth a shot. (PC Tools behave better with Multifinder, at least
according to the manual)

Standard disclaimers apply.

Chang Woo
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Chang Woo        HB 2932, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755
                 changwoo@eleazar.dartmouth.EDU
>>>>>>>>>>>>     But I just happen to luuuuv reading disclaimers!