What username/password is the eDrive OS looking for?
I am unable to use the eDrive on my system because I can't log in to its OS. When I boot from the eDrive, it comes up to the screen with the username/password prompt, though with a red background,...
View ArticleProtogo USB will not boot system
I upgraded to TechTool Pro 8 and created a Protogo Basic USB. I tested the USB on the system on which the USB was created but the system will not boot. The progress bar gets about 1/3 of the way across...
View ArticleEl Capitan compatibility
I have not installed the new public beta of El Capitan but I hear from those who have that TTP8 is not working. Will there be a beta of TTP8 soon? Any news here?
View ArticleHow do I replace suspected files
I upgraded to TechTool Pro 8 yesterday and ran it. On my startup volume it reported three types of errors, for a total of 12 errors. * File is not a valid XML file. This is a a BOINC Data file. * File...
View ArticleCheckmate 1.1.4 Seems Stalls
Recently I have noticed that the Checkmate seems to stop it says something to the effect that 'backupd is running.' This says to me that Checkmate stops when Time Machine is active, though I noticed...
View ArticleTTP8 Cites Invalid XML Files
Hello, TechTool Pro support staff: I’d like your advice, please. Running File Structures on my main hard drive has discovered nine invalid XML files from a scanning app that I recently downloaded and...
View ArticleVolume Rebuild not working
I have a 1TB external drive that I've been using for Time Machine backups (Mac OS 10.10.5). I had run out of room on my internal SSD drive and moved my Photos Library to that same external drive. I...
View ArticleIncluding finder in minimal profile
Can I include finder in the minimal profile? If not can I include similar software (please recommend any) for browsing and copying files to another pendrive?
View ArticleCan I do surface scan in the same hdd where osx is installed?
Can I do surface scan in the same hdd where the osx is installed and from where I'm booing my macbook pro? Is there any disadvantage of doing surface scan in the current running hdd? Or do I need to...
View ArticleCan TechTool Pro do everything the checkmate can do?
Can TechTool Pro do everything the checkmate can do?
View Articlehow to check another mac
I've installed tech tool pro 8 on my mac mini and want to check my macbook pro as i think it has a logic board fault. i have installed protogo onto a usb pen and tried to boot from that. i get the...
View Articlesparse image repair
Can TTP8 repair an unmountable sparse image file? "no mountable file systems" I did not find any way via the GUI t to have any disk repair processes examine the file.
View ArticleI think we need a "stop Checkmate button"
I just tried to do a rather big backup with Synchronize ProX. (95G 6700 files) The fact is that the "backup disk" has never been checked by Chekmate. A lot of errors occurred Here is a small part from...
View ArticleEl Capitan eDrive problem - no source volume.
Today, I tried to create an eDrive in my new MB and there is no source volume. Anyone know what I have to do/am missing? Also, no available drive is displayed on which to repair permissions. Thanks in...
View ArticleCan't find techtool once Protogo drive has booted the Mac
HI there, I've created a Protogo minimal Boot Drive on a USB stick. It boots fine into what looks like the same as the Mac OS recovery boot, but I can't see any buttons or ways of launching Techtool?...
View ArticleTTP 8.0.3 & El Cap 10.11.1 Create Bootable Drive Fail
2014 15" MBP/r 2.8GHz/16GB TTP 8.0.3 | OS X 10.11.1 Keep getting an error message when trying to create a TTP PTG diagnostic volume Mac OS X Basic on a 32GB SanDisk Flash Drive.Worked fine under...
View Articlehow to update eDrive version from Yosemite to El Cap?
I have Yosemite eDrive. Now I updated my Mac from Yosemite to El Capitan, so I'd like to update my eDrive OS from Yos. to El. Cap. How should I do? 1. delete the current Yos. eDrive on my El Cap Mac...
View ArticleTT8 edrive...creates successfully, but hangs on IPL
I've used TT for many, many years and am very happy. I purchased TT8 a few days ago. I ran into this issue after installing TT8's eDrive...so far everything else seems to be OK. I'm on an older MBP...
View ArticleeDrive on Filevault protected computer
Prior to the 8.0.3 update I didn't have an eDrive on my computer because it wouldn't install on a FileVault protected drive. After I installed 8.0.3, though, I noticed that it offered me the option of...
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