Will techtool pro keep running while computer is sleep?
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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 ArticleSurface Scan - 3TB HDD ... Has been going on for over 31 hours
I started Surface Scan (TT8) on my 3TB Seagate HDD yesterday afternoon. Now (see attached), the UI indicates 5% completion (note that the time counter resets after 24 hours to 0:00:00). Is this normal?...
View ArticleBad Blocks detected on new SSD drive
I had a 1TB SSD installed in my mid-2010 iMac. Running TechTool Pro 8 today it uncovered 85 bad blocks. Do I wipe the drive and re-initialize it as I would a platen hard drive, or are bad blocks...
View ArticleDeciding between TechTool Pro and Protogo
I know I want to upgrade to TechTool Pro 7 and use eDrive to create an emergency startup partition. If I upgrade to Protogo 4, can I use it just like TechTool Pro 7 and decide later whether I want to...
View ArticleDirectory Backup Failing
I have TechTool Protection Preference Pane 8.02 installed on a new MacBook Pro (with a 1 TB SSD and running 10.10.4). In the "Directory Backup" tab I select the computer's hard drive, but it is not...
View ArticleImage of System is Incorrect
I've installed MachineProfile onto a Mac Pro 2010, ran it on that computer and everything is fine. I clone the hard drive to a Mac Pro Late 2013 (Cylinder) and when I run MachineProfile on this...
View ArticleDemo version?
Hi, I am looking for a diagnostic/repair tool for my macs. I have an older Macbook pro (mid 2010) and two others (a new Macbook Pro and an iMac). My old mac frequently restarts and I need to find out...
View ArticleTTP8 Reports 8 Bad Blocks on 3TB External Drive
First alerted via CheckMate and confirmed by TTP8, a 3TB external drive has 8 contiguous bad blocks. The drive is in 2 partitions: (1) Time Machine (3) bootable backup. Currently, the 8 bad blocks...
View ArticleTTP8 Sensor test reports current failures on my iMac
I have an early 2009 iMac running 10.11.2. The TTP Sensor test reports six current failures, four DC-IN 12V and two GPU 0 (MXM) Core. Should I be concerned about these? I'd like to keep this iMac for a...
View ArticleSurface Scan Question
First, I am pleased to say that TechTool Pro has always, always been a reliable product for me. It is a significant part of my disk cleanup/maintenance, and backup processing (Onyx and SuperDuper! are...
View ArticleInsufficient space to rebuild directory
Even though I have 10% freespace on my drive, when I try to rebuild directory I get the message 'insufficient space' to continue' and the process quits. Didn't have this problem with v7 - although I...
View ArticleTechtool Pro 7 crashes - UPDATE: fixed
Every time I open the tech tool pro 7 program it crashes. I have repaired disk permissions and reinstalled tech tool pro 7 but nothing helps. I just bought version 7 and I'm not able to use it. I am...
View ArticleTT8 crashing during tests
Recently installed TT8 (v8.0.1) crashes (reliably) during Surface Scan portion of Check Computer suite. All other tests seem to run OK and give passing results at present. Anyone else having similar...
View Articlecant create edrive on new 500gb Thin SSHD SATA Hard Drive
Trying to create a e drive to a 500gb Thin SSHD SATA Hard Drive, on a 2007 macbook using mac os 7.5.Techtool cant seem to find correct size of start-up disk, and is asking .is disk formatted for os 9 ?
View ArticleMachineProfile for PPC?
I noticed that a forums participant asked about MachineProfile for PPC "www.micromat.com/component/kunena/machin...eed-one-for-all-macs". And the reply was: "Some of what makes MachineProfile work...
View ArticleTTP8 Protection Volume Usage discrepancy
I have my boot drive (Macintosh HD) under TTP8's Protection, alerting me to when 10% space remains. I got the alert, and expected to have to clean up. Protection reports just over 113GB remaining,...
View ArticleTTP8 Sensor test reports current failures on my iMac
I have an early 2009 iMac running 10.11.2. The TTP Sensor test reports six current failures, four DC-IN 12V and two GPU 0 (MXM) Core. Should I be concerned about these? I'd like to keep this iMac for a...
View Articlee-drive OK on Time Machine drive?
I am using a Western Digital 3T USB external desktop drive to hold Time Machine backup for my new iMac (1TB storage). I just installed the e-drive on on that drive drive as well. The Time Machine...
View ArticleTechTool Pro 8 Installer Won't Launch
Hi folks, I've used TechTool through many versions and machines in the past, and my current machine has been running *very* slowly for a while now, so I thought it was time to get TechTool again. I was...
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