Exhaust fan failed test
I ran TTP13 on my 2012 Mac Pro (5,1) to diagnose a problem with my exhaust fan. It says it has failed the test. I ran the sensors test, they are all OK. I have used other apps, like TGPro, to try and...
View ArticleHow long do the steps of Volume Rebuild take?
For APFS SSDs: Is it having to do with size of drive, amount of information or complexity of information (ie a system disk)? Currently hanging for several hours on Snapshots on a 2GB system disk...
View ArticleStore gives prices in pounds
I am trying to upgrade and when I go to the store the prices are in pounds. I have checked me location in pref. pane and it is US. I have emailed the store and that was there only suggestion. I know...
View ArticleSmart Check prefs not retained
Even after opening the TTP control panel and turning off (un-checking) Smart Check, I get error pop-ups that warn me that one part of my main drive is failing Smart Tests. As I am running Big Sur beta...
View ArticleCannot Test SSD speed
Message is given that permissions do not allow writing temp files to disk in external SSD. Comparing to other disks it is not obvious which permission is the problem.
View ArticleDisk Space Warning discrepancies
Got the disk space warning popping up every 5 minutes and it doesn't make any sense. Set to warn if under 5%. Finder reports 67GB free of 500GB total. Storage pane of About This Mac reports 67GB free...
View ArticleLifespan 1.0.1
I have installed SAT SMART driver and it says SMART Driver installed but not loaded. I have a Samsung Portable SSD T5 which is external and is the boot drive. I see this drive in Lifespan but it says...
View ArticleSupport for OS Big Sur
I am going out on a limb saying that this probably won't support the new OS Big Sur when it gets released. Will I have to pay again for Tech Tool 14 to have that support or will TT13 be updated to...
View ArticleCan't create edrive.
2015 MacBook Pro. OS 10.15.7. Trying to create an edrive on an external Seagate 1 Gigabyte USB drive. It fails with the message that it can't use a drive that has both OS X and bootcamp. There is no...
View Articlevolume clone doesn't seem identical
I have been using the TechTool Clone Volume toll to create periodic external drive backups of my hard disk that I can take offsite in case of fire or flood. On my old computer, TechTool 9 would...
View ArticleVery LOOONG surface scan
I’m trying to do a Techtools Pro 13 surface scan on a WD 4TB hard drive from my 2018 4.2GHz iMac and so far it’s taken 3 DAYS! And it’s still chugging away. Is this normal??? Please advise.
View ArticleeDrive mount
Does anybody know how I can avoid that an eDrive always at start of my iMac mounts?
View ArticleSo I updated to 13 and deleted my drive to update it and now cannot create an...
I have seen this mentioned before, but I would like a concrete answer on how to address the problem. It is telling me the resize limits for the APFS container which includes my internal drive (1.26 TB...
View ArticleRead Failure 90%
Hello! I ran your program on my USB External Drive. Results: Read Failure 90% Is this HD irreparable and gone? Cheers, Egils
View ArticleVolume structures problems
Hello, I'm using Techtool pro version 13. I checked the volume structures of my boot disk from an external disk and Techtool returns an error on the Macintosh HD disk. However, the test on Macintosh...
View ArticleTTP reading from drive after it's unmounted
Just these last couple days I've noticed that when ejecting a certain external drive, TTP keeps reading from it at around 1-2MB/s for at least half a minute, and when done the drive refuses to spin...
View Articlerunning partition repair from external eDrive
Hi, I can only startup my MacAir (running El Capitan 10.11.6) in “safe mode” because there are partition map problems (it freezes at beginning when using a regular startup). Using Techtool Pro 11, I...
View ArticleMachineProfile for Apple Silicone Macs
I know that MachineProfile is a free app, but I was wondering if it will eventually support the new Apple Silicone macs? I just got one of the new MacBook Airs and was very disappointed when...
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