Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!milo.mcs.anl.gov!midway!quads.uchicago.edu!fri0 From: fri0@quads.uchicago.edu (Christian E. Fritze) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Norton v. SUM II Keywords: compare/contrast Message-ID: <1990Oct31.030841.7177@midway.uchicago.edu> Date: 31 Oct 90 03:08:41 GMT References: <13738@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> <1990Oct30.231854.2545@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator) Organization: University of Chicago Lines: 29 I own SUM II, have used Norton U. here at the U. of C. Our HD crashed recently because some aspect of the file directory was trashed. SUM II's Quick Fix function was not able to rebuild the file, even though I am quite sure it could recover files on the disk to another HD (or floppies). The Norton Utilities Disk Doctor, however, was able to rebuild the directory. The program did crash 4 times before it succeeded, but it crashed at later stages in the analysis of the HD each time. Furthermore, it diagnosed many more problems than I believe SUM could have (bad file creation dates, two files using the same sector, poor tree structure) and gave explanations of what was wrong and how to fix it. I echo the comments of the previous netter who likes Speed Disk. It is much faster than SUM Tune Up. Furthermore, it optimizes your HD by placing system files and apps (seldomly-modified files) near the beginning of the disk, and documents towards the end. SUM II doesn't do this. I have no experience with file recovery per se using Norton. I do know SUM II has worked flawlessly for me in this regard. >>>>>What about this rumor (is it?) that Symantec now owns the Norton package? >>>>> Can I upgrade from SUM II to Norton? -- Christian E. Fritze | AOL:geneman University of Chicago | fri0@midway.uchicago.edu Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology | "No one ever died of laughing" -M.B. --