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From: crocker@motcid.UUCP (Ronald T. Crocker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Norton Utilities Mac and disk optimization
Keywords: stream of consciousness warning
Message-ID: <4844@berry18.UUCP>
Date: 18 Mar 91 16:00:03 GMT
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Norton utilities works damn well, even on 6.0.7. The Speed Disk
utility will move files around to make them contiguous. $50.00 is a
good price for those tools.

The "red" emergency disk does not work directly with a IIsi - it
comes with a version of the OS that does not recognize a IIsi (and
probably won't recognize a LC either); I had to copy my system file to
a HD (1.44 MB) disk, since 6.0.7 & Norton > 800K... The File Doctor (I
think that's what it's called) fixed a problem that I had with my file
system, and I use the Speed Disk utility about every week or so.  Just
to check the status of the disk.  Optimizing takes about 5 minutes or
less on an 80 MB disk with about 35-40MB in use.  They say to turn
color off to make it run faster, but it is more fun to watch in color
:->.
-- 
Ron Crocker
Motorola Radio-Telephone Systems Group, Cellular Infrastructure Group
(708) 632-4752 [FAX: (708) 632-4430]
crocker@mot.com or uunet!motcid!crocker