Diskwarrior 4.0 is finally here!

60 bucks, including shipping, for an upgrade? Ouch.

cool. I'll probably get it then, like zx said it would be insurance for something really strange, eh its not even that much $ anyways (for a company).

@EricJ not to worried about data loss on the workstations, they are all configured w/ portable home directories syncing every 15min so i have a copy of all user data on my server.

A physical hardware malfunction can cause intermittent loss of access to any data on the drive. If the malfunction is serious enough, the only way to retrieve the data on the drive is through an expensive data recovery service. DiskWarrior can be configured to automatically check drives for possible drive malfunction, giving you the chance to back up your data before a drive completely fails.

Ryan: depends on how screwed you'd be if you had a hard drive failure or accidentally trashed files. If you have a complete backup system, your files are saved on a decent server, or your files aren't all that vital, probably not. Otherwise, it'd be a good investment.

What I'd like to see is a read-only demo version... I have a hard drive in my closet that has a mess of deleted files, I'd love to get them back but $100 is a lot to drop on "maybe it can get them."

not a fluke, OSX is getting better & safer...but DW is the best emergency app out there. it's like getting insurance, if something goes terribly wrong, DW will probably save you...it save me many times.

you should definitely get it,
zx

The "complete details" link is incorrect. The page that lists new features is here:

http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/upgrade.html

@ look - there were no tips from readers prior to our publishing this (and still none from your address that I can see in my tips box -- keep in mind, also, that posts are often queued for a while before they go live). I was notified by a professional colleague as well as by my "watch this page" alert at about 11am (on my blackberry, while I was in a cab) and I had the post typed up at about 12:15.

I do see there was a tip that came after that from "zx," but the post was already published when that came in.

So, "zx" - there was no slight intended - thanks for looking out for us anyway :) we always appreciate the tips and we generously thank tipsters whenever and wherever possible.

question for you guys...
I have been working an admin at a new'ish job for about a year now, all the desktops are macs (my servers are linux) and i have not had a single problem with any of the desktops. Being relativity new to the mac in the workplace scheme, is this product something i should get? Has my complete lack of issues been a fluke?

Also, you can pay an extra $50 for the downloaded software but it will not start up your computer since it does not include any System files. You can try to create a bootable CD using a utility called "CloneX". but ASSOFT doesn't support it.

so your options are:

Alternate Startup Disk or Target Disk Mode.

enjoy,
zx

you should at-least give credit to the guy who sent you the news tip;)