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I saw the following note a few days ago:
Maconlysource » Blog Archive » SCSC Releases a Major Update of Scannerz for Mac OS X
Is Scannerz the only drive testing program on the market offering full support for CoreStorage right now? I looked at the TechTool Pro site and it said fully encrypted volumes needed to be tested on an eDrive, like they're foreign (meaning strange) drives, and some of their comments about Fusion and other Core Storage technologies seemed somewhat sketchy. The same appears true for Drive Genius.
I got a copy of the demo version of Scannerz from MacUpdate, and they take CoreStorage components and separate them out to be tested individually, along with a single entry for the entire thing. If you have a Fusion Drive, that means you'll get an entry for the SSD, an entry for the HD, and an entry for the whole thing. It sounds kind of squirrelly but when I thought about it, it seemed to make sense. The SSD isn't likely to fail (or is it??? ) but the HD might. This way you can scan the HD as a standalone component.
Out of curiosity, any idea why it's taking the "big boys" so long to get around to addressing this completely?
Maconlysource » Blog Archive » SCSC Releases a Major Update of Scannerz for Mac OS X
Is Scannerz the only drive testing program on the market offering full support for CoreStorage right now? I looked at the TechTool Pro site and it said fully encrypted volumes needed to be tested on an eDrive, like they're foreign (meaning strange) drives, and some of their comments about Fusion and other Core Storage technologies seemed somewhat sketchy. The same appears true for Drive Genius.
I got a copy of the demo version of Scannerz from MacUpdate, and they take CoreStorage components and separate them out to be tested individually, along with a single entry for the entire thing. If you have a Fusion Drive, that means you'll get an entry for the SSD, an entry for the HD, and an entry for the whole thing. It sounds kind of squirrelly but when I thought about it, it seemed to make sense. The SSD isn't likely to fail (or is it??? ) but the HD might. This way you can scan the HD as a standalone component.
Out of curiosity, any idea why it's taking the "big boys" so long to get around to addressing this completely?