As Macs continue to gain market share, there is an increased likelihood that you will have to support them if you are a tech. And even if you aren’t a tech, it’s good to know which tools are the best to use when it comes time to repair your own. I have put together a list of what are, in my opinion, the ten best repair tools for troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing a Mac. Many of them are free or offer a free trial.

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5. Limited Access Repair Tool Adobe

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1. From the extracted folder, launch the Limited Access Repair tool in Admin mode. Windows: Right-click on the tool and choose Run as Administrator. Mac: Double-click the tool and enter the admin credentials to continue.
2. On Mac: Doubleclick the LicenseRecoveryLauncher.app and enter your Mac OS X password when prompted. Confirm whether you want to run the tool in English or Japanese by entering e or j and hit Enter. The tool will prompt you to enter y if you need to cancel it now in order to close any Adobe applications that are still running.

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TechTool Protogo

TechTool Protogo is a Mac repair program suite which contains three of Micromat’s best Mac repair tools; TechTool Pro 8, TechTool Pro Classic, and DiskStudio. Protogo creates a bootable Mac repair toolbox with these tools as well as any of your own tools on a portable hard drive or flash drive. You can then boot from this drive, bypassing the OS, and run diagnostics on a computer to determine problems. Protogo also allows you to repair and recover data from problematic hard drives as well as defragment, optimize, and securely delete data.

Cost: $129.99

Memtest OS X

Memtest OS X is a memory testing program for Mac OS X. It is a command line utility so it can be ran in OS X or in Single-User Mode if your Mac will not boot. It is great for testing intermittent system problems when you are having trouble determining if it is a memory problem. If you prefer memtest with a GUI front-end, then be sure to check out Rember. Rember will run in OS X but will not work in Single-User Mode so Memtest OS X is the better option.

Cost: $1.39

Mac Disk Repair – DiskWarrior 4

Disk Repair for Macs – DiskWarrior utilizes a unique disk repair method for Macs

DiskWarrior is arguably one of the best hard drive repair programs for the Mac. It works differently than other data repair programs. Instead of trying to rebuild the damaged data itself, DiskWarrior builds replacement data based off of the original data. It then verifies the new data structure based on the original to make sure it is error free. You can also use DiskWarrior as a preventative maintenance utility for hard disks. When run, it rebuilds your directory eliminating any damage that you may not be aware of. It also optimizes the directory for better performance.

Cost: $99.95

If it is more serious and your Mac’s hard drive has crashed, I have provided an extensive data recovery guide with a list of Hard Drive Recovery Tools in my article How to Recover Data from a Crashed Hard Drive.

OnyX

Onyx is a maintenance, optimization, and personalization utility for Mac OS X. It allows you to run hard drive diagnostics, run system maintenance tasks, delete caches, and configure tons of OS X hidden features. Even if you aren’t using it as a repair utility, it is a great application to help keep your Mac running in top shape.

Cost: Free!

Mac Data Rescue

Data Rescue is a data recovery program that focuses purely on recovering data from corrupt drives instead of hard drive repair. It scans the corrupt drive analyzing all of its contents and allows you to choose which data you would like to recover. It even scans for deleted files. Data Rescue II restores the data to a separate drive leaving the original data intact. It comes with an emergency boot CD that you can use to recover data when the computer will not boot and it also works on drives that won’t mount.

Cost: $99.00

AppCleaner

AppCleaner may not be classified as a repair tool but it can be used as one. When you are having trouble with an application in OS X, you can simply remove it by dragging it to the Trash. However, this still leaves behind the applications preferences, caches, and other files that could still cause the same problem after you reinstall it. AppCleaner will remove all of these files making sure that the app is completely gone before you attempt a reinstall.

Cost: Free!

Drive Genius

Drive Genius is a disk utility application for Macs. Its main features include defragmenting, running benchtests, directory repair, integrity checks, surface scans, repartitioning, cloning, shredding data, and more. This is actually the same program used to defrag Macs at the Genius Bar in Apple Stores. Drive Genius also comes on a bootable DVD so you can run it even when a Mac will not boot.

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Cost: $99.00

Mac Backup – Carbon Copy Cloner

Carbon Copy Cloner is a simple yet very effective backup utility for the Mac. Like most other backup utilities, it can be scheduled to backup your Mac on a regular basis. The best part, however, is its ability to completely clone a hard drive with it still being bootable. This tool comes in very handy when you are replacing hard drives, setting up multiple Macs, or recovering from a system crash. Carbon Copy Cloner is donation-ware so you can download it for free without any restrictions. You can also check out SuperDuper which has more features but costs $27.95. However, if you just need a simple backup and cloning utility, Carbon Copy Cloner does a great job.

Cost: Free! (donation-ware)

Apple Mac Disk Repair – AppleJack

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AppleJack is a troubleshooting utility for Mac OS X. It runs under Single-User Mode so it can be used even when OS X will not boot. AppleJack will repair disks, repair permissions, cleanup cache files, validate preference files, and remove swap files. You can select these tasks individually or have AppleJack run all of them and even reboot when finished. Unfortunately, at the time of writing this article, AppleJack is not yet compatible with Leopard but a new version is in the works. Be sure to check their page frequently for an update because this is an invaluable tool.

Cost: Free! (open-source)

Hardware Monitor

Hardware Monitor is a utility that allows you to view data from the hardware sensors in a Mac. It currently has support for temperature readings, battery data, voltage, current, fan speed, power and load, ambient light, as well as user-defined artificial sensors. It’s a great utility to use when simply trying to find out if your hardware is malfunctioning.

Cost: € 7.00 (can also be purchased with U.S. Dollars)

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This is kind of a nice segway into handy hardware tools and toolkits. Click on the following link if you want to see some great ideas on what I recommend for your Mac or PC Repair Toolkit.

As you may know, I believe your should support Macs in your Computer IT Consultant Business. I state my case here in my article on Why You Should Support Macs With Your IT Business.

Well if you were counting, that is 4 totally free Mac OSX disk repair utilities, and one so cheap it may as well be free! The best Mac repair disk software may well be a paid one depending on your exact needs, and I’ve shown you my pick for the best of those too.

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Excellent Mac disk repair software is provided above, for you to consider and try if you like. What Mac OS X repair tools do you like? Is there another Mac Disk Repair utility you’d suggest? Please leave a comment to help others, or if the above tools have helped you. And as for hardware, click this link if you want to repair hard drive-Mac.

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Reader Mike Kohler seeks to update his troubleshooting kit now that he’s moved to Lion. He writes:

I installed Lion last week on my year-old iMac. I like to be prepared for disaster but with Lion I’m not sure what tools I should have. Can you help?

I don’t blame you for being a little hazy on this. Lion significantly changes the way we now install, troubleshoot, and repair our Macs. Allow me to give you a peek inside my Lion Toolbox.

Tool 1: Recovery HD partition When you install Lion on your Mac, the Lion installer creates a bootable partition called Recovery HD. You boot into this partition by holding down Command-R at startup or by holding the Option key and then choosing the Recovery HD partition that appears on screen.

When you boot from this partition you’ll find a Mac OS X Utilities window. Within this window you see these choices: Restore From Time Machine Backup, Reinstall Mac OS X, Get Help Online, and Disk Utility.

Restore From Time Machine Backup does exactly that. Connect a drive that has a backup created by Lion’s Time Machine and restore from it. Lion’s version of Time Machine, by default, backs up your entire drive, including the OS. Perform a full restore to return your Mac to the state it was in when it was last backed up.

Reinstall Mac OS X is the option to use when you want a fresh copy of Lion. This requires that your Mac be attached to a network connected to the Internet because your Mac obtains that fresh copy of Lion from Apple’s servers. No Internet connection, no new copy of Lion.

Get Help Online is another Internet-only option. Choose it, click Continue, and a copy of Safari launches, which you use to view Apple’s support documents (or anything else on the Web, if you like).

Choose Disk Utility if you want to run Disk First Aid, format the partition that Lion is installed on, or repair disk permissions.

Tool 2: Lion Recovery Disk Assistant Let’s say that your hard drive is so confounded that it can’t boot from the Recovery HD. In such cases you need another drive to boot from that contains the Recovery HD tools. That’s the purpose of Apple's Lion Recovery Disk Assistant. This is a tool developed by Apple that allows you to create a bootable copy of the Recovery HD partition on another drive—a USB flash drive, for example. You need a drive 1GB or larger.

Tool 3: A full-blown installer In our next scenario you have limited access to the Internet or a severe bandwidth cap that makes downloading nearly 4GB of Lion installer impractical. Our own Dan Frakes provides the solution in his must-read How to Make a Bootable Lion Install Disk or Drive. This easy-to-follow guide will show you how to create an installation disc/drive that contains the full Lion installer. You’ll need an existing copy of the Lion installer to create this drive, an 8GB or larger USB flash drive or hard drive, or a blank DVD.

Tool 4: Other utilities Disk Utility’s tools can be helpful, but they’re not good at tackling difficult issues such as directory corruption and they can’t do a thing about file recovery. In cases like these you want other tools on hand. One that I find absolutely necessary is Alsoft’s $100 Disk Warrior (now compatible with Lion). I know of no better tool for fixing drives that refuse to boot due to directory damage. Additionally, if Disk Warrior can’t repair your disk, it will make a valiant attempt to recover your files. Every Mac users should own a copy.

In cases where Disk Warrior can’t retrieve your data, turn to Prosoft Engineering’s $100 Data Rescue 3. It can pull files from damaged drives as well as take a crack at recovering files that you’ve intentionally or accidentally deleted (its success naturally depends on how much data has been written to the drive since you tossed out the files you now want back).

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Micromat’s $100 TechTool Pro 6 is also worth having. It duplicates some of the functionality of Disk Warrior and Data Rescue 3, but it also includes hardware diagnostic tools not found in the other packages. It’s a good all-around tool and it too is Lion compatible.

Tool 5: A clone Shuffling repair CDs in and out of your Mac is no fun—and impossible if your Mac lacks a media drive as do the new Mac mini and all MacBook Airs. And when disaster really strikes, it’s more than just a bit handy to have a drive you can boot your Mac from and carry on with your work. It’s for these reasons that I have a clone of my Mac’s startup drive waiting in the wings. Should the Bad Thing happen, I can attach that drive, boot from it, and attempt to repair my Mac with the tools I’ve installed on that drive. When I create such a clone I ensure that it’s compatible with all the Macs in my home. That way I can troubleshoot and (hopefully) repair any Mac I own.

Tool 6: A current backup of all your data I don’t really need to explain why this is necessary, do I?

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Tot up the cost of owning these tools and you find that you could spend $500 to $600, what with software and drives. That’s not an insignificant investment. Then again, what’s your data worth?