Disk First Aid is a free software utility made by Apple Inc. that was bundled with all computers running the classic Mac OS. This tool verifies and repairs a limited number of directory structure problems on any HFS or HFS Plus hard disk or volume.
Situations to use the tool
One source suggests that disk utility should be used when there are: • Frequent system crashes, • Disappearing files, • Files changing size, • Problems copying files from one place to another, • Problems saving files, • Cryptic error messages, == Analysis ==
Analysis
Disk First Aid has built-in capabilities to check for damage to: • Partition Map, • Device Driver, • Boot Blocks, • Master Directory Block, • Volume Bitmap, • Catalog File, • Extents File, • Finder Attributes, After analyzing the disk directory, Disk First Aid determines whether it is able to repair any damage that was detected. The utility can commonly only fix problems associated with the catalog/extents files and the volume bitmap. Commonly, the program reports that there is an error, but cannot fix it. == See also ==