[DM-MUG] Disk Utility Strangeness

[Thorgrim]

> Can I safely ignore a "Volume header needs minor repair" message on  
> my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.4 (journaled HFS+)?

The two tools that I use for Preventive Maintenance

http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack/
http://alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/index.html

are not yet available for Intel based Mac's.  Both should have Intel  
versions soon.

I have seen the Volume header messages on several versions of OS X  
and even years ago on OS 9 machines while running Disk Warrior.  I  
have yet to have any problems related to these warnings.

According to this article, you don't need to worry about it.

http://www.mactipsandtricks.com/articles/ORmm_appb2.lasso

And if you want to know more than most about HFS+, look at this Apple  
Tech article :-)

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1150.html

Dave McLaughlin