Norton Utilities 8.0.2 - Disk repair and data recovery utilities; discontinued. Download the latest versions of the best Mac apps at safe and trusted MacUpdate Download, install, or update Norton Utilities for Mac from MacUpdate. Norton Utilities 2.0 for Mac The Norton Utilities is a suite of disk and system utilities designed to enhance system performance and stability. It started off as a set of disk utilities written by Peter Norton, and later was sold by Symantec.

The Mac Observer Express Daily Newsletter Site Navigation. October 20th, 1999 Norton Utilities for Macintosh 5.0 Contact and Other Information Manufacturer: Product Home Page: Description: Repair, Recovery and Optimization Utilities Address: Symantec Corporation 2500 Broadway Suite 200 Santa Monica, CA U.S.A.

Price: US$99.95 List US$49.95 Upgrade Telephone: 1-310-453-4600 Fax: 1-310-453-0636 Requirements PowerPC Processor Mac OS 8.0 or Higher 24 MB RAM 16 MB Available Disk Space CD-ROM Drive Internet Connection for LiveUpdate System Used For Testing Power Computing Power Center Pro 210 Newer 300 MHz G3 Upgrade Mac OS 8.6 [Review] Norton Utilities 5.0 Adds Must Have Features Norton Utilities for Macintosh 5.0 by Introduction If you've been using a Mac for any length of time, you've no doubt come across Norton Utilities, which was originally introduced on the Mac platform in 1989. This package has consistently provided utilities that complement and often surpass those included by Apple. Approaching its 10th birthday, we are pleased to see that this package is keeping up with the times. Version 5.0 enhances existing programs, and adds new features to the entire suite. Documentation The printed documentation consists of a booklet in the CD case.

It contains info that will help you get started quickly. For more information, you can take advantage of the Norton Utilities Help and Norton Utilities Shortcuts guides, available after you install the package if you have Apple Guide activated.

Main Norton Utilities Screen (Click for Full Sized View) Installation The installation is very straightforward. You can choose an Easy Install, which installs all components, or a Custom Install, where you can select which components to install. We decided to go for the gusto and do an Easy Install. Once the installation is complete, you'll be given the option to Restart your system. Since many components will be activated only after a restart, you should choose this option.

Be sure to eject the Norton Utilities CD-ROM after you choose Restart. Since the CD-ROM is bootable (useful if your system is really messed up and can't boot from the hard drive) many systems will boot from it if it is still in the drive. Operation During system boot time, you'll notice some extra icons marching across your screen. Specifically, several FileSaver components will be installed, as well as a Scheduler and the DiskLight utility. A Norton Utilities icon, placed in your Apple Menu, can be used to launch the main interface. From here, you can launch most other utilities, including Norton AntiVirus if available. In every application, a Utilities menu will allow you to quickly jump to any other Norton application.

DiskLight Control Panel Norton FileSaver (Click for Full Sized View) DiskLight During the restart, you'll probably notice the DiskLight component of the package. It displays a tiny hard drive icon in the upper left hand corner of your screen. It will flash when there's disk read activity, and show the same icon with a small 'w' next to it during a disk write. Good for those of us who remember the old days when all hard drives had some sort of cool blinking light. FileSaver Once you reach the desktop, a small window for the FileSaver utility will let you know that it is scanning you hard drives.

FileSaver does three things. Youtube to mp3 for mac converter. First is a scan for general disk problems.

It can identify problems that the Mac OS scan may miss, plus it also scans volumes other than your startup volume. The second FileSaver feature updates disk directory info, and the third tracks deleted files and folders. These last two features can collect additional information which can be used by the UnErase and Volume Recover components, covered shortly. The scans can be scheduled during startup, shutdown, or after an improper shutdown.

They can also be scheduled after a certain amount of idle time, or at a specific time. The defaults of At Shutdown and After Improper Shutdown should suit most users. Norton Disk Doctor (Click for Full Sized View) Norton Disk Doctor This is probably the most commonly used component of the package. It can check for defective media, partition table damage, directory damage, and problems with individual files. The defective media check is handy, but takes time since it has to scan your entire hard drive. In the Mac Observer Labs, the media check of a 8.5 GB drive took nearly 30 minutes.