a review by Tom Piper
Maintaining the good health of our computer investments is very important. Considering the substantial monetary initial investment, plus the hundreds (even thousands) of hours of time to create documents and files that are usually irreplaceable, we need to also invest in “tech insurance” to protect these assets. A great utility will fit this need.
TechTool Pro 11.0.2 is the latest version that I’m reviewing (my previous review was nearly 4 years ago at applejac.typepad.com/techtoolpro8), and is simply the best utility I’ve ever used to test and repair my 13” MacBook Air, 15” MacBook Pro and 27” iMac. This version is Mojave compatible, and takes advantage of the latest technologies introduced with the release of macOS 10.14.14 (which I’m using).
As their website illustrates in great detail, this utility is feature-packed with benefits that all Mac users need for comprehensive diagnostics, repair, and maintenance. To ensure that my Mac stays optimized and trouble-free, I make sure that I use TechTool Pro regularly to keep my Macs running at peak performance. Here is a quick overview of the benefits available:
- Security Features
- Home Permissions Tool
- Updated Technologies
- Results on the go with Techtool Remote iOS app
- Mac Drive Testing and Repair, including Solid State Drive
- Emergency Startup Disk with eDrive (an extra startup partition)
- Protect Important Data with TechTool Protection
- Take It With You using TechTool Protogo
- Complete Hardware Testing over 100 electrical & temperature sensors
- Advanced Memory Testing for RAM integrity
- TechTool Pro's memory testing suite
- Test the Mac, iPhone or iPad battery
- Take control of Mac with a suite of maintenance routines
- Diagnostics and Repair with SMART Check, RAM test, directories analysis, more
- Drive Testing and Repair damaged directories on corrupted hard drives
- Volume Rebuild displays comparison chart
- Smarter SMART Check reports failure attributes
- Partition Map health to optimize performance
- Memory Test with added an SPD report showing technical info
- Volume Cloning with duplicate, file syncing or disc image formats
- Volume and File Optimization defragments individual files
- Data Recovery and deleted files recovery
- Processor Benchmarking using industry-standard measurement algorithms
- Network and Connectivity Testing for Bluetooth, Wifi, Ethernet
- Network Monitoring and Connectivity showing active services and ports
- Protection Preferences by configuring automatic background functions
- Plus even more features . . .
It may seem a little overwhelming when first provided the opportunity to use TechTool Pro 11, but the ability to use each is simple and straight-forward. The techie details are here for those who are interested, but the power is immediately accessible to any user. The interface is logical and easy-to-understand, and the tools can be used immediately, or in the background, depending on the user’s needs.
It is important to mention that, although most of the controls are intuitive, a 135-page manual is also easily accessible in a downloadable PDF file that provides detailed explanations about every tool and report available. If that is not enough, a Techtool Pro 11 Knowledge Base can be reviewed online with answers to commonly-asked questions. And, if you really want to dig deep and/or converse with other Techtool Pro 11 users, the drop-down Help menu item also is a doorway into the Micromat Forum for this product (they have one for each of their products). Obviously, they are very committed to extensive support!
For more details about these benefits and other interesting information, go to micromat.com/techtool-pro where TechTool Pro 11 Full Version is available for $129.99, TechTool Pro 11 Standard Upgrade for $29.99 (Intermediate and Legacy Upgrades add $20 and $30, respectively), TechTool Pro 11 Business Pack for $249.99, and TechTool Pro 11 DVD for $19.99 (will require current TechTool serial number).
If the health of your Mac is important to you, I recommend this utility as the best all-purpose solution available. I’ve tried many utilities over the past 30 years, and TechTool Pro 11 now has ALL of the tools and best performance together in one integrated package!
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