Stellar Drive ToolBox2- Reviewer's Guide

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Reviewer’s Guide



Content

1............................................................Introduction to DTB

2...................................................................Getting Started

3................................................................Points of Interest

4......................................................................Key Features

5.........................................................Versions Comparison

6,7.............................................................................FAQ’s

8.........................................................Additional Resources

9................................................................Facts at a Glance

9............................................................Contact Information

Stellar Drive ToolBox 2 Reviewer’s Guide



Introduction to DTB

Stellar Drive ToolBox is a set of 12 must have disk utilities to manage, secure,

protect & optimize your Mac. These disk utilities include SpeedUP Mac, DriveDefrag, Drive Clone , Partition Manager, File Wipe, Volume Repair, Drive

Initialize, Shield , Drive Performance, Raw Data Editor, Drive Stats, Surface

Scan and a Bonus utility Data Encryptor.

Highlighters:

o Super Speeds For Your Mac

o Optimize & Manage Hard Drive Efficiently

o Maintain Data Privacy & Security

o Improve Your Drive Performance

o Clone & Restore Your Drive

Stellar Drive ToolBox for Mac OS is comprehensive software to maintain and

manage your system in the best way. It optimizes drive performance, protects

data and provides easy to use yet powerful features saving you precious time

and money. By analyzing and doing necessary repairs of the volume, StellarDrive ToolBox ensures optimum utilization of the available volumes.

The powerful clean up mac options available in the Speedup Mac utility

removes all your unwanted files, duplicate files, universal binaries and cache &

temporary items, thereby providing free space and accelerating system

performace. The Drive Defrag utility improves your drive performance by

consolidating fragmented files & free space. It also has a clone utility which

helps you to backup and while migrating to new mac.

The multi-purpose Wipe utility guarantees permanent sanitization of free

space, file/folder, system traces, internet activity, instant messaging and

recent file histories. Maintain data privacy and confidentiality by completely

erasing data beyond recovery. Expert users can also take advantage of the

software for editing raw data and thus rectifying disk errors.

Advanced option provided in the software help to set schedule for wiping,

select wipe algorithm, include file filter setting and set S.M.A.R.T setting like

temperature warning, shutdown at critical temperature.

In addition, Shield feature helps you recover your deleted files and take snap-

shots of system areas. It also does media surface scanning and long term data

integrity checking.




Getting started

System Requirementso Processor: Intel, PowerPC(G3 or later)

o Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above

o Memory: 1 GB RAM

o Hard Disk: 50 MB of free space

Steps to install Stellar Drive ToolBox 2

1. Unpack StellarDriveToolbox.dmg.zip file.

2. After decompressing it, double click .dmg file.

This will mount a virtual volume - StellarDriveToolbox.

3. Drag Stellar Drive ToolBox 2 file to Applications folder.

4. To launch the software, double click on StellarDriveToolbox 2 file in

Applications folder.

5. This displays License Agreement. If user accepts the License Agreement,

then the software is launched; otherwise it quits.

Uninstall: Drag and drop Stellar Drive ToolBox 2 file from applications folder

to trash

Starting Stellar ToolBox 2

Follow any of the methods listed below to run Stellar Drive ToolBox 2

o Double click on Stellar Drive ToolBox 2 file in Applications folder.

o Double-click on Stellar Drive ToolBox 2 desktop shortcut (if it is created).

o Click on Stellar Drive ToolBox 2 icon in the dock (if it is created).




Points of interest

o Versatile software that lets you optimize, protect, maintain, manage, secureand sanitize hard drive or volume.

o Ensure permanent erasure of free space, file or folder, internet activity,system traces, instant messaging and recent file history.

o Optimizes volumes, files and free space to accelerate data transfer in hard drive.

o Resize volume without losing any data

o Generates Free Space in Specific Volumes.

o Backup data by creating a clone or an image file of hard drive or volume.

o Clean up unused large files, duplicate files, universal binaries and language files.

o Provides summarized as well as detailed system information.

o S.M.A.R.T settings monitor health status, temperature and vital parameters ofthe hard drive.

o Set schedular to take file system snapshots.

o Recovery of deleted files from the snapshot information file.

o Advance user can rectify errors by editing the raw data in hard drives.

o Secure files by Encrypting them.

o Complete scan of the hard drive to find bad blocks.

o Prepare and Initialize drive for use on your Mac.

o Check performance level of drives.

o Comparison of your Mac’s performance with standard benchmark.

o Verify volume file system errors and repair or rebuild the volume file systemstructure.

o Compatible with Intel and PowerPC (G3 or later).

o Supports OSX LION and older versions.




Key Features

Speed UpSpeed Up: A cleanup & optimizing tool that helps you to improve the system

performance significantly by removing unwanted data & clutter in your Mac.

Drive DefragImproves your drive performance if you are experiencing slow system

performance while reading or writing a large file.

Drive CloneHelps you to create a replica of your hard-drive. You can also create

bootable backup images and use them to restore your Mac in case of a

hard drive crash.

Partition ManagerResize boot volume partition without any data loss and avoid lot of time &

inconvenience. Additionally manage, create & delete disk partitions.

File WipeMaintain privacy & security by securely erasing files. Wipe internet browser and

messenger history.

Volume RepairThis module is a multi-purpose utility to sort out the file system permissions and

related errors. It gives an option to rebuild file system structure where repairing isnot possible.

Drive InitializeInitialize a new hard disk and create new volumes with an option to format it either

in HFS+ or FAT32 file system.

Shield A pre-installed utility that enables you to recover accidently deleted files from

the Mac hard drive.

Drive Performance A tool that enabled you to assess the performance of your Mac hard drive

and volume by running a speed test.

Raw Data EditorModify Mac volume by editing raw data in Mac hard drives or volumes at

sector level.

Drive statsThis utility monitors Temprature, SMART status and general statistics of

selected hard drive.

Surface ScanThis tool is used to scan the Mac hard drive block-by-block for bad blocks.

Data Encryptor Allows you to securely protect sensitive files by encrypting them with a password.




Versions Comparison

A walkthrough to What’s New in version

o Bonus Utility: Free utility 'Data Encryptor' software [$29 value].

o Preferences Option: Set preferences on important modules topersonalize tasks & activities.

o Robust Speed UP Mac: Now, you can schedule the clean-up operations

and regain the good old speed of your Mac with ease.o Updated Drive Defrag: You have now 5 options to defragment your harddrive Defrag is now more sensitive to drive health and automatically pauseswhen the drive heats up and restrats when the drive cools down. You can setit up to verify every block write operations.Defrag is also capable of defrag-menting the metadata of the hard drive.

o Improved Clone: Improved with focused features and friendlyuser interface

o Updated Partition Manager: Partition manger now presents a simplerview of the drive layout and automatically decides on best and optimalmethods of resiting partitions. It can also execute multiple tasks in a batch. Additionally, this utility now provides Hide & Reveal partition options toprevent the Mac partitions, against unwanted access.

o Advance Drive Stats: You can now continuously monitor the hard drivetemperature and other parameters. If the hard drive health is failing orgetting over heated then it would automatically shut down your system.

Additionally, you can also compare the performance of your system withsome standard systems.

o Supports latest OS X: Updated LION support.




FAQ’s

How to optimize your Mac's performance?Following are the ways to easily boost your Mac's performance:

o Clean out all the unwanted data.

o Run maintenance checks on your computer. In many cases a Mac slows

down because they don't have their cache cleaned out. Run Stellar DriveTool-

Box application and click SpeedUP mac to clean system cache.

How SpeedUP Mac can be useful for a Mac user?The purpose of SpeedUP Mac is to enhance the Mac hard drive performance

that can be achieved by removing unwanted files & clutter. At the same time,

by removing unnecessary files, you get lots of drive space that again helps you

to improve the speed of your system.

One of the volumes in my secondary hard drive is showing full. Is itpossible to remove unwanted files from the volume and how?Yes, It is possible using SpeedUP Mac.

Clean My Mac feature in SpeedUP Mac will enable you to select specific

volume, even from secondary hard drive, and removes all unnecessary files.

Step by Step procedure of Clean My Mac is explained in Clean My Mac

option.

Partition Manager is showing multiple free space in my hard drive. Can Icreate a new partition merging all the free spaces?Yes, using Partition Manager you can create new partition from multiple free

space.

I have a 5 GB Mac partition, with 1 GB of data. I need to split the partitionfor creating a new one with 3 GB. Is it possible?Yes, you can create a new partition from the space available in the existing

partition with Stellar Partition Manager. You need to drag and reduce the

volume to the desired size and use Resize option to complete the process.

The generated free-space can be used to create the new partition.

Why do I need to Defragment my hard drive?Fragmentation, to put it simply, occurs when files are split up into multiple

parts and stored in different locations on the hard drive. Whe files are

fragmented, a hard drive need MORE time to seek (move their point of access

to a different location), read & write data. To optimize a Hard Drive Volume orfragmented files run Drive Defrag utility in Stellar Drive ToolBox.




FAQ’s


What all things should be considered while cloning a drive or volume?While cloning a drive remember two points:

1. The destination drive must be greater than or equal to the source drive.

2. You need to select the drive that does not contain OS.

How can I erase data permanently from Mac hard drive?Files emptied out of trash can easily be recovered using any data recovery

software as deletion will just remove the master file index on the hard drive. But

the deleted files still lie on the hard drive. The only way to eliminate data or

completely erase sensitive files index is to overwrite the disk space with

new/junk data. Wipe in the Stellar Drive ToolBox 2 is one such powerful disk

eraser utility designed to eliminate data file(s) in different directories with a stroke

of a key shredding sensitive data beyond recovery.

Why are repairs needed for Mac volumes?Common computer problems such as power outage, hard restarts and system

crashes can corrupt your directory. You can easily repair your damaged volume

using Volume Repair utility in Stellar Drive ToolBox. This will help it run smoother

and fix some performance issues.

What are the general approaches for hard drive maintenance?The following are general recommendation for disk optimization. Developing a

reasonable schedule for maintenance is recommended as it helps in keeping you

Mac healthy.

1.Use SpeedUP tool to schedule regular clean up tasks and keep the Mac

light and fast.

2.Defragment hard drive volumes regularly to optimize hard drive performance

3.Monitor hard drive health & temperature continuously

4.Backup your hard drive at regular intervals.

5.Verify & Correct volume permissions regularly and bring stability

6.Seurely Erase confidential files and private information only with File Wipe



Additional Resources

www.macintosh-software.net/media/

Drive

ToolBox

DriveClone

SpeedUPMac


DriveDefrag

PartitionManager

FileWipe



Facts at a glance

Contact information

User InterfaceStellar Drive ToolBox has a simple and easy to use graphical user

interface which helps the user to operate each utility easily and quickly.

Main window displays all the tools and the green arrow helps you to

move to each utility.

TRY BEFORE BUYFor the convenience of end user Drive ToolBox comes with a trial version

that enables the user to experience the utility.

24 Hour Online SupportProviding help 24/5 by phone, web chat or email! Stellar Technical

support ensures that you get the most out of your investment. Our team

helps you in resolving any technical issues, purchasing, installing, config-

uring as well as upgrading your product.

30 days money back guaranteeWe offer a 30 day money back guarantee on the purchase of every

license that we sell. If you're not satisfied with your purchase, just

request a refund by raising a ticket.

Should you wish to know more about our product or would like to review;

please contact us at:

Stellar Data RecoveryMarketing Department

Anubha Upadhyay

Email: [email protected]

Voice: +1-877-778-6087

Web: www.macintosh-software.net

All Trademarks Acknowledged © Copyright 2012, Stellar Information Systems Ltd.


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