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Disk Utility
Disk Utility is a system utility for performing disk and disk volume-related tasks on macOS. Features include: * Create, convert, backup, compress, and encrypt logical volume images from a wide range of formats to .dmg or, for CD/DVD images, .cdr * Mount, unmount and eject disk volumes (including hard disks, removable media, and disk volume images) * Enable or disable journaling * Verify a disk's integrity, and repair it if damaged (works for both Mac-compatible partitions and for FAT32 partitions with Windows installed) * Erase, format, partition, and clone disks * Securely delete free space or disk using a "zero out" data, a 7-pass DOD 5220-22 M standard, or a 35-pass Gutmann algorithm * Add or change partition table between Apple Partition Map, GUID Partition Table, and master boot record (MBR) * Restore volumes from Apple Software Restore (ASR) images * Check the S.M.A.R.T. status of a hard disk Disk Utility functions may also be accessed via the command line with commands diskutil and hdiutil . The commands also can create and manage RAM disk images.
Article summary
Disk Utility is a system utility for performing disk and disk volume-related tasks on macOS. Features include: * Create, convert, backup, compress, and encrypt logical volume images from a wide range of formats to .dmg or, for CD/DVD images, .cdr * Mount, unmount and eject disk volumes (including hard disks, removable media, and disk volume images) * Enable or disable journaling * Verify a disk's integrity, and repair it if damaged (works for both Mac-compatible partitions and for FAT32 partitions with Windows installed) * Erase, format, partition, and clone disks * Securely delete free space or disk using a "zero out" data, a 7-pass DOD 5220-22 M standard, or a 35-pass Gutmann algorithm * Add or change partition table between Apple Partition Map, GUID Partition Table, and master boot record (MBR) * Restore volumes from Apple Software Restore (ASR) images * Check the S.M.A.R.T. status of a hard disk Disk Utility functions may also be accessed via the command line with commands diskutil and hdiutil . The commands also can create and manage RAM disk images.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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