Hello everyone,
So as you all already know, Disk Utility changed quite a bit with El Capitan - this is old news. Similar to what Apple did with iWork (and some other applications), they stripped down Disk Utility and ended up removing key features.
Apparently, you can only - in SOME cases - make disk images; you can't copy disks to each other; and it also (apparently) lacks a feature for RAID. Some even say that current features are buggy.
Luckily, a guide was made on how to trick the previous version of Disk Utility into thinking that it isn't running on El Capitan; this way, you can enjoy the old DU - before Apple decided to... well... r*pe it. (Here's the site:
https://justus.berlin/2015/10/restore-old-disk-utility-in-os-x-el-capitan/).
You can follow this guide yourself, OR you can download the already-modified application here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/3gt7v84slw3d36z/Disk_Utility_(Old).app.zip
Note that I am not responsible for any and all issues that this modified application could have, nor am I responsible for any damage to your system/software as a result. Credit goes to the person who made the guide and my brother for providing me the Disk Utility.app - already modified.
If you do not trust this application I have for download, go and check the SHA256 hash of the already-modified version and make sure it matches with the one in the article. I have ZERO intentions of producing or distributing malware, and I personally think that anybody who DOES produce malware/viruses, with intentions of harming a person's computer or stealing their personal information, should be given the death penalty.
If you happen to encounter any issues with this version of DU, on El Cap, please report them on this thread. It should not have a reason to be unstable, but one can never know.
Anyway, enjoy the previous version of Disk Utility again! This is a great way to flip-off Apple for turning your utilities into ultra-consumer-ish garbage. On a different note, if you think that Disk Utility became screwed up, look what happened with Pages. The list of things they added to Pages is about a few lines long... and the list of features they removed from their existing version of Pages is probably about a Page long.
-PowerMac G4 MDD (THIS POST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY VGVarun.com - please show your appreciation and give them a visit!) Also, credit to my brother, sudo1996, for applying what he learned from the guide in order to create the application that has been put up for download. He has also figured out how to activate it on its given machine; however, I see that others have used their own methods - they vary.
EDIT: Apparently, while the pre-prepared application DID end up working with the machine on which it was created, It's having issues on others' machines. If you download it, it will likely not open or just endlessly bounce on the dock. Not currently sure about a fix - but, for now, follow the guide from that website I linked you guys to.
-Excuse my ranter banter-
So as you all already know, Disk Utility changed quite a bit with El Capitan - this is old news. Similar to what Apple did with iWork (and some other applications), they stripped down Disk Utility and ended up removing key features.
Apparently, you can only - in SOME cases - make disk images; you can't copy disks to each other; and it also (apparently) lacks a feature for RAID. Some even say that current features are buggy.
Luckily, a guide was made on how to trick the previous version of Disk Utility into thinking that it isn't running on El Capitan; this way, you can enjoy the old DU - before Apple decided to... well... r*pe it. (Here's the site:
https://justus.berlin/2015/10/restore-old-disk-utility-in-os-x-el-capitan/).
You can follow this guide yourself, OR you can download the already-modified application here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/3gt7v84slw3d36z/Disk_Utility_(Old).app.zip
Note that I am not responsible for any and all issues that this modified application could have, nor am I responsible for any damage to your system/software as a result. Credit goes to the person who made the guide and my brother for providing me the Disk Utility.app - already modified.
If you do not trust this application I have for download, go and check the SHA256 hash of the already-modified version and make sure it matches with the one in the article. I have ZERO intentions of producing or distributing malware, and I personally think that anybody who DOES produce malware/viruses, with intentions of harming a person's computer or stealing their personal information, should be given the death penalty.
If you happen to encounter any issues with this version of DU, on El Cap, please report them on this thread. It should not have a reason to be unstable, but one can never know.
Anyway, enjoy the previous version of Disk Utility again! This is a great way to flip-off Apple for turning your utilities into ultra-consumer-ish garbage. On a different note, if you think that Disk Utility became screwed up, look what happened with Pages. The list of things they added to Pages is about a few lines long... and the list of features they removed from their existing version of Pages is probably about a Page long.
-PowerMac G4 MDD (THIS POST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY VGVarun.com - please show your appreciation and give them a visit!) Also, credit to my brother, sudo1996, for applying what he learned from the guide in order to create the application that has been put up for download. He has also figured out how to activate it on its given machine; however, I see that others have used their own methods - they vary.
EDIT: Apparently, while the pre-prepared application DID end up working with the machine on which it was created, It's having issues on others' machines. If you download it, it will likely not open or just endlessly bounce on the dock. Not currently sure about a fix - but, for now, follow the guide from that website I linked you guys to.
-Excuse my ranter banter-
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