disk utility macOs 10.15.5 Cat

What does Disk Utility do? Also what does first aid do?

Is first aid some kind of MacOS integrated antivirus/anti-malware?

Posted on Jul 11, 2020 3:40 PM

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Jul 11, 2020 3:48 PM in response to theMacincheese

See the following:

About Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

and

How to repair a Mac disk with Disk Utility - Apple Support

Neither is anti-virus/anti-malware. For related information see: macOS - Security - Apple

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Jul 11, 2020 3:49 PM in response to FoxFifth

Thank you for the information.

Regards.

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