| Desired Function | Built-in macOS Tool | |-----------------|---------------------| | Restore a disk image to a volume | sudo asr restore --source image.dmg --target /dev/disk2 | | Force unmount a stubborn disk | diskutil unmountDisk force /dev/disk2 | | Clone a failing drive | sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk1 of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=1m | | Verify/repair HFS+ or APFS | fsck_apfs or Disk Utility First Aid |
-accessible utility, allowing developers to pipe live device data into other diagnostic tools. Internal Synergy : It would work alongside services like UpdateBrainService restoretools.pkg
While the exact contents vary by creator, a typical restoretools.pkg contains the following binaries and scripts if you extract it (using pkgutil --expand ): | Desired Function | Built-in macOS Tool |