Mac OS X Disk Utility? maybe that’s the question in your mind why you are here, if you are pretty new to Mac OS then for sure this question will comes out in your mind when you hear this word.

For a best explanation about Mac OS X Disk Utility, it is a program or lets say a multipurpose programs that works with your hard disks, DVDs, CDs as well as disk images. Mac OS X users can utilize this Disk Utility feature to carry out the specific functions which are listed below. (Also please note that it will also depends on your Mac OS X version)

Mac OS X Disk Utility Functions

• Remove, format, and partition hard disks as well as rewritable CDs and also DVDs
• Run First Aid, a function in which repairs file systems and file permissions
• Stripe or mirror disks in a RAID
• Mount, create, also alter disk images, and write or burn a disks, CDs, and DVDs
• Manually ejects removable media whenever other methods will fail

You can find the Disk Utility program within the Utilities folder and inside the main Applications folder.
For more information about the Disk Utility program simply choose the Disk Utility’s Help menu and then Disk Utility Help. That’s it!