Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:31:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Carolyn Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: "Where have all my files gone?" To: iomug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello all. I put this out on the iomug list, but thought that someone here might be able to also help me. Please let me know if you know what to do.
Thank you. > My grandson turned on my computer and decided he > wanted to play bowling. However, he selected his > game > before the computer was up. It is a power pc 8100 > or > 9000. Cannot remember which as I was working on > upgrading some stuff. > > Anyway, the harddisk comes up with the ? disk, > showing > that it cannot be seen. I have a disk of 8.1 that I > can put in the cd and the harddrive will be seen. > When I open the harddrive, there is a text file > called > "Where have all my files gone? I thought I had > understood it the first time, but after trying to > use > the 8.1 to open the harddrive, I evidently do not > understand what exactly it is telling me to do. I > have 9.1 on the harddrive. > > Below is the text: If anyone can instruct me as to > what to do, it would be greatly appreciated. > > TEXT: > This hardisk is formatted with Mac OS Extended > format. > Your files and info are still on the harddisk, but > you cannot access them with the version of system > software you are using. > > How can you access your file? > > To access your files, you must mount this hardisk on > a > computer that has mac OS 8.1 or later installed. To > determine the version of system software you're > currently using, choose about this computer from the > apple menu. If you are using a version of the mac > os > earlier than 8.1, you must do one of the following: > > A. Upgrade system software on your computer > > B. Start up the computer from a harddisk or cd that > has mac os 8.1 or later. > > C. Connect the harddisk to another computer with > mac > os 8.1 or later installed(--I do not have another > computer). > > If you want to access the files without upgrading > your > system software, > > 1. Start up your computer with mac os8.1 cd(I did > this). > > or > > 2. Disk tools PPC disk, then access your files.(I > do > not know what this is.) > > Apple recommends that you have the mac os 8.1 cd if > you plan to reformat any harddisk using mac os > extended format. > > To continue to use this harddisk with this computer, > you must upgrade your system software to mac os > 8.1(but I had 9.1 on it!!) > > How do you upgrade your system software? > > If you have a version of system software earlier > than > mac os 8.1 on the internet. > > If you have mac os 8 on your computer, you can > download mac os 8.1 to update from the internet at > http://www/info.apple.com > > Ok, with all this info, and the fact I had mac os > 9.1 > on the computer--how do I go about fixing this > without > losing all my data? > > I eagerly look forward to hearing from you. > > I will be back at the library within the next couple > of weeks for your letters of help. > > Sincerely > > Carolyn > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please make the steps to repair simple. > -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
