On 26/02/03 13:43, "Keith Potter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A few days ago, I upgraded to 10.2.4. Yesterday I installed a > whole suite of Adobe design programs. Upon restarting my computer, I > seem to have lost all my preference settings. The dock is moved to the > default setting and configuration. My Explorer homepage was reset to > the default, though my favorites were intact. Worst of all, I lost all > my OSX Mail settings and had to dig out the passwords and servers for > my various accounts. I also had to re-import my rules and mailboxes. > > This is all quite a pain. It also happened once before, several > months ago. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Does anyone know > how to prevent it? Is there some way to backup my Mail settings > someplace, so that I can quickly reinstall them if this happens again? I think it did happen to me after I upgraded my OS X installation. I didn't lose all my preferences, though, but some settings were reset obviously by the installer. If you lost all your preferences, then something went wrong, methinks... -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* firebottle n.obs.: A large, primitive, power-hungry active electrical device, similar in function to a FET but constructed out of glass, metal, and vacuum. Characterized by high cost, low density, low reliability, high-temperature operation, and high power dissipation. Sometimes mistakenly called a `tube' in the U.S. or a `valve' in England; another hackish term is glassfet. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
