on 25/01/05 22:05, Amber at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 1/25/05 5:36 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> On 1/25/05 7:40 PM, "Amber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I have talked to Apple care after doing an archive and install >> >> The first thing I'm going to suggest is creating a new account (an admin >> account) and see what happens. Configure it for internet and see if you can >> get online. I expect this will solve nothing but hey, lets see. > > Thanks for replying !! I did try this before calling AppleCare as I know it > is the first thing they ask with stuff like this. Unfortunately, same > problems occurred in the new user account. >> >> The next solution would have been an archive and install which you have >> already done so we are gonna bypass this and go right to formatting the >> drive and reinstalling everything fresh. > > They did suggest the erase and install but of course I am trying to back up > the remainder of the drive. In fact, it wasn't until they suggested this > that I realized the drive was not working properly. > > I have considered the suggestions you made - i.e. External hard drive, .Mac > account etc. I don't have the money for either .Mac or another hard drive. > I have filled up the remainder of my existing external hard drive but that's > all the space I have. I need to shovel an additional 40 gigs somewhere. > > What kind of files can be moved to the iPod ? I didn't even consider that > as an option. I have a 3 gen, 20 gig ipod with about 16 gigs of space left.
Go in iTunes when your iPod is connected, then pull the preferences. Go to the iPod preferences. Click the "General" tab. Then, enable the "Enable disk use" checkbox. Your iPod should now appear on your desktop and you can just use it as an external hard drive. If after turning on the "Enable for disk use" checkbox, the iPod doesn't show up, unmount it from iTunes. Once it disappears from the iTunes list, quit iTunes, unplug your iPod and plug it back. It should then appear on the desktop. You can copy any file to the iPod that you can copy to an external hard drive. You still have 40GB to backup, after what you already backed up? Did you try to completely archive the system disk? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gates's Law: "The speed of software halves every 18 months." This oft-cited law is an ironic comment on the tendency of software bloat to outpace the every-18-month doubling in hardware capacity per dollar predicted by Moore's Law. The reference is to Bill Gates; Microsoft is widely considered among the worst if not the worst of the perpetrators of bloat. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
