As I mentioned before, I'm in the process of setting up a fresh OS-X on a different internal drive, and trying to take the useful old OS-X stuff off the broken drive to put into it, so that the new OS-X will look and work as much as possible like the old one did before the crash (complete with Safari bookmarks, mail archives, Internet connect settings etc.). Then I'll wipe the broken drive clean and reformat it.
Would it be a bad idea to drag the entire Users and Applications folders from the old OS over to the new one? Or would replacing the entire folders like that risk bringing bad old (broken) OS-X stuff with it? Tom At 10:30 PM -0600 4/07/2005, Geno wrote: >Lot's of the data I think you want to save can be found in the "Users >Folder" look in the "Tom" or whatever you named your home folder, inside >the Library folder and you'll see a Safari Folder. That holds all of your >bookmarks. > >If you're using Entourage then your e-mail data is located inside the "Users >Folder" look in the "Documents" folder and inside the "Microsoft Users Data" >folder inside you'll find a folder labeled "Office 2004 Identities" or >whatever version you're using. >Good luck! > >Geno > >On 4/7/05 7:36 AM, "Thomas Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It appears that OS-X crashed on me either because the internal hard drive >> it resides on became damaged, or else X damaged the disk as it went down. >> >> Either way, this hard drive is damaged. So damaged that Disk Warrior says >> it can't be repaired, due to an "invalid number of allocation blocks," >> whatever that might be. Disk Utilities also says it can't fix it. >> >> The good news is that I can still open up the disk and take things off of >> it, so I'm now moving the important files on it to other drives. >> >> My question is, what OS-X stuff should I salvage from the wreckage? Where >> on this disk will I find all my Mail archives, my Safari bookmarks, my >> Internet settings, etc? >> >> In other words, what should I take off this disk so that when I install a >> fresh copy of X on the other internal hard drive, I can put this stuff into >> it so that my new copy of X will look like the old one I've been using? >> >> Thanks much, >> >> Tom >> >> Art website at http://www.ThomasBakerPaintings.com >> Archaeology website at http://www.nmia.com/~jaybird/AANewsletter/ Art website at http://www.ThomasBakerPaintings.com Archaeology website at http://www.nmia.com/~jaybird/AANewsletter/ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
