At 10:08 PM -0800 11/27/2009, aussieshepsrock wrote: > The commands worked! Thanks a zillion. This was my first encounter >with an issue like this specific one. I figured it was about 99% >surely a simple permissions issue was the prob, but that other 1% was >the terrifying feeling All my internal drive files and the archive >external HD files were gone for good! > I did have to do a 'repair disk' with Disk Utility before the >externals became accessible though. Huge sigh of relief
Be cautious. OS X locks volumes for specific reasons. In this particular case - your need to repair the volumes indicates that they were locked to prevent data from being destroyed. During the time between when you modified the permissions and when you repaired the volumes, you were very vulnerable. Always check your system log. There will be messages there saying exactly what happened. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
