On Dec 21, 2009, at 2:42 PM, BlackShark Films wrote: > > Hi All: I Used Disk Warrior (on my MAc G4 notebook) to clean up > some disc slowness
Don't do that. Disk Warrior does not 'fix some disk slowness'. Disk Warrior is NOT a 'maintenance tool', any more than removing the cylinder head and pistons and reboring the cylinders should be a routine step in auto maintenance. You can do it but the chances of catastrophic failure is vastly higher than with just changing the oil. DiskWarrior should be reserved for those times when you have major directory issues that Disk Utility cannot repair. It is unlikely that Disk Warrior could fix any 'slowness' in any case, as system lags and such are typically caused by issues that DW doesn't even touch. > and somehow lost all my non MAc apps and desltop > screen. I am limited to Safari, calculator and MacMail. If I download > something like Quicktime update it goes through but i cannot see it. > I cannot use the finder and i cannot get to disk utility to repair > disc permissions or anything lke that. The apps appear in the dock > but they won't open. It will be sub-optimal, but try running Permissions repair from the OS installer disk. It might get you up to the point where things will work again enough to finish the repair. If that doesn't work, you're looking at an Archive&Install of the OS. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
