On Oct 20, 2011, at 9:13 AM, [email protected] wrote: > So now I have new and old system in one partition, on the older drive now > running. I am planning on getting an external case for pulled drive, to > see what is salvageable, or if anything is wrong with it at all. > Q 1. Can I use Applejack to verify/fix my old System file?
No, Applejack does the same thing that Disk Utility does, it's just that DU cannot work on the current boot volume. Since the old System is not on the booted partition, just use DU from the running partition to see if you can fix it. > Q 2. What is the best way to move either new or old system file to new HD? Install the new drive in the iMac, the old drive in an external case, and boot from it or your system installer disk. USe Disk Utility to format the new drive. Then use a utility like Carbon Copy Cloner to copy a working partition from the old drive to the new, or isnatll 10.5 fresh and use Migration Assistant to move your data and settings over. You may even be able to do this from the non-booting drive if the right parts of the System folder are still intact. > Q 3. If Applejack can fix/correct the old system file to where it is > running, How do I make a backup copy? and where should I put it, for the > next failure? > Q 4. Oh, yeah, when I reinitiated Apple Mail, it picked up the Gmail > account with no problem. However, on the 10 year old account with my > local server company it is just receiving, but not sending. Check the SMTP server settings for that account. Make sure the username/password ius there if it wants it (and conversely, is unchecked if they don't) -- 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
