On 29/9/03 8:39 pm, "Russ Bravo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all > > I've done a silly thing. Picked up a copy of Aladdin's Spring Cleaning > recently, thinking to clear out some of the accumulated debris of demo > software and old programs I'd run on my 7300/200. Selected the utility which > is meant to locate 'orphan' files that don't appear to be associated with > any main program. Took a cursory glance at what it came up with and pressed > Delete. > > Lo and behold, when I booted up yesterday it was much quicker to load :) ... > until I started trying to run programs, and a succession of messages told me > this or that wouldn't run because a certain file could not be found (eg > Dreamweaver was missing WinSock Lib, Internet Explorer and mail/internet > programs wouldn't work because Open Transport had done a bunk etc etc) :( > > What can anyone suggest which may help recover the lost files, or preferably > restore the system to what it was before I mucked it about? I have borrowed > Disk Warrior from work, which may do the trick but looks extreme in what it > can do. Are there any free utilities that are downloadable? I seem to > remember one called Retrospect Express or something? DiskWarrior is excellent for repairing disk directory related problems, but won't fix your problem. Retrospect Express is a backup application. > > I'd really rather not have to reinstall system software and all that > shenanigans if I can avoid it ... > > Your help and wisdom, as ever, would be appreciated > > Russ, Worthing > I once used Norton Undelete, part of Norton Utilities, to undelete masses of files on an iBook. It had crashed, and after fixing various problems, I found all the desktop folders there but empty. Norton Undelete found and restored the files. By using the Mac you decrease the chances of restoring any files, as they can be overwritten. When restoring you also need to copy to an external drive, in your case either SCSI or a network drive. If you don't, you could restore the files over the top of deleted files awaiting restoration ruining any chances of getting them back. Steve Bell -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
