Schoun et al: I tried booting Disk Warrior (I have the OS X version; sorry don't have the version# handy right now) on the iMac. I got to the blue screen with the spinning gear and it spun and spun and spun... for at least 5 minutes. I finally ran out of patience and shut down. So, no I have not successfully run Disk Warrior yet. Will DW run on a G3 iMac with 128 MB RAM?
Yes, virtual memory is turned on. I have not done a full backup of the disk yet. RAM: 128 MB Apps being used: MS Word, QuickMail, InHouse (4D database app), IE5 Filename: "Bad File" (after I renamed it). Originally it was "HP DeskJet Preferences" (or something very like that). I won't be able to try anything until later this weekend or maybe Monday. Actually, the iMac is able to boot up and run apps right now, though I certainly don't trust it's stability. Other things I've tried and that have not worked: Rebooting (several times, including Shift-booting), Rebooting from other CD -- Norton's, Tech Tool -- and deleting. Thanks, and keep those suggestions coming. >> Dan Crutcher wrote: >> >>> On one of our G3 iMacs at work we have a corrupted file that is >>> causing >>> some problems and I cannot find any way to get rid of it. > > Dan. > Did you run Disk Warrior from the DW CD first? > What were the results? > Did you back up your data? > If so, did the file show up on the backup? > Do you have Virtual Memory turned on? > How much RAM do you have in this machine? > What apps are being used on this machine? > What is the name of the file? > Info Dan. Geeks want info. Info helps us help you. > > From my perspective, it sounds like a Virtual Memory file or other > temporary > file gone wild. You've probably seen the late night commercials on > TechTV, > "Gigabytes Gone Wild!!" > You might try turning off Virtual Memory and attempting a delete then. > Seriously though, Disk Warrior and a good backup would be best practice > here. > Then we won't see the email, "Does anyone know how to retrieve data > after > the directory has been corrupted?" > New mantra for Dan.... > "Disk Warrior...Disk Warrior...Disk Warrior...and backup......" > > Schoun > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be April 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be April 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
