on 11/3/01 11:00 AM, Jim MacNeal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Last Spring I decided to keep my PB240 alive and > kicking. I had already upgraded with a P'Logix G3 > (runs at 303 mhz) and maxed out the memory. Added > a 9 gig external SCSI LaCie HD, then a Keyspan USB > PCI card. Entire unit, and all periphs (printer, > scanner, ZIP, modem, burner, etc.) running fine. Then... > > I purchased a Maxtor 40 gig ATA HD to replace the > OEM 2 gig ATA HD (80% full). I lurked, I > questioned, I researched ...then struck. I did a > simple drag 'n' drop copy of the main HD to an > empty partition on the LaCie external. I replaced > the old HD with the new HD. Booted the system > with my 8.5 CD (I actually have 8.6 installed, but > that was the only CD version). Formatted and > partitioned the new HD with Apple's Drive Setup > from the 8.5 disk and copied over all the stuff > from the backup. Rebooted and ta daa...looked > good, but uh oh. Several random icons in MANY > folders were messed up, sort of trashy looking; > Netscape would not find and use my existing > bookmarks and address book, and my email was lost. > It refused to accept my current "profile" and > would not start without a new profile. > > Anyway, I removed Maxtor and reinstalled OEM. > This time, I backed up OEM with Dantz DiskFit > Direct. Reversed the drives again, and restored. > Still didn't work. I'm now back to OEM. > > So...what the devil is wrong? Do I need to use > the Drive Setup from 8.6? Do I need to just zero > out the new drive and simply reinstall everything > from scratch? (Ugh!) > > Maybe there is a 'net place that will give me > step-by-step directions for this? I feel so confused...
No need to feel confused. What you have done is copy old addresses to new locations, and the old addresses are no longer any good. As an example, the icons contained addresses to applications on your old hard drive, and when the icons are copied to the new hard drive, they are pointing to areas on the new hard drive that make no sense. When you installed the new operating system, new preferences were created for all your OS settings. The old addresses of your email bookmarks and address book no longer point to where the actual items are now located. Netscape has an "import" facility that may work. I have had mixed success with it. In general, the usual solution requires more work than you did. When you install a new OS, usually it is easiest to reinstall all you apps as well, and merely copy in the data and preferences from your old system and apps. Most of the preferences are going to be in a folder labelled "Preferences" in your System Folder, but games and some apps keep data files in their own folders. Your currrent situation is not yet clear. If you have the old OS backed up, you can probably still slavage the prefs from the old OS and copy them into the prefs of the new OS. If only the applications are backed up, you may be stuck with reinstalling and rebuilding. Unless the hard drive is so messed up that you cannot figure out what to do to straighten it out, wiping it should not be necessary. There are tons of experts on this list who are willing and able to help you straighten this up. Jim Snyder -- Power Computing 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> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
