Re: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies?
On Jan 25, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jan 25, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Kasey Smith wrote: Why not just do an upgrade install? Upgrade is what you do from a lower system version to a higher system version, for example you upgrade from any Jaguar version to any Panther version. Upgrade installs generally preserve system settings. Archive install is when you're downgrading an installation. For example, let's say you've got a 10.5 Leopard installer DVD and you're running an updated version of Leopard 10.5.8. In this instance, you need to do an Archive installation to preserve your user accounts and settings, and the you'll need to run Software Update again because the Archive installation will be a 10.5.0 installation, and you'll want to get back to 10.5.8. Upgrade will take you UP in system version. Archive will take you DOWN in system version. Which you chose depends upon what system version you're using, and what version installer disc you have. I know this, but Jonas here is going up, and an upgrade seems to be a better option. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies?
--- On Mon, 1/25/10, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: From: Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Subject: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies? To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, January 25, 2010, 3:38 PM Upgrade is what you do from a lower system version to a higher system version, for example you upgrade from any Jaguar version to any Panther version. Upgrade installs generally preserve system settings. Archive install is when you're downgrading an installation, No. An upgrade installs the new system files over the old ones. An Archive and Install creates a new system, then moves the old user data and files to it. it works perfectly well in an either direction. This is my preferred method of upgrading a system. In 10.6, this is the only way, although of course Apple chooses to confuse the issue by calling it 'Upgrade'.--Bruce Johnson Nice discussion but not the issue - what I am trying to do is like upgrading a G4 to a G5 or some other change in the Mboard that is questionable and so I do need to manually find the cookies and bookmarks and preserve them, then completley wipe the hd removing the exhisting partitions that were on it. I can not archive and install upgrade or downgrade - so where are these files and what is the likely names of them. Thanks. JML -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies?
On Jan 25, 2010, at 5:49 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: --- On Mon, 1/25/10, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: From: Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Subject: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies? To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, January 25, 2010, 3:38 PM Upgrade is what you do from a lower system version to a higher system version, for example you upgrade from any Jaguar version to any Panther version. Upgrade installs generally preserve system settings. Archive install is when you're downgrading an installation, No. An upgrade installs the new system files over the old ones. An Archive and Install creates a new system, then moves the old user data and files to it. it works perfectly well in an either direction. This is my preferred method of upgrading a system. In 10.6, this is the only way, although of course Apple chooses to confuse the issue by calling it 'Upgrade'.--Bruce Johnson Nice discussion but not the issue - what I am trying to do is like upgrading a G4 to a G5 or some other change in the Mboard that is questionable and so I do need to manually find the cookies and bookmarks and preserve them, then completley wipe the hd removing the exhisting partitions that were on it. I can not archive and install upgrade or downgrade - so where are these files and what is the likely names of them. Thanks. JML In that case, use Migration Assistant (in /Application/Utilities) You can copy all your files and settings over to the new Mac over firewire this way. \o/ -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies?
On Jan 25, 8:05 pm, Kasey Smith kasm...@gmail.com wrote: On Jan 25, 2010, at 5:49 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: Nice discussion but not the issue - what I am trying to do is like upgrading a G4 to a G5 or some other change in the Mboard that is questionable and so I do need to manually find the cookies and bookmarks and preserve them, then completley wipe the hd removing the exhisting partitions that were on it. I can not archive and install upgrade or downgrade - so where are these files and what is the likely names of them. Thanks. JML In that case, use Migration Assistant (in /Application/Utilities) You can copy all your files and settings over to the new Mac over firewire this way. \o/ I still do not see what Jonas wants to achieve with clarity. Upgrading the hardware or OS or both? Whatever, he could consider making a bootable clone of his entire working hard drive with Carbon Copy Cloner to an external drive. Make whatever hardware changes he wants to the Mac. Boot the new Mac from the clone to test things out. If happy, erase the Mac's internal drive and clone back to it from the external. Then upgrade the OS with an Archive and Install if moving up to Leopard from Tiger or to Tiger from Panther. If moving up to Snow Leopard, then do the Upgrade, not Erase. Al Poulin -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies?
--- On Mon, 1/25/10, Al Poulin alfred.pou...@gmail.com wrote: From: Al Poulin alfred.pou...@gmail.com Subject: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies? To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, January 25, 2010, 5:17 PM On Jan 25, 8:05 pm, Kasey Smith kasm...@gmail.com wrote: On Jan 25, 2010, at 5:49 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: Nice discussion but not the issue - what I am trying to do is like this = It is hard to get a post published, my rate is 1 in 5, but you would not know this problem, because posters of camera questions that have nothing to do with G4s and changing the mother board that is experimental and a waste of our time and other non G3-5 items manage to get full posting, so I have to beat the bush and fudge to try to get the answers needed. So, here is the real story: On my G4 I have 2 hd one has 2 partitions with 10.2 in one and 10.4 in the other the other hd is just storage. I decided to check the hds and ran command+s so that I could in turn run /sbin/fsck -fy for 10.4 it came back fine, but for 10.2 it reported failure. I ask the list for help, since when I moved ALL the stuff off the 10.2, so as to clear the directory and save the partition, I found some 3 Gb yet no known reasons. It was suggested that I get a program Disk Inventory X to see the disk and it showed lots of stuff. Since I had already stripped the 10.2 partition and was now finding invisible files, this program would let me remove them as this was the goal. I wanted to test what I was doing, so I started with the first most listing and moved it to the trash, emptied the trash and did a restart to see if all was well - to my astonishment I found myself in the sign on set up to name the NEW ADMINISTRATOR AND NEW PASS WORD. I panicked. OMG what is going on. I rechecked the display from Disk Inventory X to see the picture. There is NO WAY TO MAKE AN ERROR when you have to select the disk partition - it turns blue - and then build the picture, so I am sure I was NOT ON THE 10.4 partition. This damage, as astonishing as it is, meant all the passwords and cookies are now gone, but Wait there is the original user name in the users folder, but only the NEW ADMINISTRATOR account exists due to this problem. What to do? IDEA: Since in the new user account the browsers create new cookies and bookmark files, if I could only find them in the old user account and simply move them to the new user account replacing the newly created files, all damage would be resolved. Now you all know why suggestions about upgrade and downgrade stuff is not the issue, but is is the only way I was able to get the question posted on the list. This is not my fault. Had my original posters been published, it would not have been necessary to beat about the bush so much to try to fine the file names of the cookies and the bookmarks. Thank you all, JML. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies?
This is not my fault. Had my original posters been published, it would not have been necessary to beat about the bush so much to try to fine the file names of the cookies and the bookmarks. Thank you all, JML. I got what you were asking for. Just thought someone else would answer before I did ;-) For Web browser your looking for the book mark file. Location will vary a little with browser your using. Safari the path is: User(yourname)/Library/Safari/bookmarks Camino : User/Library/Application Support/Camino/bookmarks Cookies are invisible files. So you have to turn on invisible files to find and save them. They are in the same folder as the bookmarks. Camino's is called cookies.sqlite Safari's I'm unable to locate the cookies file sorry. Firefox which I no longer use is likely in one place or the other. Best of luck . Hope this helps. Will S -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
