Re: Pretty Cool Feature of OS X


"Jesus" <rustybucket666@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Mar 18, 3:39 pm, "Dr. zara" <d...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Jesus" <rustybucket...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On Mar 17, 5:36 pm, "PC Guy" <p...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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In article <o4GdnQdA84yp02HYnZ2dnUVZ_rGin...@xxxxxxxxxxx>, PC Guy
<p...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yesterday a co-worker of mine had a serious problem with his
MacBook.
It
seems after applying the 10.4.9 update his system would no longer
boot.
All
he would receive is the prohibited sign when starting up his
MacBook.
Trying
to reset the NVRAM didn't help. According to the Apple
documentation
the
next step was to re-install the OS. Apparently there's no way to
manually
copy missing/corrupted files onto the HD. This was not something he
was
looking forward to. So he set out to re-install OS X. He selected
the
Archive and Install option as he wanted to preserve his data (no
backup).
The implementation of this is pretty cool. The OS was re-installed
and
all
of his applications and data were migrated to the new install. He
had
his
MacBook up and running again without so much as having to do
anything
more
than swap the OS disks (apparently there's two DVDs). Pretty cool.
With
Windows one would have to re-install all the applications too
(though
Windows does provide the means to repair the system).

Actually, there probably was another thing he could have done:
connect
in FireWire Target Disk mode and run a repair disc, installer disc,
or
even replace the damaged files from the other machine.

That mode for connecting a second computer has been ENORMOUSLY handy
for me, not least when I stored a bunch of files on DVD and the
machine
I wanted them on didn't have one (nor were they configured to share
files over the network). Connected my laptop in Target Disk mode,
and I
could use its DVD drive and harddrive just as if they were built in.
I
could even run repair tools on the laptop, although I never actually
had a problem.
Fast and easy.

I am surprised that Apple provides no official way to restore
missing/corrupted files. But then seeing as the resolution was so easy
I
have to wonder if such an option is necessary. What concerns me is the
fact
that an update messed up his system. I've never had that happen on
Windows.
Kind of scary.

Eh... remember how many people got their machines hosed by SP-2? Same
deal here. Third point releases are like service packs on OS X.

No I don't. It never happened to me.

Good for you, douche bag. I already addressed that above with "PC
Guy":

Jesus would hardly ever speak like that. Only when someone touched a nerve.


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    ... So he set out to re-install OS X. ... MacBook up and running again without so much as having to do ... Windows does provide the means to repair the system). ...
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