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Weblog:   Why I am not a platform zealot
Subject:   avoid repeats of this...
Date:   2004-05-26 19:07:58
From:   cksample3
Relatively easy steps for your wife to avoid such future problems. Get two pieces of software. Carbon Copy Cloner and Cocktail. Next time there is a software update, run Carbon Copy Cloner to fully clone the hard drive to an external drive for backup. Run the update. After the update runs, IMMEDIATELY (after reboot) run Cocktail to fix all disk permissions,etc. IF something bad still goes wrong, just boot from the drive that you backed up everything to and run CCC in the reverse. I practice this method and have 'trained' my non-techie fiance to do the same...
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  • avoid repeats of this...
    2004-05-27 05:46:39  jwenting [View]

    Had the platform been the perfection the zealots make it out to be neither action would be necessary (in fact, the update itself wouldn't be necessary as it's by definition impossible to improve on perfection).
    • avoid repeats of this...
      2004-05-27 11:58:42  Brichpmr [View]

      Actually, using Carbon Copy Cloner to back up your Panther install to an external firewire drive is a really smart thing to do, regardless of the level of Mac 'imperfection' you perceive or experience. By the way, DiskWarrior is the one preventive maintenance tool I keep handy. Even after a fresh Archive and Install of the OS, DiskWarrior will graph out the fact that 18-20% of the directory is 'out of place.' Simply take 5 minutes and run DW (easy to do from the CD or installed from the FW drive, and you'll be good to go. I actually find XP Pro to be a little less problematic than Panther, but getting up to speed with the best tools to tune your Mac will go a long way.
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