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Yes and I learned how to back up a whole hard drive on mac os x so I can do that for her every once in a while so if this ever happens again I can just restore from the backup! Quoting Christopher Tucci <[log in to unmask]>: > Hooray! And now you've got a backup, which is always nice. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 8, 2010, at 11:23 PM, Dillan James Wilding <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> It works! Thanks for all the help Chris and Phelan! Jenn and I >> really appreciate it! I'll get that SL disk back to you tomorrow in >> Discrete Structures. >> >> >> Quoting Dillan James Wilding <[log in to unmask]>: >> >>> Ok thanks, but I cleared one of my external hard drives and formatted >>> it to mac journaled and copying the whole hard drive to it using the >>> disk utility. I'll let you know how it goes! >>> >>> >>> Quoting Christopher Tucci <[log in to unmask]>: >>> >>>> I have a FireWire cable you can borrow. Otherwise try booting >>>> from the snow leopard disc and using dusk utility(it will be up >>>> at the top) to make a backup of the whole disk. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Sep 8, 2010, at 7:44 PM, Dillan James Wilding <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for all the help today but the copy command wouldn't work >>>>> and I couldn't actually go into any of the directories >>>>> because of permissions so I was wondering what is next? Do >>>>> you guys know how to get around that or to copy the files >>>>> another way? Should I try firewire? Anyone have a firewire >>>>> cable? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Quoting Christopher Tucci <[log in to unmask]>: >>>>> >>>>>> grabbed the disc, and am now back in the lab, see ya'll soon >>>>>> >>>>>> peace, >>>>>> Tucci >>>>>> On Sep 8, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Dillan James Wilding wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I do believe it is an intel so the 10.6 will most likely work. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Quoting Christopher Tucci <[log in to unmask]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> is it an intel or PPC mac? i think i have a 10.6 i can run >>>>>>>> home and grab, but i may not have 10.5 for the ppc. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sep 8, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Dillan James Wilding wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Can anyone bring a Mac OS X disk to the CSSA meeting >>>>>>>>> tonight? A friend is having problems with her mac and I >>>>>>>>> have come to a dead end troubleshooting without one. >>>>>>>>> Thank you! >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >