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 | Couldn't you use the sudo command in the terminal from another user account to be able to see what is in your administrator account? From there the standard deleting or moving the files to the trash or a new folder on the desktop would be possible. You wouldn't need to … |
| | Have you tried using Target Disk Mode to simply run the eMac off another computer's hard disk for awhile? It sounds like you have tried all of the obvious (and then some!) things to fix the problem, so it is down to a process of elimination to see what it … |
| | [QUOTE=bobthecar;265813]try kill disk pro, not to recover but to total wipe, this program will also fix bad sectors good luck[/QUOTE] I could not find Kill Disk Pro for the Mac. Do you have a link for it? Thanks, Dave |
| | [QUOTE=Big Max;11081]Figured it out, Carbon Copy Cloner from Macupdate.com. 5 bucks. All I gotta do is format the drive to HFS Extended, use Carbon Copy Cloner to transfer the files, make the drive bootable, switch boot drive to the new drive, reboot, and everything works.[/QUOTE] I second this. Carbon Copy … |
| | [QUOTE=janetr12;265179]Thanks, the same DVDs worked before, I suspect I need a new optical drive, J[/QUOTE] I found DaniWeb as I was looking for a solution to this same problem. In my case I was still under warranty (barely) and had the optical drive replaced... problem solved. Even if you can … |
| | [QUOTE=joeprogrammer;251753][URL="http://www.apple.com/ipod/ipod.html"]Nope[/URL]. But it's still cool. :) As for ripping DVDs for iPod, I use [URL="http://handbrake.m0k.org/"]Handbrake[/URL]. It has a special DVD-to-iPod mode, which will alllow you to quickly rip DVDs. For converting videos, I use [URL="http://homepage.mac.com/major4/"]FFMpegX[/URL]. It's basically a GUI wrapper for lots of Unix tools, so you can easily convert … |
| | I have a 2.1 GHz G5 iMac running 10.4.8 with everything up to date. The Superdrive worked flawlessly for 8 or 9 months, and then proceeded to gradually lose its ability to recognize blank DVD-R's that I insert. At first the brand I was using failed (Verbatim) but Fuji discs … |
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