Forum: General
04-29-2011, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 49,891
Hap
Realize this is late and you may no...
Hap
Realize this is late and you may no longer be reading this. Plus, I think Dave has it right as usual.
BUT, one thing you could try, which apparently you haven't or at least you haven't...
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Forum: General
12-14-2010, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 37,635
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Forum: General
12-14-2010, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 37,635
Dave
It does for me (happen) in just the...
Dave
It does for me (happen) in just the scenario you describe. Have been meaning to ask about this, but it's infrequent in my usage and with ForceQuit, not really a problem. But since it's been...
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Forum: General
10-17-2010, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 52,339
fb
Maybe I can help a little. First, if you...
fb
Maybe I can help a little. First, if you are going to do complete SuperDuper backups of your computer's hard drive, then you don't need to separate the three "functions" or whatever you would...
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Forum: General
10-02-2010, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,096
esben
I am curious about one thing here, and...
esben
I am curious about one thing here, and perhaps you can give it a try. The next time you are booted from an "uncooperative" volume (one where that line of text is missing in "About this Mac"...
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Forum: General
04-15-2010, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,386
Barry
More than welcome, and if I can find...
Barry
More than welcome, and if I can find the links I saved to the Apple discussions, I'll put them here. Sounds like you don't have the severe FW problem I do, but perhaps you do have the one...
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Forum: General
04-13-2010, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,386
Barry
I have a new Mac Mini (four months...
Barry
I have a new Mac Mini (four months old) which for a variety of reasons I won't be able to get to an Apple service center for a couple months (which is OK, as I have warranty 'til December.)...
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Forum: General
04-13-2010, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,015
Dave
Next few times I log out, restart or...
Dave
Next few times I log out, restart or shutdown I'll make a point to have SD open and will report what happens. As I said, I never really thought of it as an issue so haven't paid much...
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Forum: General
04-08-2010, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,015
Ed--Why don't you just manually quit SD BEFORE...
Ed--Why don't you just manually quit SD BEFORE logging out to test your backup? Or manually quit it when it is called and appears on the screen during your log out? Obviously of course, you would...
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Forum: General
02-19-2010, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,145
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Forum: General
02-19-2010, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,720
cookieme
Regarding your other, non S-D,...
cookieme
Regarding your other, non S-D, question, my son has had a 15-inch Santa Rosa which had the swap just about a year ago (2/27/09.) He uses it heavily, both at home and when he's...
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Forum: General
10-15-2009, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,614
One add to what Dave said. You may actually...
One add to what Dave said. You may actually sometimes want to "connect" (physically and electrically) an external drive without "mounting" any of the volumes it contains, or mounting only some of...
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Forum: General
10-15-2009, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 15,104
Ahhh, yes. "Repair Permissions." The great Mac...
Ahhh, yes. "Repair Permissions." The great Mac OS X parlor game. Used to love how all the 20,000-plus-post boys and girls on the Apple Forums, after first assuring the complainers about new OS...
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Forum: General
10-15-2009, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 15,104
Rob
I know it risks confusion to say this,...
Rob
I know it risks confusion to say this, and Dave would probably rather I didn't, but sometimes someone may need to know. In fact, often (always, actually, that I've tried) given Intel machines...
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Forum: General
10-08-2009, 03:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,649
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Forum: General
10-06-2009, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 69,975
ashley
It is so hard ever to know for sure...
ashley
It is so hard ever to know for sure in these cases. What seems logical often isn't, but then again, sometimes it is. I notice three of your four failures were with externals. That's...
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Forum: General
10-02-2009, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 69,975
The following remarks are ONLY about bare...
The following remarks are ONLY about bare internal drives, NOT about chipsets in external cases. I have had absolutely the best luck over the years with IBM/Hitachi and Seagate. Had problems with...
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Forum: General
10-02-2009, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,498
leo
Do as Dave says.
I will only add...
leo
Do as Dave says.
I will only add that I have such a computer. If it craps out on you again before you are able to do, or complete, the backups Dave is referring to, I'd make one...
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Forum: General
10-02-2009, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,681
steve
To amplify Dave's answer a little, SD,...
steve
To amplify Dave's answer a little, SD, unlike Time Machine and some other methods of backing up, does not do ANY incremental backing up. That is, every time it creates a new backup,...
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Forum: General
09-26-2009, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,138
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Forum: General
09-13-2009, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 17,483
Dave (and sjk)
Thanks for the thoughts; they...
Dave (and sjk)
Thanks for the thoughts; they pretty much mirror mine. Basically, I had already told him "don't do it," but was curious what others thought.
sjk, in his case, the "SL volume"...
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Forum: General
09-12-2009, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 17,483
Clone Snow Leopard from Leopard?
Dave (anyone)
Not my problem; trying to help a friend. While running under Leopard, is it advisable/possible to clone a second volume, a Snow Leopard boot volume, to a third volume, say a blank...
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Forum: General
09-08-2009, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,804
Sophie
I gather you did not notice -- or...
Sophie
I gather you did not notice -- or chose to ignore -- the first two paragraphs of my earlier reply to you? Dave is simply not going to say anything to you to suggest that you continue to...
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Forum: General
09-06-2009, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,221
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Forum: General
09-06-2009, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,804
Sophie
I'm sure when Dave gets a minute from...
Sophie
I'm sure when Dave gets a minute from putting out fires, he'll comment, but if I understand the specific question you are asking, I think the answer is "no." I see no reason why the source...
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