Bouquets for Apple's System Restore

After encountering many problems with SL, I finally decided yesterday that I would have to attempt to restore Leopard. I was a little concerned about the process. However, with the aid of my Leopard install disk and Time Machine backups prior to the SL upgrade, I was able to restore very smoothly. Not only that but I can now use the Time Machine backups of the past 10 days to recover any things which were added while SL was on my iMac.
Congratulations, Apple for such a beautiful restore system. Windows restores between versions (eg XP from Vista)? I'll stick with Mac!

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Checking for updates after System Restore

After installing updates in September I had several problems, but system restore got things working again. However, when I check for updates now the system appears to see the updates that were removed by system restore as if they are still installed or, as if they are available on the machine and therefore not needed. I thought system update checked for updates based on current machine status.
Would system restore typically leave updates on the machine such that an update check may see them as not needed?
Is there a way to change settings or reset the update catalog to check for updates NOT currently installed?
Thanks - John
W520. Win7 Pro 64. i7-2860QM. Quadro 1000M. BIOS 1.38
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Hi,
I have not delved deep enough to say which item actually holds the list of active Chats or Conversations in the side bar.
The chat.db item itself is the one that hold the "history" that shows up when your start a chat with someone you have chatted to before in iMessages.
You need to have Saved Chats in the Archive folder for this to work with AIM, Jabber, Yahoo and Bonjour Buddies.
Apple's own documentation tends to refer to iMessages as Conversations and any other account as Chats.
The exception now being SMS/text which the app Links to iMessages.
If you just Restore the whole computer to the last day you ran OS X 10.10.1 then it should have all the Chats/Conversations you were having that day.
However changing them by effectively Importing the newer ones (those up to the last time you used OS X 10.10.3beta) will upset things.
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 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
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 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Ipad 2 is asking for apple id after restoring

I work for a school and we handed out several ipad 2 ,3 and airs over the years. It has come to my attention that I cannot go into recovery mode and restore an ipad any longer with out it asking for an apple id after restored. The problem is that several if not all are asking for staffs own apple ids. Is their a way to change this or can apple change this for me. Our school has purchased all of these from apple. The other big question is how did their ID become paired up with that ipad?

Hi bgs47,
Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like iPads that have been restored are prompting for the previous user's Apple ID. This feature is called Activation Lock, and occurs when the user has signed in to the device with their iCloud account and turned on Find my iPhone:
With iOS 7 or later, Find My iPhone includes a feature called Activation Lock, which is turned on automatically when you set up Find My iPhone. Activation Lock makes it harder for anyone to use or sell your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if it’s ever lost or stolen.
With Activation Lock, your Apple ID and password are required before anyone can:
Turn off Find My iPhone on your device
Sign out of iCloud on your device
Erase and reactivate your device
From:
iCloud: Activation Lock
If the user is not available to enter their information into the device, they can remove it from their iCloud account by following these steps:
Contact the previous owner and ask them to follow these steps to remove the device from their account:
Sign in to their iCloud account at www.icloud.com/find.
Click All Devices to open a list of devices linked to their account, then select the device to be removed. It should show a gray dot or the word “Offline” next to the device name.
Click "Remove from Account" to remove the device from their account.
After the device is removed from the previous owner’s account, turn the device off by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button located on the top-right side of the device. Then restart your device and proceed with device setup as you would normally.
You can find these steps and more information about Activation Lock here:
Find My iPhone Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account - Apple Support
Best Regards,
Jeremy

How much space left for the new System Restore Point(s) creation ??

Sir,
MY LAPTOP : single OS, windows 7 sp1 , ultimate 64 , 2gb ram , 4ghz processor,
kaspersky antivirus full,
total hard disk 150gb, C: 38.9gb, 11.2 gb free space on C: ,
allocation for SR Points for C: 2.73gb (7%)
PROBLEM:(SR Point: System Restore Point)
sir, i am facing a problem of false reporting of the space occupied by a SR Point and so, it is unable to know how much space is left for new SR Points such that the old ones dont get eliminated. Here it is always increasing as the time progresses
    1. I created a SR Point at 9:21PM space occupied being shown 114.97mb
   2. The same SR point showing the space occupied at 9:23pm 115.06mb
   3. After 20 hours it is being shown as 272.36mb !
   4. After sometime ,it would show the space (occupied) even more than the actual allocation for eg.
the full allocation is 2.73gb and it will show 3.1gb occupied by the same single SR Point
      [for solution of the problem i am managing the single SR Point that is by not doing anything that will     trigger the creation of new SR Point(s) ]
SNAP 1 : plz see only one SR Point is there on c:(the other one is system image back up on another drive)
SNAP 2 : Plz see that the space occupied by the same single SR Point is 276.50 mb which was 114.97 mb initially.SORRY , ONLY TWO IMAGES ALLOWED!
HISTORY : since last 6 months the laptop is with me and when I received it, system protection was off. When I made it active , it used to create SR points very frequently for e.g. 10 points in 2 days. So I stopped its automatic creation
2 months back. I disabled both the triggers and the task.
SNAP 3 : both the triggers and task disabled.
NOW
   (.) it makes restore points either manually (by me) or by system in the case of install or updates only,
And I am comfortable with it !
   (.) SR Point restore is full success !
   (.) but the PROBLEM is there !
So,
Is something wrong going to happen to the hard disk ?
Is it a malicious activity ?
Does a full defragmentation for a drive deletes all the restore points on the drive ? (it happens here!)
How should I proceed ?

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What installers and files to archive for software and system restore

... in case of a catastrophe
Hum, it must be a newbie question .
What do you keep and archive for softwares, system and preferences restoration on a new machine - in case your actual machine goes dead - which happens sometimes (just happened to a friend).. Do you keep all the .dmg files, installers ? I'm not talking about documents - of course, easy to archive.
Are there software for helping for that ?

wow... i think i'll try that one out i'll let u know how it works for me(im on a fossil computer so i have to test things out...)
BY THE WAY, I GOT MY AUDIO WORKING ON CU CU SOFT but still have my eyes open for the NEXT BIG THING in conversion software

How can I make apple sell me my original system restore 10.4.7 discs for my

My apple expert made me take out all but the drive I intended to erase and install, put that drive in position 1, and insisted I could install tiger from my retail tiger disc, which is 2005 PPC. I told him this, but he said it did not matter, and that I was wrong to say that it was just PPC. Of course the tiger dvd is not recognized as a bootable disc on my mac pro 1.1, nor is any startup disc on any volume created with the ppc installer. The purpose of my initial call was to purchase the 10.4.7 original system restore discs. I purchased the machine a few days ago so that I could use tiger volumes when I needed to, but still move forward with snow leopard on other drives. It came without system disks. Can I buy the disks from an outside vendor? Who? I need to use multiple OS setups.

I heartily thank everyone who posted and gave me good advice. I could tell that I got cooperation from apple only after posting this, so I did not want to respond until I actually got the discs.
Now I'm looking for an airport extreme card and I find that searching on the apple store turns up no results, only base stations. I have 3 airport cards, but sure they are all too old since they were for motorola G5's and 4's. And I'm wondering how to access svideo now... I'm nursing my aged cracked titanium powerbook because it has a pcmcia slot and svideo out, two things I use for importing cf cards and microdrives and presenting with my laser projector. The svideo cable allows the machine to be a long distance from the projector, or the projector from the amplifier. A display adapter is no help, and I have several, unless I can find a converter to svideo. I want to use a macbook 13" white plastic because of weight. Even though it can't run my video software, I can at least show things on screen and carry work back and forth, but I don't understand the refusal to address Svideo and and the card slot. SD cards only do so much, and usb readers are notorious now, everyone has to use them, and they are not reliable. Buying a heavy large mac book pro 17" does not do me any more good than lugging around my tower machine. iPad will be wonderful when it gets a keyboard and full computer functions- and runs regular software. But that is a few decades from now.
So many of my colleagues have had to buy pc laptops. They saved a lot of money.

After a system restore, I get an error message telling me that "This version of iTunes has not been correctly localized for this language. Please run the English version." the E

I did a system restore, trying to get rid of the new update (which I HATE), and now when I try to open iTunes, I get an error message telling me that "This version of iTunes has not been correctly localized for this language. Please run the English version." You can't change the language option unless you can open iTunes - and IT WON'T OPEN!!! What a piece of crap! If there existed an iTunes substitute, I would purchase it in a hot minute!

Strip it out and start again.
For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
If you really want to roll back to 11.4 uninstall all iTunes/Apple components as described in the second box, restore the pre-upgrade version of the library as described in Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash, then download and install from one of these direct links:
iTunes 11.4.0.18 for Windows (32-bit) - iTunesSetup.exe (2014-09-09)
iTunes 11.4.0.18 for Windows (64-bit) - iTunes64Setup.exe (2014-09-09)
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I had my macbook pro system restored at an apple store and now my itunes can't recognize my iPhone. What should I do?

I had my macbook pro system restored at an apple store and now my itunes can't recognize my iPhone. What should I do?

Try these: iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X, http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

I accidentally deleted QuickTime from my computer. Then I did a system restore and retrieved it. Now Itunes can't find QuickTime and will not open. Is there a fix for this without my Ipod?

I accidently deleted QuickTime from my computer. Then I did a system restore and retrieved the program. Now Itunes can't find QuickTime and will not open.Is there a eazy fix for this without using my Ipod? Ihave 6K songs in Itunes that I can't get to.
Thank You
T-BILL

Hmmm. There's a couple of things that might be going on with that one.
Let's try an uninstall and reinstall of QuickTime first.
If you're using XP, head into your Add or Remove Programs control panel. Select "QuickTime", click "Change" and then click "Remove".
If you're using & or Vista, head into your Uninstall a program control panel, select QuickTime, and then click "Uninstall".
You can get QuickTime back either via Apple Software Update (in your Start menu go "All Programs > Apple Software Update" ... QuickTime should appear in the "New Programs" section), or by downloading a QuickTimeInstaller.exe from the following location:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL837
Does your iTunes launch properly now?

After system restore, no Apple applications will load

I have a Mac Mini (on Snow Leopard) that I recently needeed to restore using Time Machine. I wiped the hard drive and restored everything from a good backup. The machine boots up fine (10.6.8), but when I try to run any of the Apple applications (System Update, App Store, Mail, iTunes, iWork and iLife apps, etc.), the icon bounces for a bit, and then nothing. No application starts. Other apps do seem to work (Chrome, Firefox, Boxee,.. )
I've run the Other Installations from the Snow Leopard disk to reinstall the Applications, but still the same results. I reran the iLife installation and still nothing.
What do I need to do to get the Apple applications to work?

Seems to me your TimeMachine drive is messed up somehow. Disconnect it
Copy your users file folders (Music, Docs etc, not Library) to a regualr external drive, export any bookmarks, product license keys or any data (program names) you require to rebuild the machine from scratch with. Write down your User name, case sensitive. Disconnect.
Hold c boot off the 10.6 installer disk, use Disk Utilities under the Installer menu to Erase > Security Option > Zero All Data the ENTIRE boot drive, it's on the far left with the drive makers name and size.
Let this complete, it's going to take some time to finish and really scrubs the drive, makes sure all the bits are working.
Next install 10.6 and reboot, setup with the same name as before and use Sofware Update to get the machine on 10.6.8
Next, install your programs from original sources, (like from the 10.6 disk) as many as you possibly can, they will run faster if they are installed before your huge files. This is also you get a nice clean copy free of issues.
Last, hook up your external drive (not TimeMachine) and return the contents of Music to Musc, Doc's to Doc's and so on into the same named user account folders.
If you keep your boot drive below 50% filled, it will operate very fast forever, just don't move it while it's running. The Zero Erase hopefully fixed any bad or damaged sectors on the boot drive that might be the reason for your problem, or it might not have been, I don't know.
Once you have a yourself a nice and clean fresh install, take this moment to erase the external drive (no data) and use Carbon Copy Cloner (free) to clone your internal boot drive to the external drive.
You can hold the option key and boot from this drive at anytime, setup CCC to auto-update the clone as a backup.
You can access the files on the clone drive too, just like any other drive.
Far as TimeMachine, you can still use that, do the same Zero Erase on it and set it up again.
Reducing bad sectors effect on hard drives
What I suspect happened is something corrupted your data on the TM drive and thus when you restored it was corrupted. Bad sectors on hard drives can do this.
Good Luck

"system restore" option for Macs?

I'm sorry for the PC lingo, but I'm really new to Macs and I'm having a real problem. I tried to run a software update today on my Macbook, the computer froze during installation and now everything seems to be going crazy and not working!
Is there an option on Macs similar to "system restore" on a PC that will allow me to revert my computer to the way it was this morning, before all my problems occurred?

A similar thing happened to me. I purchased 8 days before the upgrade. I had the $1499 black MB. When I got the email about new models and I saw their new features I felt upset. Rather than fuming about it I picked up the phone and called the Apple store. I spoke to the manager who graciously agreed to exchange mine out for no restocking fee. I had been using Time Machine, so even though I had the thing loaded up, I did one last back up. I then re-installed a clean OS to get rid of my personal data.
The best part was bringing the new one home last night. I started it up, attached the Time Machine drive and used migration assistant from the word 'GO'. It was the simplest computer upgrade I have ever done! I did have to repair permissions and re-install my network printer, but everything else JUST WORKED! Including Parallels and my Win XP.
I am very pleased at my Apple customer service experience. This is my 3rd Apple computer in the last 1.5 years. I have been using PC's since '91 when I converted from an Apple 2C. I have had a few challenging issues,especially with my iMac, but I can't see ever going back to a PC at this point.

Time machine image on USB drive.....but USB needed for System restore?

I have a corrupted system image on my macbook air, that requires that I restore the system via the installer CD's....the problem is that I have a backup of my system as a time machine image, on an external, USB hard drive.
How do I do a reinstall of Mac OS, and a restore of my time machine image, if I only have one USB port that is needed to access the Installer DVD?.....how do I get my hard drive (with the Time Machine image) connected while the Mac OS installer is active?

The best answer to your question is to put the System restore disk in a remote machine and restore over the network. While slow, this will allow you to have the timemachine drive connected during the restore process.
If you do not have another machine then I am sure you can take your hardware to an Apple store and one of the Geniuses can get it up and going for you while in the store.
If you have a hub and the wired ethernet adapter that will drastically improve the speed of this process.

Continuous Apple Start Screen after System Restore

After accidentally deleting a number of folders from Entouage and unsuccessfully trying to restore them via individual file restores, I attempted a full system restore by using Snow Leopard install disk (white, upgrade purchase) and launching from Utilities. Time Machine backup is located on a USB connected 2TB external drive.
The Restore indicates that it was successfully completed; however, upon restart, the white Apple screen appears and continuously 'spins'. I have left it to do this for up to 20 minutes before giving up and hard restarting.
I have tried disconnecting the USB drive on startup, zapping PRAM, running Disk Utility and checking/restoring permissions and verifying disk. When I try starting back up, it does the same thing.
The machine was working perfectly fine prior to restore (except for my erroneously deleted Entourage folders). Help!

You're correct. Reinstall your original OS X then run the appropriate Combo Update.
I'm running OS X 10.6.6 also.
I did a restore yesterday and had the same issue with the Apple Start screen continually clocking. After researching how others fixed this:
* I left the restore alone.
* Booted from my OS X 10.6.3 disk
* Reinstalled that version of the OS. Received my desktop after the restart.
* Reinstalled the Combo Update for 10.6.6.
* Repaired Permissions.
* For a couple of 3rd party apps, I had to reinstall that app (no biggie).
All was fine and all my apps and data were intact after all of the above.
I have read where others with OS X 10.6.5 or earlier didn't have this issue. Seems to possibly be something with 10.6.6.

Windows "system restore" equivalent for iMac

After some reading, it is my understanding that the most equivalent of a windows "system restore" for the Mac would be via a 3rd party application such as SuperDuper. Am I correct? I believe I understand that "restoring" the system with Time Machine to a specific date/time requires utilizing the install disk, selecting the Time Machine volume and then picking the "snapshot" you want.
I'm a new Mac user after 20 years with PC's. Please forgive my elementary knowledge of MacIntosh.

wamcgeemd,
It is pretty common knowledge that the Windows "registry" is an absolute nightmare, where the installation of even (otherwise) innocuous software can cause serious conflicts that can cripple a Windows installation. Even during updates to Windows itself, a file in the registry might be written improperly or incompletely (for example), and the results could be disastrous. It is for this reason that Windows automatically creates "restore points" before updates. The problem has (historically) been prevalent enough to make this necessary. In short, a Windows user's ability to "roll back" to an earlier state exists simply because it is frequently needed.
This is not the case in OS X, which contains nothing even remotely like the "registry." While there have been (perhaps) a handful of updates to OS X- in all its variations- that have "broken" specific functionalities, almost all of these incidents have been cases where incompatibilities have occurred with the hardware or firmware of third-party peripherals. If the problem originated with the update itself, a fix has always been forthcoming very quickly from Apple. In all other cases, the fix has been new firmware from the device manufacturer. Of course, there have also been a few cases of third-party software being "broken" by a given update to OS X. I should stress here that all of these above occurrences have been very, very few and far between.
By far, the most common problem with updates is that they have the potential to cause disk errors. It is not that the update, itself, causes problems, but that the nature of an OS update is such that it can expose weaknesses in the file system. When the file system fails, a disk error occurs and data is often lost. Since the data being handled at the time of the disk error is all critical system data, a disk error like this will most likely cripple the OS.
Since a disk error of this nature necessitates a complete erasure of the hard drive in order to be properly fixed, what is required is not a "roll back," but a completely new installation on a newly formatted volume.
So, we have two potential cases: 1) Something in one's environment gets "broken" by an update, and 2) One encounters a disk error during an update. It is true that in case #1 above, some ability to "roll back" would be helpful. This functionality does exist with Time Machine, although it may not be as quick or simple as using a Windows "restore point." On the other hand, this type of problem is vanishingly rare (I have never encountered it). In case #2 above, a "roll back" wouldn't work or be desired, even if it existed.
The moral to all this is that restore points and "roll back" make sense for Windows, and Time Machine makes sense for OS X.
Scott

HT1430 I was updating to the new OS and now for some reason I have to reconnect to my computer......I am afraid it is going to do a system restore.........HELP!

We were updating my son's iphone 4S to the new OS and now it is asking for us to reconnect to the computer........is it going to make us do a system restore?

Looks that way...
Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything...
To minimise loss... Connect to iTunes on the computer you Usually Sync with and Restore from the most recent Backup...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Restore from Backup
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

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