Desperatly need help retrieving lost files
Recently my Macbook Pro was getting stuck during the start up routine
(the spinning icon would just continue to spin on endlessly) foolishly perhaps I reloaded the OS and it once again starts up correctly.
My problem is now all my photos, music, and personal documents are no where to be found, the amount of free space on the hard drive suggests they are still on the computer somewhere howevere I don't know where to locate them.
Please help with any information about how to retrive my documents, it would be greatly appreciated...and yes I did have everything backed up with TM but everything on TM is missing also.
Marinaside: If you chose the Archive & Install method of installation, see the following two articles for advice:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1710
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2196
If you chose the Erase & Install method of installation, you will need to use a data recovery utility application such as one of these:
Data Rescue II
FileSalvage
VirtualLab
All three come in demo versions that will show you what the full version could recover before you are asked to buy it. Check before using any of them to make sure the latest version is Leopard-compatible; I haven't checked these links lately. You will have to have a second hard drive on which to save anything that is recovered.
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Please find the details below:
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Delete the file and restart server. Contact oracle support if error is not fixable.
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Using the file adapter, you can poll from multilple locations...
Keep the following property in your .jca file
<property name="DirectorySeparator" value="," />
While giving the path in File Adapter configuration, keep comma and give the next location....then the file will be picked up from the locations you gave....
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