Help with Backup

I'm not sure if I am putting this in the right place (it's my first post, sorry!) but I would love some help with BackUp.
I have a FireLite external hard drive that is programmed with backup to run every night at midnight. I recently got the notice that the external hard drive is full, and I now keep getting the messages that my startup disk is also full.
I would like to figure out how to delete things off of my external hard drive without having to restore. The external is connected through firewire, and when I click on it through my desktop it only offers the restore function through the Backup application.
Is there anyway to get around this and manually delete things (not everything, just select things) off of the external?
I

Do get a bigger Firewire Drive, then...
Get carbon copy cloner to make an exact copy of your old HD to the New one...
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
SuperDuper...
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/
Have a look at Synchronize! Pro X 6.0.5
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6897/synchronize!-pro-x
Or the most expensive one & my favorite, Tri-Backup...
http://www.tri-edre.com/english/tribackup.htm

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I recently updated to iOS7 however before this i did the following:
1. i used a new ITunes on my laptop so i plugged my phone in a made 4 backup copies before restoring my IPhone
2. I restored my IPhone fine and updated to iOS7 in the process once restored
3. I went through the steps on setting up iOS7 and got the the 'Restore from backup section' - I selected restore from backup and it started retoring from my last backup with all my apps/Contacts etc, It said it would take 16 minutes to fully sync it all back
4. However during this process my laptop decided to restart therefor stopping the backup sync
5. I reopen my Itunes and my IPhone is available on my ITunes, i select 'Restore from backup' but it only shows a backup from 23:45 which is the time staright after my laptop restarted
6. It doesnt show any backups previousl to this in my ITunes backups folders for some reason - I have lost everything from my Phone and i cant seem to see the previous backups - They MUST be somewhere as i backed up 4 times prior to this but only 3 backups are being displayed all labelled as 23:45, 23:45 and 23:46..
7. Im not sure what happened to all my data and information and where its gone to
CAN ANYONE HELP WITH THIS?

Yes--thank you! For some reason, it wasn't configured properly. Looks like problem is solved.

[Solved]Need help with backup-manager

So I'm trying to set up backup-manager to make.. well, backups. Their wiki has been shut down thanks to spammers, and ours has no specific entry for backup-manager, so I will have to do it with its man page and the (well documented) config file. However, I still have some questions. Sorry in advance for the amount of questions and the length of the topic. I just wanted to get this clear in one go.
First: I want to make a *full* system backup, so that I can restore my system in case of breakage without reinstalling. When I looked at creating backups in the past, I noticed some folders don't necessarily had to be backupped. What folders in / could I skip?
Second: I chose the tarball backup format. Would it then be safe to comment out all the other variables (for tarbal-incremental/mySQL) backups?
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export BM_ARCHIVE_TTL="5"
That means the archive it creates will be removed after 5 days - but what if I copy it to my external hard disk? I don't think it will delete it then, so would it be safe to comment this out - or what will it do if I just keep it this way?
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# You can choose either "daily" or "hourly".
# This should match your CRON configuration.
export BM_ARCHIVE_FREQUENCY="daily"
I either want to make a backup when I want to, or weekly - not hourly or daily. Is this possible with backup-manager?
# Do you want to purge only the top-level directory or all
# directories under BM_REPOSITORY_ROOT?
export BM_REPOSITORY_RECURSIVEPURGE="false"
I don't understand that option. Could you explain me what it will do? Info: BM_REPOSITORY_ROOT is set to my home folder. It's the place where the archives are stored.
# Do you want to replace duplicates by symlinks?
# (archive-DAY is a duplicate of archive-(DAY - 1) if they
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export BM_ARCHIVE_PURGEDUPS="true"
Will this harm anything in my system?
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Last edited by Unia (2011-08-29 18:19:37)

Tried to do a selective upgrade & broke something this morning so I tried restoring my CompleteRaid0 backup, worked like a charm.
This is the latest backup script I'm using:
#!/bin/sh
# Little script to tar up the important root folders.
# To untar, use:
# tar -xvpzf /path/to/backup/<date>-backup.tar.gz -C </path/to/root>
echo "Do you want to clear pacman's cache before tarring up the root folder? This will save time in both the tar- and untar process."
echo -n "(y|N) > "
read a
if [[ "$a" = "n" ]] || [[ "$a" = "N" ]] || [[ "$a" = "" ]]; then
echo "Pacman's cache will not be cleared."
else
echo "Pacman's cache will be cleared now, please wait..."
pacman -Scc --noconfirm
echo "Pacman's cache succesfully cleared. Continuing now..."
sleep 2s
fi
DATE=`date +%m%d-%H%M%S`
CB=CompleteRaid0-$DATE.tar.gz
NB=FreshInstall-$DATE.tar.gz
echo "********************************************************************************"
echo "Proceeding with Fresh Install backup $NB."
echo "********************************************************************************"
sleep 5
cd /
tar -cvpzf $NB --one-file-system \
/boot \
--exclude=/$NB \
--exclude=/dev \
--exclude=/etc/fstab \
--exclude=/home \
--exclude=/lost+found \
--exclude=/media \
--exclude=/mnt \
--exclude=/proc \
--exclude=/root \
--exclude=/sys \
--exclude=/tmp \
mv $NB /home/chuck/Backups/
echo "********************************************************************************"
echo "Sleeping for 10 seconds."
echo "Proceeding with complete backup $CB."
echo "********************************************************************************"
sleep 5
tar -cvpzf $CB --one-file-system \
/boot \
--exclude=/$CB \
--exclude=/tmp \
--exclude=/mnt \
mv $CB /home/chuck/Backups/
echo "********************************************************************************"
echo "Backups Complete"
echo "********************************************************************************"
sleep 10
exit 0
Restored it with this:
#!/bin/sh
# To untar, use:
# tar -xvpzf /path/to/backup/<date>-backup.tar.gz -C </path/to/root>
tar -xvpzf /home/chuck/Backups/now.tar.gz -C /
mkdir /proc \
/lost+found \
/sys \
/mnt \
/media \
/mnt/bind/Downloads \
/mnt/bind/Pictures \
/mnt/bind/Maintenance \
/mnt/bind/Music \
/mnt/bind/Backups
exit 0
Of course the directories already existed so that part was unnecessary & only needed if I had restored onto a fresh installation.

Need help with backup for iphone 4

hey all,
i just upgraded to IOS 5.1.1, and i was pretty mad to find out all my contacts were wiped out after i did this. so i plugged it in my computer, went into iTunes, and tried to restore from backup...well, that would have worked out fine, except it keeps restoring to an old back up from April 17...no matter what i do! i'm trying to use a backup from May 20.
So here's what i'm doing, if anyone can give me insight, by all means!
Restore from backup > iphone name: (here on the drop down list, i see my phone name and various dates including april 17, 2012, and may 20, 2012, which is the date of back up i am trying to use. below the drop down menu, it reads "Last Backed Up: 4/17/2012". but if there are more recent dates listed in the dropdown, doesn't it mean the last back up was whatever date listed in the dropdown??
at any rate, i choose the may 20 back up, and i get a pop up window that says "A more recent backup from 4/17/12 is available for the iphone..." and gives me the option of "use newer backup" or "use older backup". well even if i click the newer backup, it only uses the 4/17/12 backup, not may 20 one. if i click older backup, it gives me a backup from a LONG time ago.
so does this mean i don't actually have a backup from may 20?? i see that the file from 5/20/12 is there when i go to my mobilesync > backup folder on my computer...so i dont get what the problem is. i even tried deleting the 4/17/12 folder from there, and went back into itunes...no luck.
i dont think the upgrade in IOS shoudl be affecting this? afterall both of the backups i listed were both of the old IOS...
any help? thanks a bunch!! i would really appreciate it.

You do know that contacts are NOT part of the iTunes backup, right? The only part of contacts that get backed up is the information needed to maintain your favorites and recent call log.
Contacts are meant to live permanently on your computer (Outlook, Address Book) or a cloud-service (Google, iCloud) for safekeeping and archival.
Sounds like you might not have been using your phone as recommended and that your contacts are gone. That's unfortunate. Now might be a good time to review the User Guide to refamiliarize yourself with the way you should be using your phone to minimize data loss in the future.
Good luck.
GDG

New Oracle DBA - Need help with backup & restore procedure via RMAN

Hello everyone,
I've been a SQL Server DBA for 12 years now, but new to the Oracle space. My first assignment at work was to refresh our training environment with production. So with that said, I took a full backup of our production database via RMAN and backed up the Control File. I then copied both the Control File and full backup from our production environment to training. I followed the procedures listed in the URL below:
http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_rman_clone+copy_database.htm
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RMAN configuration parameters are:
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CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION OFF; # default
CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO DISK; # default
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP OFF; # default
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CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default
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Thank you,
Pete

The CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP was set to ON but received a message that the database needed to be mounted, so, I mounted the database and made the changes, but when I shutdown the database and performed the startup nomount again, the settings were gone. These settings are persistent settings.So these information retain in control files.To reading information from control files database instance must be MOUNT or OPEN stage.Due to you have mount instance and try SHOW ALL command through RMAN.
Are these settings valid only when the database is mounted? Not only MOUNT also OPEN stage.
How can I successfully refresh this training environment with production data? I'm at a standstill here so any help would be very much appreciated.
There are several ways like duplication.But you take full backup from production database using BACKUP DATABASE through rman.In this case you will get also AUTOBACKUP for controlfiles/spfiles.Then copy these backup files and all available archive logs to training server and perform below steps.
1) You have set properly ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID environment variable.After that first need restore spfile as
rman target /
startup force nomount;
restore spfile from 'autobackup_location';
startup force nomount;2) Now you have to restore controlfiie as
rman>restore controlfile from 'autobackup_location';
rman>alter database mount;
3) Now need catalog(it means register) all backup files and archivelogs in new restored controlfile as
   rman>catalog start with 'backuplocation';
   4) Finally you can restore and recover your database as below
   rman>restore database;
rman>recover database;
rman>alter database open resetlogs;
   If you want restore database to new location then before executing RESTORE DATABASE command you can use SET NEWNAME FOR DATAFILE clause.Firstly refer backup recovery guide in online documentation.

HT201250 Help with backup to Time Capsule

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Help with backup of Mountain Lion & upgrade to Mavericks

I am contemplating an upgrade to Mavericks from Mountain Lion 10.8.5 on my iMac i5 with a 1TB HD (500 GB available) and 8GB memory.
Before doing so, I would like to make sure I can revert if necessary and thinking of possibly using Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my HD onto a Lacie 3TB external HD.
Can someone make suggestions about preparing the 3TB HD? Should I use the 3TB HD strictly for CCC? Or is it of sufficient size to partition the drive to share between CCC and Time Machine? (Partition size suggestions would be helpful if that's a recommended way to go).
I have never used CCC and have not yet purchased it, so if there's any other suggestions for someone not too computer savvy, they would be appreciated. I am not currently using Time Machine, but wouldn't mind the extra safety.
Awhile back I read some unhappy posts on the new Pages & Numbers programs, so I would also like to keep my current Pages & Numbers versions for now.
Thank you.
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You must first create a new partition on the LaCie. The partition should be a few GBs larger than the total amount of space used on your internal drive.
To resize the drive do the following:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
After the main menu appears select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button. Select the hard drive's main entry then click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
2. You should see the graphical sizing window showing the existing partitions. A portion may appear as a blue rectangle representing the used space on a partition.
3. In the lower right corner of the sizing rectangle for each partition is a resizing gadget. Select it with the mouse and move the bottom of the rectangle upwards until you have reduced the existing partition enough to create the desired new volume's size. The space below the resized partition will appear gray. Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed. (Note: You can only make a partition smaller in order to create new free space.)
4. Click on the [+] button below the sizing window to add a new partition in the gray space you freed up. Give the new volume a name, if you wish, then click on the Apply button. Wait until the process has completed.
You should now have a new volume on the drive.
You can now clone your system to the new partition:
Clone Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion using Restore Option of Disk Utility
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     2. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
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         to the Destination entry field.
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Reformatting Computer's Hardrive: Need help with Backup and Restore?

Hi,
I'm getting ready to reformat my hardrive and I'm backing up all of my files. All apps will be reinstalled after the drive is formatted.
I have a ton of music that I've purchased from itunes and mp3s that I've ripped from my CDs in my main itunes folder. I will backup this folder (if necessary). Do I need to back up the licenses? If so, where are they stored? Or, what's the best and most efficient way to go about this backup and restore process? If my Ipod has all my music/videos, will it just copy all the music/videos back to my newly reformatted hardrive while maintaining the original folder structure? I assume I will have to install a fresh copy of itunes first. Also, I'm worried about the licensing for the purchased music. Is there something special I need to do with these files?
I appreciate it if someone can give me the detailed steps to go about this without issue. I'm thinking this is a pretty easy question to all the techies out there...
Thanks,
Brandon

Back up or copy the iTunes folder. There are no licenses to worry about, buy Deauthorize your computer in iTunes before you reformat. After you restore everything play one of the songs you purchased from the iTunes Store and enter your Apple ID and password to Authorize your computer.

Need help with backup (rdiff?) + compression

Basically I have started looking in various ways to backup my system.
rdiff-backup cough my eye, because as I see it it's rather simple and supports incremental backups which I consider a nice feature to have.
The first question would be about the compression. If i understood it correctly rdiff keeps uncompressed mirror of selected files (as it can be restored with simple cp).
If that is the case, what would be the most sensible way to compress the backup?
Or is there another tool that does both compression and incremental backups (I use kde, but i'd rather prefer a command line tool)?
The second question would be, what should be excluded from full system backup?
I am using separate partitions for root, /boot, /var, /home.
/storage is a separate hard disk for large multimedia files, backups etc.

Unlike rdiff-backup rsync doesn't keep older snapshots. Rdiff compresses the snapshots as the manpage says, but not the current/latest. I have never bothered with compression as diskspace is so cheap.
As far as excluding stuff is concerned this is the 'exclude' part of the rdiff-script that backups my whole system to my NAS. The folders that don't have any files in them but system generated stuff such as /dev , /sys and /proc have no reason to be backuped. Anything that can be regenerated such as thumbnails, and cache are safe to exclude as well . The rest is personal preference.
--exclude /dev \
--exclude /media \
--exclude /mnt \
--exclude '/home/*/.cache' \
--exclude '/home/**/Cache' \
--exclude '/home/*/.gvfs' \
--exclude '/home/*/.local/share/Trash/files' \
--exclude '/home/*/.thumbnails' \
--exclude '/home/*/.Trash' \
--exclude /var/cache/pacman/pkg \
--exclude /var/log \
--exclude /proc \
--exclude /sys \
--exclude /tmp \
Last edited by rwd (2010-10-18 18:49:12)

Need help with Backup Recovery using Rman - Point in Time.

Hi all,
I am trying to recover my database to a certain point in time. Here are the details below.
Oracle database version is. 11G R1. on 2 Node RAC. OS is AIX.
Database name is Sales.
Due to a mistake by the Application team, the database is written over by bad data. Now I have to restore the database in to a point in time, where the database was good.
For this, i took a whole (full) RMAN backup, everything, all the archivelog files and Controlfiles as well.
After doing this, i dropped the entire database. So now everything is clean.
Now i have to restore and recover the database to this point in time.. 03/16/2011 12:45:00
Please guide.
The backups are located at.. /backup/sales/rman/
I am trying various things, but each time i get the msg..
ORA-01507: database not mounted
I understand.. the reason for this message is the controlfile does not exist.. as the database is in mount mode. But as i said.. i have dropped the database in order to proceed with entire restoration.
But i have taken a whole backup.. which also includes the controlfiles + archivefiles.
Please guide.. with proper steps and commands.

Hi,
Priror to start with restore and recovery - Try to restore the control file from backups "/backup/sales/rman/"
Then further you can mount the db and further carry on with recovery (catalog the backups prior to recovery)
- Pavan Kumar N

Need help with backup strategy

So my 2 TB backup drive failed this morning. I'm using a Seagate drive in an OWC external enclosure. I plugged it in and the drive didn't pop-up on the desktop, nor is it visible in Disk Utility.
I know that all drives eventually fail, but it seems like I've had more than my fair share of problems lately. This is of course making me think hard about my backup strategy. Here's what I'm doing now - I'd appreciate your thoughts on how to make it even more "bulletproof".
> TimeMachine back-up of boot drive and media drive (with photos, documents, movies, etc.)
> External clone of boot drive and media drive (on two partitions) - this is the one that failed
I suppose I could add a third external clone for redundancy, but an offsite backup would probably be even better. Not quite sure what the best option is there, though. Any ideas?

I too love automation. However, an automated backup requires the backup drive to be always connected (and maybe powered) in order to perform the backup. Also, the computer you speak of must remain on (by the sounds of it) 24/7 in order to do a nightly back up at midnight.
First of all, it probably is not the best to leave your puter on 24/7. I won't go into all the OS reasons why. But here are 2 other reasons to think about:
1) Your internal HD will always be powered, bad on drives
2) You are constantly using power to run your system. Not good for your power bill or the greater environment
As for the always connected Backup HD- I only connect, and power on my backup when I go to do a backup. This leaves it disconnected in case of virus infection. And powered down/disconnected removes some of the risk of damage from power surges/spikes (yes I use a UPS, but these can/have failed)
So to sum up: I back up everyday. What I do is after I am done working in LR for the day I shut it down, and than start it back up (ugh) so that I can back up my Library with all the work I just did (wish Adobe would do a back up upon closing!!!)
Than I close down LR AGAIN..... Than I connect my Back up HD. Via usb, once connected it automatically powers up and fires up the back up software. All I do is hit start. Since this is an incremental back up it only takes a short while. I go use the "John" grab a drink, and come back unplug the Back up HD, and turn off the system for the day.

Need help with Backup problems - anyone seen this before?

I am experiencing 2 primary problems:
1) When attempting a recent backup with HotSync on my desktop PC (Treo 700p, HotSync Manager v. 6.01, XP): I hadn't backed up for a few weeks, and this time it crashed sometime during the backup of the Calendar (and this behavior is repeated). So I then unchecked the backup of Calendar, but then it just hung on Contacts for about 15 minutes, so I realized it wasn't doing anything anymore (I have lots of contacts, but not not 15 minutes worth). At this point I gave up, but I obviously need to figure out how to make HotSync work again. Any ideas?
2) (not sure if this is the forum to address this): When using Backup Buddy v. 2.04 a couple of days ago, every time I tried to backup, it would get maybe 1/5th into the backup and crash and restart. I figured out in short order that Address.DB is what was causing the crash. [I tried to e-mail the file so I could examine it and save it, but just attaching it in SnapperMail made the device crash]. So I took the chance of deleting the Address.DB (as it seemed small and didn't appear to contain any backup information), and it looks like all of my information was retained. My question here is: two times since the initial problem, something has recreated Address.DB, which again causes the 700p to crash, so I have had to delete it again. So when is this file being (re)created, and what is the purpose of it?
An additional (minor) difficulty that I've had occur on a couple of occasions: After a recovery (where my BackupBuddy information was more current than my HotSync data), I restored, and all the calendar entries were double - 2 identical entries adjacent to one another. Has anyone seen this?
Thanks in advance -
B
Post relates to: Treo 700p (Verizon)

Sounds like the device has become corrupted.
Post relates to: None

Need help with backup and clean install

Need Assistance with G5
Background
I'm an inexperienced Mac user with a G5, twin 2.0 gig processors and 1.5
gig ram. The OS is v10.3.6. It is the latest OS that will not slow down
internet (Safari/Mail) applications. Anything newer has really slowed internet applications down big time.
Current Problem
I've probably messed up my hard drive by switching back and forth
(archive/install) from newer to present OS. I now have corrupted data and
while my Mac is useable, several things do not work (disk utility, printing
and possibly more). I have a mixture of new and older versions of
these applications/utilities in my OS.
Going Forward
I believe I need to wipe out my hard drive and do a clean install. I also have a Mac mini which I can use (I believe) for backup via firewire.
Backup
Is everything I need to backup in the "User" folder? My spouse and I have
separate accounts and a shared account on the same Mac, with a total of 8.5 gig of data, mostly photo's and music. We want to save that and the usual preferences and favorites/bookmarks/addresses/email, etc. It would be nice if all I had to do was drag the user folder into the target drive.
I'd appreciate any assistance. I have more questions which I'll get to later, but I need to start somewhere.
Thanks all
Mac G5

Backing up your Users folder will save everything in all the accounts on the computer including pictures, music, preferences, etc. as long as they were kept in that folder.
If you have File Vault turned on you should turn it off. The "correct" procedure for transferring to your Mac Mini is as follows:
1. Turn both computers off. Connect them together with a Firewire cable.
2. Boot the G5 into Target Disk Mode.
3. Then boot the Mac Mini normally. The G5's hard drive should be present on the Mini's Desktop.
4. Create a new folder on the Mini and name it something appropriate like G5 User Backup. Drag the Users folder on the G5 into this new folder on the Mini.
After the transfer completes you should verify that everything has been transferred and is there in the folder.
5. Drag the G5's hard drive icon from the Desktop to the Trash or CTRL-click on its icon and select Eject from the contextual menu.
6. Shutdown the G5 and remove the Firewire cable connecting the two computers.
You can now proceed to fix the G5. Because you are planning to erase the hard drive I would like to suggest you do an extended format to prep the hard drive properly for your restoration:
1. Boot from your Panther Installer Disk. After the installer loads select Disk Utility from the Installer menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled, if supported.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled, if supported.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process will take 30 minutes to an hour or more depending upon the drive size.
You can then quit Disk Utility and return to the installer. Now proceed to reinstall OS X. Be sure you set up your accounts with the exact same usernames and passwords as you used before.
Once you have completed your reinstallation on the G5 you can restore your Users folder from the Mac Mini.
1. Shut down both computers. Connect them with a Firewire cable.
2. Boot the G5 into Target Disk Mode.
3. Boot the Mac Mini normally. G5's hard drive should appear on the Mini's Desktop.
4. Open a Finder window on the G5's hard drive and drag the Users folder to the Trash (don't delete yet.)
5. Now copy the saved Users folder from the Mac Mini to the G5 (only the Users folder, not the folder in which you stored it.)
6. Eject the G5's hard drive from the Mini's Desktop and shut down the G5.
7. Disconnect the Firewire cable.
Now restart the G5. If all worked well it should start up normally and you should find everything normal in your accounts.
There is one potential problem in all the above. All your account preferences are contained in the Users folder. If you have any corrupted preferences, they will still be corrupted and may continue to cause problems. If that's the case you may need to trash the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder's contents. Hopefully, this won't be the case, but you should be aware of the possibility.
If eveything is working normally you can empty the Trash and delete the contents. Same on the Mac Mini.

Need Help with Backup code and error

Hi ,
I am having trouble working out why the backup from a site i maintain has suddenly started failing. As i am a newby to Java and did create the site i am a bit stumped. From what i can tell it appears that the database connection fails.
The backup used to work fine to around a month ago.
Exception error below:
Exception Occurance Date: 29/9/2007
Exception Occurance Time: 9:0.23
java.sql.SQLException: JZ006: Caught IOException: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.ErrorMessage.raiseError(ErrorMessage.java:487)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.ErrorMessage.raiseErrorCheckDead(ErrorMessage.java:723)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.Tds.handleIOE(Tds.java:3071)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.Tds.login(Tds.java:394)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybConnection.tryLogin(SybConnection.java:218)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybConnection.regularConnect(SybConnection.java:195)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybConnection.<init>(SybConnection.java:174)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybConnection.<init>(SybConnection.java:126)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybDriver.connect(SybDriver.java:179)
     at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
     at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
     at database.SybaseConnection.createDatabaseConnection(SybaseConnection.java:76)
     at database.SybaseConnection.<init>(SybaseConnection.java:21)
     at database.DatabaseManager.aries(DatabaseManager.java:235)
     at Translog.execute(Translog.java:50)
     at Translog.<init>(Translog.java:23)
     at Translog.main(Translog.java:112)
Anyone with any suggestions?

Hi ,
I am having trouble working out why the backup from a site i maintain has suddenly started failing. As i am a newby to Java and did create the site i am a bit stumped. From what i can tell it appears that the database connection fails.
The backup used to work fine to around a month ago.
Exception error below:
Exception Occurance Date: 29/9/2007
Exception Occurance Time: 9:0.23
java.sql.SQLException: JZ006: Caught IOException: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.ErrorMessage.raiseError(ErrorMessage.java:487)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.ErrorMessage.raiseErrorCheckDead(ErrorMessage.java:723)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.Tds.handleIOE(Tds.java:3071)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.Tds.login(Tds.java:394)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybConnection.tryLogin(SybConnection.java:218)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybConnection.regularConnect(SybConnection.java:195)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybConnection.<init>(SybConnection.java:174)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybConnection.<init>(SybConnection.java:126)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybDriver.connect(SybDriver.java:179)
     at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
     at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
     at database.SybaseConnection.createDatabaseConnection(SybaseConnection.java:76)
     at database.SybaseConnection.<init>(SybaseConnection.java:21)
     at database.DatabaseManager.aries(DatabaseManager.java:235)
     at Translog.execute(Translog.java:50)
     at Translog.<init>(Translog.java:23)
     at Translog.main(Translog.java:112)
Anyone with any suggestions?

Need help with backup files made by HP Recovery.

So in 2011 I had made a post about a DV9 series HP laptop I had that I felt needed a harddrive. Well the laptop has been sold to a friend of mine and he has since fixed the issue it had. My curent deboggle is trying to deal with the 36GB of data it backed up onto an external USB powered harddrive. The information was saved from a system that ran Windows VISTA, on that same DV9 Pavilion. I have a new laptop and it's a Pavilion DV6 running windows 7. Is there some sort of 3rd party application or an uncommon HP utility that can open, run or modify. Specificaly I need to some files but not all, but if my only option is to extract all then that would be fine also. There is an executible in the backup folder but it doesn't extract anything it just locks up.
For the TLR portion, need to access backup files made on an older HP laptop with windows vista to a newer HP latop running windows 7.

Terribly sorry for the post, I should have researched more before posting. I found the answer to my issue in another thread here on the HP forums! Thanks so much!!

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