I performed a time machine backup without plugging my labtop into a power source. My computer died and all the settings were changed, ie the clock and date were changed back to 2001. So I tried to restore my computer using a previous time machine backup.
I performed a time machine backup without plugging my labtop into a power source. My computer died and all the settings were changed, ie the clock and date were changed back to 2001. So I tried to restore my computer using a previous time machine backup. (which I now know was wrong). However, when time machine tried to restore it said there was not enough room to do a backup. It seems that it did a half backup because some essential files such as system profiler are now missing. Can I undo this restore...? What can I do to fix this
You need to do a full system restore, per Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #14.
If that sends a message, please note the exact wording.
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I recently went through a nightmare with my computer where there was an "old" operating system put on my computer and I guess File Vault was turned on. Since then I've upgraded and am now running 10.8.3 but got locked out of my old admin account when I tried to restore my computer from Time Capsule. Attempts to recover anything from my old admin account have been futile
So, I started a new Admin acct and have been trying to reconstruct my life, but every time I shut down and restart my computer, it erases/resets all my prefernces, like all the things in the Dock that I remove all come back and the track pad is always moving in the wrong direction again and has to be reset every time. Is there a way I make my prefernces stick??
BTW if anyone knows how to recover all my lost stuff that would be beyond amazing too
Thanks in advance!Eustace, thank you so much for writing back. I will try what you suggested!!
thx for your reply - apparently when I went to the Apple store a long time ago, they restore maybe photos and itunes etc from my external hard drive (passport). I guess at that time they reinstalled an earlier operating system than my macbook came with and that somehow corrupted FileVault. apparently there was no sparse bundle (whatever that is) for my old admin account and they said that ever since the install of the older OS that it was actually NEVER backing up anything in my admin account.
Then, I bought Time Capsule and starting backing up to that instead. I started having problems with it being slow etc and then StartUp Disk full errors and didn't know what to do, so I "Restored" from Time Capsule and that's when I lost everything in my Admin account and was locked out when I tried to log in - it said File Vault error ..."
anyway - that's THAT sad story. I was told to create a new admin account and I've basically been trying to start over - even though I have a partial save of my computer in Crash Plan and I DO see a sparse bundle listed in there, but I just don't know enough about computers to know if it's something I can get back or if I am just totally doomed.
I'm afraid to reinstall anything because if there is even a remote shot that the other files are still floating around in my computer, I feel like that chance will be shot forever. I need to hire McGee from NCIS, I just KNOW he could get those files back for me!!! -
Trying to restore new computer with previous backup
I purchased a new mac book and am trying to set it up with a previous mac book backup. At the new computer startup it asked if I have a backup to use and that part went fine. Now I am in the "checking Time Machine Backup" mode with the rainbow wheel and have been for about 30 minutes. Is this normal? or do I need to start over. I am doing this wireless. I should have hardwired it buy now I am afraid to turn it off.
Thanks in advance for adviceI guess it just takes time. It did finally go the the next after a couple of hours. Now I have a progress bar saying 2 more hours. If it works okay then I guess its worth the wait. Just seems like a long time to sync?
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I tried to restore my ipod using my wife's computer
I tried to restore my ipod using tmy wife's computer, instead of restoring my ipod settings it restored my wife's settings on my ipod. It appears that my ipod settings are no where to be found on any computer in the house. What do I do now?
You need to do a full system restore, per Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #14.
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11.3 "Trying to restore MBR based image in to UEFI machine"
Hey guys,
We recently upgraded to ZCM 11.3 from 11.2.4.
When we image our PC's we boot them from Boot CD's, we can then choose the automatic option and the imaging bundles on the server are applied to the PC's.
Since upgrading to 11.3, and now using the new bood cd's that came with it, when the PC's get to the blue imaging screen (where you would usually get the progress bar) instead they get a box pop up saying "Trying to restore MBR based image in to UEFI machine"
If I try the manual option and try to upload an image I get "Trying to make MBR based image from UEFI machine"
If I use an older boot CD I can upload and restore images fine, but I can't use the imaging bundles because it tells me I need a newer version of the software.
I have tried the normal boot CD and the bootcd_tntfs.iso (after uploading the latest tux driver)
This was all working fine before 11.3. does anyone have any idea how I can get round this (its a pain having to manually put the addon images on.)
Thanks
Davekranzera wrote:
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> Hello Shaun,
> Iam on 11.3 and in a win7-rollout.
> Yesterday I got new Lenovo M73 Workstations with a preconfigured
> win81.
>
>
> I set the Bios-Startup-Option to "Legacy Only".
> But after the image-restore to my M73-Test-WS the bootup brings the
> error "1962 no operating System found"
>
> What can I do to get our 100 M73 working?
>
> Help @ Andreas
If you roll using Lagacy Only, you but down a normally MBR image,
right?
Niels
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Trying to restore from computer or cloud
help im trying to restore from computer or cloud and im told i have the wrong password
I just spent 3 hrs with AT&T tech support. No visual voicmail! i wiped phone 3 times, reset. everything no visual voicemail.
I can access it through dialing holding down 1 then enter password, bu t Visual voicemail is DEAD. ATT says apple has major bug and fix won't be out until OCT 5th.
If you Google it it lights up like a cristmas tree! Verizon is also inodated.
1. Fake Map app usless Apple is fixing it though
2. Batt is a joke, last like 2 hrs
3. No visual voicemail
4. Face time on ATT no longer works on cellular data per apple design.
We need Steve Jobs!! he would have fired somebody for all these mistakes.
Nopw i am locked into crashing my car because i have to type in numbers to here voicemails.
Come on Apple send us a rebate or a Iphone 5 that meets the specs stated on the box and advertisments.!!
We love Apple and dedicated, but this one is a joke.
Not to mention you jacked us all being locked into 2 year plans with Verizon or ATT.
No face time unless i buy a Bucket of 5 gb over celluar? give me a break Take care of us apple Buy ATT and igve us unlimited plans with facetime and data you got enough money! -
I'm travelling and trying to back up my new iPhone to iCloud. I have sufficient storage, am connected to wifi and it's plugged into a power source and yet it doesn't seem to work at all. I'm currently in India. Could that be the cause or can anyone suggest any reason why this wouldn't work?
"gets stuck" - are there any error messages?
If you get the error "Backup not successful" and you've tried deleting the last backup and trying to back up manually without luck, try the following test: Go to...
Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>manage Storage, tap your device name in the Backups section, then look under Backup options. Turn off all apps from backup and then do a manual backup. If that doesn't work, then this post will not help. If the backup works, then go back to the app list and turn some on and try another backup. If successful, keep repeating these steps. If it fails at some point, then try to zero in on the one app that seems to make the backup fail. (I had this problem and found one app failing, probably due to a corrupt data file.)
This process will take time, but if a backup works with no app data being used but clearly fails with the original settings, then somewhere in the mix of apps is a "bad" one. -
My ipod classic has started making a mewling sound and all it does is scroll through the songs. It does not play on my Bose sound dock or through earbuds. It will play when connected to the computer...but that makes it hard to take it on a walk with me I thought it might be a synching problem so tried that--still doesn't work. How do I fix this problem with out restoring it to the factory setting? I do not want to lose all my music content as some of it I cannot replace easily. Please help with suggestions and advice. Thanks. Karen in GA
Have you recharge your iPod for at least 2 hours, preferably till the Full charge Battery symbol comes ON.?
See this Apple support Article
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/
You did not by chance bought the Hello Kitty special edition?
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Is there a way to do a firmware update without being plugged into a power source?
I have a Macbook 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and the indicator light on the Magsafe power cord is not lighting up. I know the cord works because I have tried it on a different computer but it is only this macbook that it doesn't work on. I have reset the SMC. I do need to do a firmware update but when I try to do the update it the firmware it will not let me update because the computer doesn't know that its connected to a power source. When I look at the battery life indicator on the right hand corner it says that its calculating but never changes.
I was using the computer running on battery life and it turned off. I was able to turn the computer on. The computer powers on and off but i'm assuming its going to run the battery power. I don't have another battery to try on this computer. Are there any suggestions?
Firmware update 1.4 is what i'm trying to installIs there a way to do a firmware update without being plugged into a power source?
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how do I restore all of my itunes content onto my newly installed computer drive? All my purchase are no longer in my account but I did back up the files onto an external hard drive. Now how do I get them back? Please
Ummals wrote:
...I did back up the files onto an external hard drive. ...
Did you follow all the steps as detailed here...
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Getting erorr (error =-3259) when tried to restore my iphone using iturnes...need help
I have got error (error = -3259) when tried to restore my iphone using itunes...unable to download the iphone software. I have tried serval times but the same issue happening again and again Anyone can help with this issue?
http://ipod.about.com/od/itunesproblems/qt/Fixing-Itunes-Error-3259.htm
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Getting an error message: "if you are here, it is probably because your computer's clock is wrong." Ergo, I can't get to the page I need. My clock's date and time are right, but time zone was wrong-- changed & saved it, but still getting error msg
'Requires=network.target' wasn't in it so I added it but nothing's changed. I've left it in because openVPN does require network.
As I said, I had this problem with a script so I don't think it's anything specific to openVPN. I had a weird occurrence this morning however. When I started the computer up this morning openVPN worked just fine. However when the computer rebooted openVPN couldn't resolve the host address again. -
my ipod is stuck on hold mode....i tried plugging into a power source but it doesn't respond and iTunes doesn't recognize it...i also tried playing with the hold key but nothing happens...plz help
Have you tried holding the centr button and menu. This will force a shutdown.
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My i phone does not turn on. Have tried plugging it in to a power source still not turning on
MY i Phone does not turn on Have tried plugging it in to a power source and still does not turn on
Have you tried resetting your iPhone?
Reset: Press the Home and On/Off buttons at the same time and hold them until the Apple logo appears (about 10-15 seconds).
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i have just synced my iphone to my computer and all of my contacts went onto the computer and off my phone !! i have a mac .when i sync contacts i click on all contacts and only seven are going onto the phone !! can someone please give me an awnser
When you connect the iPhone to sync with the new computer, a number of things will happen. If the new computer/iTunes does not contain any music, then yes, you will receive a prompt saying this iPhone is synced to another library, and if you continue, you will lose your music. However, you risk losing a number of other things, such as apps, contacts and calendar data. When you ask about photos, any photos that you have on the iPhone that were synced from the previous computer would also be lost. You need to save the photo folder from the old laptop and transfer that to the new desktop. You also need to sync the contacts and calendar to the same supported application that you were using in the past, such as Outlook, unless you are using an outside web-based sync, such as Google. Also, when you first connect the iPhone, it will make a backup, or at least make sure that it does before you attempt to sync, or you will not have a backup of some of the other things, such as mail settings, SMS, and the contents of the Camera Roll. I would import the photos from the camera roll to the new computer before trying to do anything else in iTunes.
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