ICS upgrade deleted all email and 1 of 4 email accounts

Upgraded to ICS and ALL emails were deleted and 1 account.
Reentered the deleted account and revalidated the others and was at least able to retrieve the emails that were still on my server.
BE WARNED!

That's true for IMAP accounts but these are POP accounts. I have all servers set to delete after 14 days and the emails I retrieved were 14 days old or less. I can verify this through webmail.
Prior to the upgrade I had some emails dating back to March. These were definitely not on the servers.
While I still have copies on the office computer and backups it would have been nice to be warned if this is normal for the upgrade.

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The original install disks were Leopard. I bought a family pack SL and upgraded the MBA at that point. Earlier this year I sold my old Mac Mini (when I upgraded) and included the SL install disks with that sale (stupid of me).
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Any ideas for how to do #2? I can trash all files/folders under /user, uninstall all applications and delete their folders from Library, uninstall all browsers except Safari and wipe the history from that...
Is there other stuff I should be deleting? plist files, maybe? I'm leery of messing around too much and disrupting the install of the underlying OS.
Can I also delete the admin account (or rename it "admin" with a generic default password?)?
Any other suggestions? Thanks.

Trashing files you have created is relatively easy. Getting rid of an account is a bit harder. Trashing the .plist files, etc., that may contain personal info is a lot harder, and there is always the risk that you will miss something.
Best, and easiest, and customary, is to do option #1 - wipe the drive and re-install the original OS from the original disk set. The receiver of the machine can then decide which OS they want to upgrade it to, and purchse accordingly.
The original disk set for that machine should be included with it when it is sold.

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I looked into A&I more, maybe it's not as nuclear as I thought. I presumed it meant I needed to reinstall all non-apple Apps, which means digging up disks and codes, none of which I have here. I'm away from home for another 4 weeks, which means doing that is difficult.
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Heya Katie!!
So, the article you have there, HT4895, is pretty good. Just look at the FAQ section of it.
But basically, you will want to create a backup on your computer through iTunes...Just plug your current iPad into it and make sure your iPad and iTunes are logged in with the same Apple ID. At that point, just create a backup.
When you get your new iPad, and before you plug it in or set it up, follow the directions in this link to change your Apple ID. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621?viewlocale=en_US
Once you have that done, plug your new iPad into your computer to sync up with iTunes. Follow the directions for Restore from Backup and it should bring all that info back to your new iPad.
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It's unsafe, and may be unlawful, to use a computer with software installed by a previous owner.
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but wont restoring as new delete all my info on my phone
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I can no longer (since upgrading to the latest firefox) open up multiple tabs of the same page (something I need to be able to do when emailing and referencing multiple emails while writing one email). The only option it gives me is to 'switch to tab'.

I'll try to make this clear. I USED to be able to left click on a hyper link and the hyper link would open in a NEW tab. Now for some unknown reason the hyper link by default opens in the same tab (window). I have to right click the hyper link in order for it to open in a NEW tab. (Yes, my 'tools'> 'options'> 'tabs' are set to "open new windows in a new tab." (Please no answers telling me to get rid of the Ask toolbar because I don't have one.) Thank you.

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I Need To delete All Transactions From All Financial Modules (AP,Ar,Gl,Cm and FA)
payables ( Delete All Invoices and Payment that validated and create accounting )
Receivables ( Delete All Transactions and Receipts that completed and create accounting )
Assets ( Delete All Asset Depreciation Amount )
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Can I Make This By Purge and How Can I Do it ? Or any another Way ?
Thanks,
Mohamed Gamal
Edited by: Mohamed Gamal on Sep 5, 2011 2:27 PM
Edited by: Mohamed Gamal on Sep 5, 2011 2:28 PM

Hello Mohamed.
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HT201413 when iphone is in recovery mode, does restoring to factory settings delete all pictures and videos?

when iphone is in recovery mode, does restoring to factory settings delete all pictures and videos?

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when iphone is in recovery mode, does restoring to factory settings delete all pictures and videos?
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