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I was transferring some music files onto my sleek with musicmatch for the st time, pressed refresh, when it all of a sudden said that I had no files on the player. I checked to see if this was true by opening the window explorer, and it was. Is there any way to recover the lost files. The only ones I need are the recordings I made of lectures and conversations ie the recordings from the mic/voice recorder; all my music files are on my computer so they don't matter. I couldn't find anything on this subject. Any Help would be great.
Message Edited by trip37 on 0-5-2006 2:0 AM
Mail 2.x doesn’t store mail in standard mbox format. The only way you might have found Mail messages in a “recovered” mbox file is if it was a Mail 1.x file that Mail 2.x left there after the conversion to the new *.emlx format when you upgraded from Mac OS X 10.3 or earlier to Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
If you don’t have a backup, the only data recovery utility that I know for sure can currently recover deleted *.emlx files is FileSalvage. Beware, however, that having tried to fix the problem by other means may have caused some of the deleted messages to already have been overwritten.
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I restarted the eMac, with all the mbox files contained. I know that in Tiger, all email is saved in another format, .emlx, so I was confused, but didn't really question it. I simply hoped that I would be able to convert them in Apple Mail.
Well, that hasn't happened... each time I would try, the program would abruptly quit. One possible reason is that there's maybe too much to import; in the end, all the saved mbox files come in at 6.76 gigs... which to be honest, seems way too high. I then tried to import each file on at a time, but again, the program would simply quit.
After looking around on the web, I came across the suggestion that I rename the file. Instead of being Mail-00170, it was suggested I get rig of the "-", so I did. This time the file was accepted, but the end result was an email that had no information that also wouldn't fully load.
And after checking out a few mbox files at random, but dragging them into Text Edit, instead of being emails, they all seem to contain iTunes playlist info for some reason.
If anyone can offer some insight or maybe some help before I hang myself, it would be greatly appreciated...Mail 2.x doesn’t store mail in standard mbox format. The only way you might have found Mail messages in a “recovered” mbox file is if it was a Mail 1.x file that Mail 2.x left there after the conversion to the new *.emlx format when you upgraded from Mac OS X 10.3 or earlier to Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
If you don’t have a backup, the only data recovery utility that I know for sure can currently recover deleted *.emlx files is FileSalvage. Beware, however, that having tried to fix the problem by other means may have caused some of the deleted messages to already have been overwritten. -
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Thank you.
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Aditya VermaIt got solved by troubleshooting Firefox. Please ignore this issue.
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Accidentally erase my iMac from Find my iPhone App
I accidentally erase my iMac from Find my iPhone App.,
Is it able to recover by target disk mode?
What is erase method of this function? Normal erase or Secure erase?I solved the problem by follow Matt's suggestion.
I can (almost) recovered all my files with deep scan option in the program Data Rescue.
But it is restructured form, jpeg pictures are moved in one folders then you have to manually arrange them again.
Anyway, better than nothing
In conclusion, if you accidentally erase your iMac with Find my iPhone app.
1. iMac harddisk will be format, not securely, you can recover them.
2. You need 2 computers, and one thunderbolt cable. (Firewire in the older model)
3. Using Target Disk Mode (press T while booting, after the signal) at the source computer.
4. Data Rescue (or other recovery software) need to installed in another computer
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6. The files that recovered will be unstructured, (the one that structured is not working)
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Hello, my iPad has been disabled, and it says that I need to connect to iTunes. As instructed I connected to the find my iPad/iPhone site to put it on the recovery mode. However, I accidentally erased my account, so please help!!! Also, I browsed a lot to find a solution, but none of them were helpful, sorry. Hopping you could help, thank you.
However, I accidentally erased my account,
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Everytime I try to connect my ipod to my new computer with the usb cable, it says this ipod is already synced to another computer and asks if I want to erase files already on my ipod or play songs authorized for this computer. I have a lot of music on my ipod that isn't in my itunes library, and I don't want to lose those songs. I there anyway to unsync my old computer without having to turn it back on? It crashed on me a while back and can't be used anymore..
Yes, it will. You need to move your iTunes folder from your old computer to the new computer. You will find it in the /Home/Music/ folder. Copy the entire iTunes folder to an external drive then restore it on the new computer to the same location (overwrite any existing iTunes folder there.) iTunes will now find your old library in the expected location.
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I accidentally erased the URL for my homepage with safari in the preferences so can someone tell me what to put in there so when I click on the safari icon in the dock it will take me to the safari page it had when I first got my macbook pro?
Safari comes with the Apple website pre-defined, so if you want to use it as the homepage for Safari, open Safari menu > Preferences > General, and type "http://www.apple.com" (without quotes) on the homepage box. Then, close the Preferences window and Safari will be set up with this page
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I was trying the fix a problem with my macbook pro. It was freezing on me. I accidentally erased my macintosh hard drive using disk utility while trying to fix the problem. Is there a way I can get it back?
Ok I do not mind that but when you say I may not be able to recover all my files......does that also mean programs? I do not mind not having pictures or my word documents as long as the programs like microsoft word, adobe, ect. are still there. I just got this computer three months ago so I did not have alot on it.
Thomas A Reed wrote:
Not really. You can use data recovery tools like Data Rescue, File Salvage or Stellar Phoenix to recover whatever files you can. However, I believe the process of erasing will have caused the directory structure to be destroyed, so you'll just be recovering individual files without any organization. It's not pretty and not everything may be recoverable, especially if you have done anything else with that drive after erasing it.
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I accidentally erased a music album that I purchased on iTunes. How can I get the iTunes store to recognize that it is no longer in my iTunes library and download it again?
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My computer is showing a File Folder with a ? Symbol! PLEASE HELP!!!
My computer froze while I was doing homework so I tried to restart it and when I did, It doesn't show the apple logo but rather a File Folder with a ? Symbol! I tried reselecting the hard drive but it didn't show! I looked up how to fix this and tried it all and non of it helped me:/ I CANNOT lose my information on my harddrive cause I have very IMPORTANT work on there! I have mac OS X Lion! So I don't have a start up disk for that and the one i have is stuck in my computer right now! Apple won't help me and I need my computer soon! PLEASE HELP!!!
Reinstalling Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: 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.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer.
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2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
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Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
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Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.
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Whatever the problem is you no longer have a bootable system. You need to try reinstalling OS X.
Reinstall Snow Leopard without erasing the drive
1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.
Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: 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.
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HELP!! I accidentally erased everything on my hard drive!! How can I get my macbook to work again?
I need help...
I accidentally erased everything on my harddrive, don't ask me how I have no idea....
When I start my computer all I get is a blinking folder.... From what I see on internet this is bad news.... Can I use the DVDs that came with my macbook (late 2008) to restore it? I do not need to keep any files on the computer and would like to have a clean start and have a back-up (not using time capsule restore thingy) of the files I would like to put back (mainly photos and documents).
What can I do?If you can boot from the install DVD, you can look at the disk from there and see if everything is truely gone.
If it is you can reinstall again from the install DVD.
If you have a backup you can restore your files from there.
Allan
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