Item "Jims Drive" is used by OS X and cannot be opened.
I screwed something up. I reinstalled my applications and classic support on my powerbook. And now every time i click on my main drive i get the above error message. Anyone know how i can correct this? Thanks.
meisner:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
I screwed something up.What did you do or what did you "screw up"?I reinstalled my applications and classic support on my powerbook.1.Your profile lists PowerBook. Can you tell us exactly which Power Book you are using?
2. How did you do this reinstall and what led you to do it?
Your responses to the above will help clarify the problem and make an appropriate response easier.
Good luck.
cornelius
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