Old system data removal

Had to replace Motherboard due to a hardware fault. Windows 7 would not reload from the Hard Disc nor would Repair work, so had to reload and update Windows 7. Old System now occupies too much space on the Hard Disc. Please could anyone advise how to free up the disc space, perhaps by a 'regedit' Thanks for any help you can give.
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Hi:
Run the disk cleanup utility.
When it comes to the disk cleanup window, click on the Clean up System Files box on the lower left side of the window.
The utility will run again and you will now see the Windows.old files in the window.
Check all items to be deleted.
Since you will have a big 'hole' in the file structure after that huge file is deleted, I suggest you then run the disk defragmenter utility afterward.

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hi, experts,
now, I have a new system, the system design is to use raw(16) column as key column in all database tables.
of course, when new system goes live (in production), all new transaction records are written to new system database.
when the new system inserts new records, it handles itself to avoid conflicts by value of the raw(16) key column
I now face this issue:
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Manik wrote:
Hi,
Can you try this as a synch script (you can call so), sys_guid is a sequence, so just run through till u have sequence surpassing your old sequence. Give it a try.. I did not test it, but algorithm might be helpful for you.. Since when did sys_guid become a sequence that can be compared to other sys_guid's to know if it's been surpassed or not?
SQL> ed
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1 select sysguid
2        ,case when sysguid < lag(sysguid) over (order by lvl)
3              then 'Lower than previous'
4         else 'Higher than previous'
5         end as comparison
6 from (
7        select level as lvl, sys_guid() sysguid
8        from dual
9        connect by level <= 10
10*      )
SQL> /
SYSGUID                          COMPARISON
BBF16F0B5B8946F59FE0FEE0FE35729B Higher than previous
A6E63DDA4E4342E5A8AAD267FE44A7AF Lower than previous
8632B901474A468C98D7B4020590CBD9 Lower than previous
36012FD6FA764520B77CF1E06830F2DC Lower than previous
E35F3455C24444C0991EB62BE7431463 Higher than previous
A5E5CDBD164A4DB8966E85B5BF4C5C1A Lower than previous
7A0FFBC6221348A5BDF4858D05876201 Lower than previous
A9EF3B5EFFB74C4FA74E1C45186510AA Higher than previous
806839AE5AE04D3998BA5DEBA84AD05C Lower than previous
F0B235376A4045D7A644345E7FAF0FF4 Higher than previous
10 rows selected.Doesn't look like much of a sequence to me

How do I install all my old programs and data from an old system folder after I have reinstalled the same OSX system after a crash?

The system is OSX10.5.8 Leopard on a 2009 imac. A new system was installed from the installation disks and the original system saved to a folder.
I need to use my Adobe programs, rescue my email, i-tunes and iphoto data. The disk utility indicates that my Time Machine back-up disk is damaged and I don't want to take a risk of having Time Machine erase my hard drive and try to reinstall the exact system existing at the time of the crash. There was over 650 gb of stored files that I was copying and removing from the drive at the time it crashed. The total size of the original system file is still about 650 Gb.
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No, the disk was backed up with time machine a few hours prior to the crash. I was unable to open the computer when I tried to restart it- got a grey screen with the spinning disk- after a few minutes the screen would go black and would reboot continuously, but not load any images or programs. I started the computer from the 10.5.4 installation disks and checked both the time machine external hard drive and the Imac internal drive with the disk utilities. Both showed as damaged --the internal drive and permissions were repaired, but the external drive (time machine back-up) was damaged and not repairable by disk utilities. I don't believe that the external drive for Time Machine was connected to the computer at the time of the crash as I was copying files to a different hard drive drive. And I was not having any problems with the TM back-up drive prior to the crash.
I accessed the Imac internal disk by firewire (as a target disk) and copied as many data files as I had room for on my external hard drives available. And I deleted quite a few files from the imac internal drive (mostly just jpegs, duplicate tifs, etc--nothing that was used by i-photos, i-tunes or the Mail program).
Then I installed a new OSX10.5.4 system from the installation disk and the old system was moved to a folder on the hard drive. I previousy had had the option to reinstall the complete system from Time Machine when I connected that drive and booted with the installation disks with the C key depressed. But it didn't seem like a good option because I was unsure of the condition of that external disk and whether it would be able to reinstall my data correctly, once it had erased my internal hard drive.
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My Mac Book Pro had a split drive with Windows Microsoft Access on it and it was removed when Mavericks installed. I need this so how can I go back to the old system?

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[[Install an older version of Firefox]]

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The "Old Firefox Data" folder on the desktop has been created as the consequence of resetting Firefox.
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_a_missing_profile
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
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You should be able to use the printer independent of old system
folders created in another computer at a different time. Perhaps
the AppleTalk connection is why this old information comes up;
presumably you are still using the printer via AppleTalk, and so
that configuration must be running under Classic in OS X 10.4.
The OS X 10.4.x Tiger system probably has excellent drivers;
but you could use Gimp prints, too.
Did you use the Migration Assistant to move from the old Mac
to the newer one? If so, it copied over stuff; and any old alias
or links to sources no longer available to the computer would
be null and void, unless or until some other drive with old info
relative to this were available.
I'd change all that; and re-think the need to use AppleTalk,
unless you have other hardware or needs only fulfilled with it.
You should be able to get a good driver for the printer as a
download, something newer than the printer's old one. The
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into another; but not sure how compatible that bit of old data
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http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3
Gutenprint supported printers lists your model:
http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/pSupportedPrinters.php3
I'm not sure about the rest of this question; in that the need
for the configuration as it was has not been established as
a single and valid way to go. You should be able to get newer
drivers and consider other means to use the printer outside
of AppleTalk, if necessary. There should be no need for the
old system parts, if you can get a newer, better driver; etc.
Good luck & happy computing!

When using restart firefox you get a folder on the desktop called old firefox data i need to know how to use this folder to get my old firefox preferences back

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Here's my suggested profile resurrection procedure using the old profile folder that's inside the Old Firefox Data folder.
'''Overview'''
These are the steps:
# Create a new Firefox profile
# Remove everything from that new profile folder
# Copy in everything from the old profile folder
'''Create a new Firefox profile (Windows)'''
Exit Firefox and start up in the Profile Manager using Start > search box (or Run):
firefox.exe -P
''Note: Any time you want to switch profiles, exit Firefox and return to this dialog.''
Click the Create Profile button and skip the option to change the folder location. Then select that new profile in the dialog and start Firefox.
'''Open the New Profile folder in Windows Explorer'''
Firefox in the new profile should look like a factory fresh installation. Open the Troubleshooting Information page using either:
* "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Troubleshooting Information
* Help menu > Troubleshooting Information
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Leaving this folder open, switch back to Firefox, and Exit. This will leave that profile folder open in Windows Explorer.
'''Copy Old Data in Place of New'''
In that new profile folder, select all the contents and delete.
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Select everything (Ctrl+a) and Copy (either right-click > Copy or Ctrl+c).
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Here is the KB that addresses the error message you state:
KB15812 Runtime error - folder is no longer part of system data source or data could not be found
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HT201240 hi all. i just downloaded mountain lion and it seems to have added an old password for admin at the start up, the old password was removed so all i had to do was press enter and off i go, i cant remember it, what to do now??

hi all. i just downloaded mountain lion and it seems to have added an old password for admin at the start up, the old password was removed so all i had to do was press enter and off i go, i cant remember it, what to do now??

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You can reset a Password (lost/forgotten) set on your Mac using 'Reset Password Utility' available with OS X Utilities tool. With OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Utilities tool can be generally found on a local hidden Recovery HD Partition if your Mac has one.
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Click the 'Tool' menu item and choose 'Reset password'. Terminal window appears. Type 'resetpassword' into it and press 'Enter'. Reset Password window appears with User Account Names available on your Start-up Volume. Select the User Account Name and rest is simple to follow.
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