Unix Command to Move Folders back into Directory

As you can see from my previous thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3138884?tstart=0
I ended up reinstalling Mac OS X 10.6.0 after using "mkdir" and "mv" Unix commands to move my old files to a "previous" folder and I'm still trying to access my account because it's Vile Vault protected. I wish I knew how to move my old folders out from previous into /volumes/macintosh\ HD
Basically it looks like this right now
~/Volumes/Macintosh/HD\ Previous (I'm not even sure if that's written the right way
I need to move all of the folders out from Previous into ~/Volumes/Macintosh\ HD and deleting the existing ones in it.
All I want to do is have my old Kernel Panic back because I know how to fix it now.
Thank you very much!

Hi Philip
Philip Han wrote:
I honestly despise the forum setup... Whenever I wait too long the cursor loses focus so when I hit backspace I go back a page and lose everything I wrote. This has happened to me on 3 different computers now.
I don't have this problem at all, and I can't make any suggestions on how to fix it. Maybe you should post a separate thread in the Using the Forums Forum.
So in the end I went against your advice and moved Applications and Users back to their original folder in HD and I logged in just fine! Well, I did have to boot into single user mode to restore Admin Privileges by creating a new account and then changing Privileges. Some programs didn't start up but it's okay, I know which ones rely on System and whatnot but at least I have nearly everything in its original place and I can back it all up.
Ahh, you're made of sterner stuff than me !
Best Buy has $99 1TB WD Passport SE's (The USB 3.0 Version actually!) so I grabbed one immediately and set up Time Machine.
Sounds like a good choice.
Seriously, what other way can you ensure that your data is safe without using File Vault? I use Truecrypt for some things that I don't access much, but daily operations? I'd rather just put up with the sluggish performance of FV!
I think it depends on what level of security you need. Do you routinely have files that simply must not be read by a third party if your computer gets stolen?
FV has always struck me as a hammer to crack a nut, and if something goes wrong you can't even take the disk to a data recovery specialist to get your information back.
On occasions when I have data that must be kept secure I use Disk Utility to set up an encrypted sparse bundle, which I keep on the desktop. When I need to access files in the bundle then I double click on it and enter the password to mount it. A minor problem with this is that TM will copy across the whole sparse bundle even if just one file on it is edited. Even so, it's not really a problem since TM is working in the background.
Thank you for all your help Bob!
You're most welcome
Bob

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