"Get an external HDD, plug it in and let Time Machine do it’s thing. It has saved my butt numerous times, and once it’s set up and running you can just ignore it until you need it. "
I use Time Machine, but have been reluctant to leave the external drive on 24/7. I usually plug it in and run periodic backups. In your opinion, does leaving the external drive on and connected all the time wear out the drive much faster than leaving it on? I don't make that many daily changes to critical data, and when I do, I do an immediate backup. Thanks, Mira On Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 6:32:30 PM UTC-6, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: > > What James said. Stop using that computer. > > I recommend Prosoft Data Rescue https://www.prosofteng.com > > Actually what I REALLY recommend is maintaining regular backups and > restoring the deleted stuff from backup :-), but I try not to rub it in too > much in these cases. > > Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner make this very simple to do, and Time > Machine is free. Restoring with a utility like Data Rescue is tedious, > expensive and time-intensive. > > Get an external HDD, plug it in and let Time Machine do it’s thing. It has > saved my butt numerous times, and once it’s set up and running you can just > ignore it until you need it. > > > > On Mar 6, 2016, at 4:36 PM, James Knight <dr.jame...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > > Stop using the hard drive immediately. > > > > There are commercial utilities available. You will have to look for one > that still supports 10.5 or has an older version available that will > support 10.5. It's also possible that you could mount the disk from a more > modern operating system and use such a utility from there. > > > > Sent from my mobile device. > > > >> On Mar 6, 2016, at 18:32, Charles Lenington <macs...@cotc.net > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> > >> Bruce oh wise and wonderful > >> > >> My daughter accidententally deleted a 100+/- gig folder and emptied > trash. Is there a way to get it back? I can't remember how or if possible. > >> > >> G5 10.5.8 > >> > >> -- > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group > for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on > Power Macs. > >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > >> To post to this group, send email to g3-5...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:> > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > >> > >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "G-Group" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to g3-5-list+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > > -- > > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group > for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on > Power Macs. > > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to g3-5...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:> > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "G-Group" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to g3-5-list+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
