On 09/08/2005 at 17:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard McKay) wrote: > Have you tried to run the simple but effective Apple Disk Utility program > located on the Mac OS install disk (start the installer and then go to the > menu and select disk utility (can't remember what menu point it is under > sorry). After repairing the disk try to repair permissions on the disk using > the same utility. > > Can you run these? What are the results?
I've tried now, but it (repair) won't work on this problem and it retreats giving an error message similar to the one I was getting in TTP4. Oh well, it would have been great if it HAD worked! > For future information... > > Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 drives do not need volume optimization as whenever > you install an OS upgrade the volume gets optimized automatically. The > system is well designed and many of the things you had to do 'on the dark > side' do not need to be done here :-) That's very useful to know. Makes me wonder why Micromat software are marketing TTP with its evidently rather destructive Optimisation option! > One tip to avoid problems in the future would also be to run repair > permissions (using disk utility program in the OS X partition / Applications > / Utilities / Disk Utility) both before and after installing any program > updates in the future as this seems to avoid many problems before they can > happen. Ok, thanks. > HTH, > > Richard > -- Joe B. -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
