Hello Esther, Between Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper, which one provides the best VO interface for a totally blind person?
TIA! Dan On Jun 19, 2011, at 4:35 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi, > > Ezzie, here's yet another suggestion: it's possible that you have a bad > sector on your hard drive that prevents your Mac from completing the boot up. > If so, it's still possible to boot your Mac from an alternate drive, and > also access your original disk (any parts that are not damaged), if you've > created bootable clones with either Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! as part > of your backup strategy. > > To boot from a backup that's been created as a bootable clone, connect the > drive, then hold down the Option key while you turn on your computer to start > booting. Once the boot process initiates, you press the right (or left) arrow > key and then press the return key to indicate that you want to switch your > boot drive from the default. VoiceOver won't speak until your system boots up > (from your cloned drive), but once it does, you can log in and take a look at > your current hard drive and access or copy files. > > I keep a bootable clone of my system's hard drive for emergency recovery > purposes. Generally, I'll make one of these as a backup action before major > system upgrades, so I have a complete, working image of my system before the > upgrade. This type of backup is different from Time Machine backups, which > are more suited to retrieving individual files you were working on a few > weeks ago that might have been deleted. Bootable clones of hard drives are > useful in the case of sudden, catastrophic failures, but they take more time > to make, so you don't create them as frequently. The two popular sources are: > • Bombich Software (for Carbon Copy Cloner, donationware, suggested $15, free > to educational users) > http://www.bombich.com/ > • Shirt Pocket (for SuperDuper! $27.95, but free trial download supports full > cloning feature) > http://www.shirt-pocket.com/ > > Both sources of software provide good results, but new users may feel more > comfortable with SuperDuper! whose documentation goes into more details about > how backups work. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Jun 19, 2011, at 07:11, Tim Kilburn wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> If you have one of the newer laptops where the battery is not removable, do >> the following: >> >> 1. Make sure the unit is turned off. >> 2. Plug in your power adapter to the computer and the wall socket. >> 3. Hold down the left-side shift, control and option keys at the same time >> as you hold down the power button. >> 4. Release all keys/power button simultaneously. >> 5. Wait a few seconds then press the power button and see if it turns on. >> >> This process is a last resort and should only be done after you've tried a >> number of things. I assuming that due to the fact that your Mac will not >> power up, the other things are not available to you. What this process does >> is reset the System Management Controller (SMC) which controls battery >> management, power button control and a number of other things which can >> sometimes, in rare occasions get confused. If this process does not fix >> your issue, you'll need to send your unit in for service. Also, if you have >> a desktop unit instead of a laptop, there is a different process that will >> have to be applied. >> >> Later... >> >> On 2011-06-18, at 6:06 PM, Joan Alice Maria Gibson, Esquire wrote: >> >>> What I've had to do on several occasions is to disconnect all cables from >>> the Mac, turn it upside down, remove the battery [it it's a MacBook Pro or >>> other type of Mac Laptop, hold the battery in my hands for a count of 20 >>> seconds, reinsert the battetery, turn the power on, holding the power >>> button down for another count of 20 seconds, then release the power button; >>> and, usually, the Mac reboots and behaves normally, again, Let ne know if >>> this trick works? And Apple Tech taught this to me. >>> >>> Sometimes, I have this happen when I have open too many windows, Time >>> Machine running, running Photoshop elements, MS word, TextEdit and a host >>> of other programmes such as iPhoto, several audio and video internet >>> connections on as well as gmail, Preview, etc. You get the picture. Good >>> Luck! >>> >>> JG >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Doug Lawlor <doug.law...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I think you may have to give someone a call at Apple Support to see what >>> they have to say. >>> >>> >>> Doug >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 2011-06-18, at 7:39 PM, Ezzie Buenito <ezzybu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > Hi Doug, >>> > >>> > Thank you for all of your suggestions. The problem is that the Mac will >>> > NOT boot up at all. >>> > >>> > Ezzie >>> > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
