Hello Jon For question 2. Have you tried downloading the 10.5.8 Combo Update and installing that manually. You can download it from here <http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx1058comboupdate.html>. You can still do an archive and install to save your important settings etc. Just follow the prompts after running the disk image file.
Question 1. I should leave to someone with more experience, but have you considered reformatting the external drive after saving anything you want to keep, to another drive? Kind regards Greg Manzie Director Glyde Gallery Conservation Conservators, Consultants and Picture Framers, for Museums, Art Galleries and Collectors. 5 Glyde Street Mosman Park Western Australia 6012 ABN 89 154 124 265 Phone (08) 9383 3929 Mobile 0448 844 381 Email gman...@bigpond.net.au On 18/03/2010, at 2:25 PM, Jon Davison wrote: > > Two items here that I could do with some help with: > > 1. How do you force the Trash to empty? I want to delete about 6 months of > Time Machine backups, and of course there will be hundreds of files. It takes > the Trash hours to even > calculate the amount. So I am wondering if there is a way of forcing it to do > this either on shutdown or startup? > > 2. I can't seem to do an update to the software, say to 10.5.8. Software > Update just sticks and does nothing. > > Any advice would be welcome > > MacPro 2 x 2.66 GHz/2Gb/10.5.1 > > Thanks > Jon > > > > Eye in the Sky Productions > Image makers to the Aviation Industry > Unit 5 / 78 Marine Tce, Fremantle > Western Australia 6160 > • Air-to-air photography > • Print & web design/production > • VR panoramas > • Book production > • Copywriting > • Corporate ID > T: 08 94335541 > M: 0403 235938 > E: j...@eyeinthesky.com.au > W: <http://www.eyeinthesky.com.au> > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
