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      CommentAuthorechoes
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2007
     
    Heya,

    I was trying to back up my files to my fire drive (fantom drive) and I grabbed my "echoes/users/echoes" folder and just dumped it to my fire drive thinking it would be ok to just copy the whole thing over. I had more than 120GB available, and the folder I was draging was only 26GB.

    There was some error saying it couldn't copy all the files, ok.

    But now when I try to look at the drive, It only shows the folders whos names are alphabeticaly before "e". I'm guessing there is some access error? When I go to view the drive properties, its showing me that its still has the same about of data on the drive, I just cant see it...

    Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this?

    Thanks in advance!
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      CommentAuthorechoes
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2007
     
    BTW, when I try delete the files I can see, or change the access permissions to the drive, it tells me that I do not have sufficient privileges to the items.

    How do I get permission to these items?
    • CommentAuthorBiff
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2007
     
    Yeah, the OS stops when it hits an error. Usually, the file that it was supposed to do next is the bad one.

    Permissions are controlled from the get-info screen. I'm unsure why it says you don't have permission to do anything with them, unless it's OS stuff in the library.
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      CommentAuthorechoes
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2007
     
    Is there a way I can log into something and override the permissions?
    • CommentAuthormiriadjazz
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2007
     
    Back up all you can NOW!!! My firewire drive went south just after I backed everything up. If you have important stuff on there...Use the putting your hardrive into the freezer method before it goes out of control. Look it up on google if you want to know what I mean.....I got really really lucky...

    5 minutes to meltdown.


    good luck.
    • CommentAuthorBiff
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2007 edited
     
    As far as permissions go, all permissions are controllable through the "get info" options. Select the folder the backup got put into, get info on it, and set all permissions at the bottom of the get info window to read and write. Then, click "apply to enclosed items"

    I'm not sure the drive is experiencing any sort of hardware failure, but getting a backup would be good, yes.
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2007
     
    i have an evil urge to tell echoes to try BatChmod. :D
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      CommentAuthorechoes
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2007
     
    Thanks everyone!

    I did some searching on freezer bidness and then came across "Data Rescue II"

    It worked! I am in the process of recovering my files right now.
    • CommentAuthorsinar
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2007
     
    "Data Rescue II" Rocks, but check again for any corrupt files, as it can happen.After doing a total re-install of a new operating system I forgot to back up my itunes...foolishly thinging I had them on the ipod...later I recovered 90 percent of them with "Data Rescue II" but did the final rescue with 'ipod rip' to sort out the rest....otherwise "Data Rescue II" has done some major recoveries for me...
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      CommentAuthorechoes
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2007
     
    Yeah, a couple files didnt make it... but I am greatful that it got most of them. Much better than nothing at all!

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