Posts by smax

Why are you dragging files into your root folder? You really don't want to mess around in the root directory. Permissions are set automatically to reflect that.

Whiat kind of files and what were you doing when you lost them?

Hard drives/SSDs are user replaceable now. Get a hard drive with your computer, wait a few months and get a new SSD. You'll save money by not using the Apple factory upgrade in the first place, you can get a newer, better performing...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rokcet Scientist Like I said: use FreeDMG to make an encrypted disk image on the USB key. If you make that disk image the size of the USB key's capacity, filling it to the max, then you've defacto got a...

Right. 10.6.5 --> 10.6.6 uses the update, going from previous versions uses the combo update.

Apple posts them on the support site. Example: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1343

Try it again without any programs running and let it run through to completion. You did quit iTunes right? Or did you just close the window?

I'd say upgrading the internal drive's probably your best bet. There are even 3GB drives on the market now, so take a look at those too. An external for Time Machine is a good idea too, the bigger the better. In general, RAID 0 is a...

OK, I gotta get to bed, but I'll post this for you to chew on and for other people to correct me on. OK, here's the quick rundown on RAID from someone who's never dealt with it personally and doesn't know everything there is to know...

One final question: How much space do you want on this volume anyway?