OMG, I had to Restore from Backup!

[John McGhie]

All:

For the first time in about ten years, today I had to go to Time Machine and
restore from backup.

The cause was a careless deletion, while trying to clean up the system.

Now, this is not a world-shattering event, particularly in a corporate
environment. However, I am an industry "Professional" and "Professionals"
should NOT lose data!

So I thought I would 'fess-up in here so you can all laugh at me

Of course, the greatest hazard to any system is the user. Particularly, a
user trying to "clean up their system" {Blush!}. I know this. The mayhem
people cause with things like Monolingual (which chops software around to
try to make it "smaller", and often ends up making it "not work") is well
known to me.

The exhortation to "take care, because some choices you make are permanent"
is ringing in my ears. Do as I say, not as I do...

Fortunately, I discovered this within the time that Time Machine holds as
backups. It was a close thing: my disk currently supports about 90 days
worth of backups, and this particular finger-fumble was made about 85 days
ago...

Could have been worse. A lot worse... Learn from my mistake. Or yours:
which would you prefer

Cheers all

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[Jeff Chapman]

Hello John,

Fortunately, I discovered this within the time that Time Machine holds as
backups. It was a close thing: my disk currently supports about 90 days
worth of backups, and this particular finger-fumble was made about 85 days
ago...

Yeah, depending on the size of your backup disk, Time Machine may not
hold data for more than a matter of weeks at the most.
Anyway, lucky you!

Jeff

 

[MC]

Fortunately, I discovered this within the time that Time Machine holds as
backups. It was a close thing: my disk currently supports about 90 days
worth of backups, and this particular finger-fumble was made about 85 days
ago...

Yeah, depending on the size of your backup disk, Time Machine may not
hold data for more than a matter of weeks at the most.
Anyway, lucky you![/QUOTE]

Time Machine has saved my rear end a couple of times and proved more
than useful on others... and when my last Mac died I installed the new
one from Time Machine - a practically flawless update. Just needed a
couple of tweaks. One of the best ideas Apple has ever come up with.

 

[Jim Gordon Mac MVP]

Time Machine has saved my rear end a couple of times and proved more
than useful on others... and when my last Mac died I installed the new
one from Time Machine - a practically flawless update. Just needed a
couple of tweaks. One of the best ideas Apple has ever come up with.

Time machine has saved my butt 3 or 4 times. I love it!

 

[Phillip Jones, C.E.T.]

John the first time I run across a person that claims he/she is perfect
and don't make mistakes. I and run like heck the other way.

 

[John McGhie]

Thank you Phillip

However, I am "an industry professional", so for me to lose data, whether
due to mistake or any other reason, is not excusable

So you can all have a good laugh at my expense

Cheers

John the first time I run across a person that claims he/she is perfect
and don't make mistakes. I and run like heck the other way.

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[Peter Jamieson]

Glad you escaped!

IMO a "professional" (an overworked word if ever there was one) who
occasionally experiences the same fear/panic - and with any luck, relief
- is likely to be a person better equipped to helping end
users/clients/whatever.

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

 

[Phillip Jones, C.E.T.]

Wouldn't dream of it. we are all human. I hope?

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Peter:

Oh yeah, ain't that the case

Unless you have been standing there in the frigid air of a computer room,
with sweat pouring, at 3 o'clock in the morning, staring in terror at the
Console; out of time, out of disk space, out of ideas, and with no-one to
ask... You simply don't have sufficient comprehension of "The customer's
problem" to be worth hiring, in my book

Cheers

Glad you escaped!

IMO a "professional" (an overworked word if ever there was one) who
occasionally experiences the same fear/panic - and with any luck, relief
- is likely to be a person better equipped to helping end
users/clients/whatever.

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

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The email below is my business email -- Please do not email me about forum
matters unless I ask you to; or unless you intend to pay!

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Word, Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. | Ph: +61 (0)4 1209 1410
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]