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Doctor X

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Aug 1, 2007
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I have an older computer:

Pismo Powerbook G4 550 MHz happily using OS10.4.10 and File Vault on.

Once did an archive and install a few months ago when I could not fully remove a program that caused problems. Everything worked fine.

Now, after going to OS 10.4.11 after Cocktail cleaning I somehow did something that caused my cursor to move my desktop. I mean, when the cursor moved . . . everything move.

Fought with setting, resettings, defaults, and all of that. After a few hours, gave up. I made sure I had backed up the REALLY important stuff.

So, I Archived and Installed.

Now, I cannot get to my old home folder. It exists. It is recorded as a size of 40 Gigs--so it is it. But when I click on it . . . it is listed as empty. The hard drive has not "emptied" it--the reinstall added on to what I had.

Before I start ***** things up further I decided to ask. I have tried logging out to go to a new user, but that does not work. My "new" account is all default and I have not reset things yet.

Help.

Thanks.

--J.D.
 
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