My Dock Disappeared!!!!

[libobbes]

OMG! someone has got to help me! I was reinstalling the Transparent Dock when all of a sudden it disappeared and my desktop picture started changing every 2 seconds....its like its possesed! I have a G4 and am running Jaguar OS 10.2.8.

I got the desktop to stop, but I still can't get back my Dock! I've uninstalled Transparent Dock application, I've tried to move the position of the Dock to see if it would appear, but to no avail!!!!

I appreciate and am in debt to all and any who can help me fix this. thanks.

 

[rdowns]

Try repairing permissions.

Applications-->Utilities-->Disk Utility

 

[libobbes]

Thanks rdowns

I've not tried that yet. I appreciate it!

Perhaps tomorrow I'll be

 

[libobbes]

Deleted files....

Hey, is there a way to recover deleted files, even after they've been deleted from the trash can?

A friend just told me that my dock problem may be because of Transparent Dock not being the latest updated version, but I uninstalled that in my attempt to fix my problem and with it went the back-up copies of the dock...

 

[Cindy]

Re: Deleted files....

Originally posted by libobbes
Hey, is there a way to recover deleted files, even after they've been deleted from the trash can?

I always wondered about that too.
Cindy

 

[Horrortaxi]

Have you tried pressing command-option-D. If the dock is hiding that will bring it back. There are also dock settings in system preferences, if you haven't seen them yet.

If you have a version for 10.1 you might have problems. I remember something about the dock code changing a lot from 10.1 to 10.2.

Give clear dock a try--unsanity.com. I have never had a problem with it.

If you can't get your dock back you can try to get a fresh start--create a new user account and see if it has a dock.

 

[abhishekit]

Re: Deleted files....

Originally posted by libobbes
Hey, is there a way to recover deleted files, even after they've been deleted from the trash can?

yes there sure is..there is a software from norton and some other vendorrs too i guess. U can check out norton site for norton utilities 8.0
but I must say I have never tried that.
hope it helps

 

[MacBandit]

Re: Re: Deleted files....

Originally posted by abhishekit
yes there sure is..there is a software from norton and some other vendorrs too i guess. U can check out norton site for norton utilities 8.0
but I must say I have never tried that.
hope it helps

Yeah and unless they have improved it on a scale of about 10,000% it doesn't work worth.......

Also I will never use Norton again. I and many others have on more then one occasion had it screw up more things in OSX then it ever fixed.

 

[1macker1]

Which version of TD are u running. When i upgraded from Jag to panther, i had the same problem. There is a version of TD for Jag users and one for Panther users. Make sure your using the right version.

 

[beefcake]

well, its transparent, isn't it?




Just kidding. I remember this being a problem with .2.7 came out, so I imagine if you search a few months back in various forums you'll find some info on how to fix it.

 

[rainman::|:|]

file recovery is iffy at best... Norton UnErase is the best tool that i've personally used. When a file is deleted, it's not removed from the disk; that would be pointlessly time-consuming. Rather, it's marked as 'deleted', so the space on the disk is available as free space. as long as nothing overwrites that spot, you should be OK, theoretically. However, even with a very large disk, everyday use will quickly corrupt your old, deleted files. So, sometimes you can do it, but don't count on it.

FYI, since deleted files are available like this, they're also accessible by other people, including people you may later sell the computer to, and various authorities. You must zero all data before getting rid of your hard drive, else your credit cards, personal information, etc will be sitting right there.

paul