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Bye-Bye Data: Mac's Panther OS Accidentally Erases External Hard Drives
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Posted on 10/31/2003 3:18:31 PM PST by rs79bm
Edited on 06/29/2004 7:10:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Mac users are roaring in rage because of a nasty installment glitch that erases data on external hard drives.
After upgrading to Mac OS X 10.3, better known as Panther, they are finding external FireWire drives are no longer recognized by the host machine. In many cases, all the data the drives stores are also gone.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: apple; crackintosh; crapple; lowqualitycrap; macuser; oops; panther; smackintosh; thanksalgore; zapple
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:18:31 PM PST
by
rs79bm
To: rs79bm
Macs are better than ordinary computers. ;^)
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:20:16 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Drug prohibition laws help fund terrorism.)
To: rs79bm
It's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature.
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:23:32 PM PST
by
Poohbah
("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Major Vic Deakins, USAF)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I'll take my WINNT security hole any day over losing all data.
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:23:41 PM PST
by
Naspino
(I am in no way associated with the views expressed in my posts.)
To: rs79bm
Going to see any smug Mac replies here?
To: Poohbah
MAC can now take on the mantle of MOST SECURE OPERATING SYSTEM. So secure not even legitimate users can access data.
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:24:29 PM PST
by
Naspino
(I am in no way associated with the views expressed in my posts.)
To: Naspino
It's a security feature. If the data is erased, it cannot be accessed by unauthorized parties.
7
posted on
10/31/2003 3:24:57 PM PST
by
Poohbah
("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Major Vic Deakins, USAF)
To: Poohbah
To automatically free up space on your hard disk drive, install this upgrade.
8
posted on
10/31/2003 3:25:20 PM PST
by
rs79bm
(Insert Democratic principles and ideals here: ............this space intentionally left blank.....)
BTTT
To: Naspino
or send your drive to a professional data-rescue company
Ohh, how convenient.
10
posted on
10/31/2003 3:29:13 PM PST
by
rs79bm
(Insert Democratic principles and ideals here: ............this space intentionally left blank.....)
To: Naspino
I'll take my WINNT security hole any day over losing all data. I'll skip both and just stick with Linux. :)
11
posted on
10/31/2003 3:29:21 PM PST
by
Prime Choice
(I want to be immortal. Then I'll never have to vote Democrat.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Macs are better than ordinary computers. ;^)
"Apple is working with Oxford Semiconductor and affected drive manufacturers to resolve this issue which resides in the Oxford 922 chip-set"
I guess some people read news articles about as well as Windows performs.
12
posted on
10/31/2003 3:31:43 PM PST
by
aruanan
To: aruanan
Except that the problem hits FireWire drives with different chipsets, too.
13
posted on
10/31/2003 3:33:17 PM PST
by
Poohbah
("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Major Vic Deakins, USAF)
To: rs79bm
The glitch is particularly troubling because many Mac users backed up their files to an external FireWire drive before installing the Panther upgrade. In some cases, the glitch erased files on the main machine and the external backup. Ouch! That had to hurt.
CDRW back up people! It is the only way to be sure.
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:35:26 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(There's enough guilt in the world to go around without grabbing for more.)
To: aruanan
I guess some people read news articles about as well as Windows performs. It's about Macs. Nobody cares except for narcissists.
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:37:45 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Drug prohibition laws help fund terrorism.)
To: rs79bm
According to Wilson, the problem affects FireWire 400 and 800 drives attached during the Panther upgrade procedure. Unattached drives are not affected. Well, duh. So is this something the average Mac user couldn't figure out for themselves?
To: aruanan
which resides in the Oxford 922 chip-set"
Oh, so now Apple is not even responsible for ensuring their OS works with some of the most common hardware devices out there. I don't buy that one for a minute. Someone dropped the ball, plain and simple.
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:39:07 PM PST
by
rs79bm
(Insert Democratic principles and ideals here: ............this space intentionally left blank.....)
To: rs79bm
It must be Bill Gates's fault.
18
posted on
10/31/2003 3:39:44 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Cicero
And Bush's fault, too.
19
posted on
10/31/2003 3:41:34 PM PST
by
Poohbah
("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Major Vic Deakins, USAF)
To: aruanan
I guess some people read news articles about as well as Windows performs.
"No clear pattern has emerged about which particular Macs or drives are affected. The problem seems to affect all models and a wide range of drives, both older FireWire 400 and newer FireWire 800 drives, from a range of manufacturers."
I guess some Mac users read news articles through rose-colored glasses. I'm just happy to see that Apple has thoroughly tested their new OS on a wide range of hw configs.</sarcasm>
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:41:43 PM PST
by
polemikos
(Yes -- I do own a Mac -- and Windows and Linux machines.)
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