I hurt my computer...real bad...

Tom Quinn · Post by **Tom Quinn** » 11 Jun 2000 1:52 am

Found this program called Spring Cleaning in my computers files -- a Mac G3.

Well, I deleted all of the "duplicate" programs. And guess what? I deleted EVERYTHING! Oh, there were a few things left, but I lost a ton of valuable infgormation and a pile of programs, like at least a giga-something-or-other...

I got into the rescue files thing with Norton -- found 6-thousand of the suckers and gave up.

Man, watch out for that spring cleaning stuff...

Tq

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 11 Jun 2000 2:16 am

I thought MAC's were impervious to anything, unlike us poor suckers with Windows....

BJ Bailey · Post by **BJ Bailey** » 11 Jun 2000 7:39 am

never kick a cow chip on a hot day,the inresult's could cause a messy situation

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BJ Bailey

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 11 Jun 2000 7:52 am

I have found out that most computer "utilities" on either PC or Mac would be better to be called "futilities"

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 11 Jun 2000 7:54 am

When it is recommended that something called Crashguard should not be installed because it may tend to cause your system to crash, you know that the cards are stacked against you.

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 11 Jun 2000 10:14 am

Of course backup is the thing to do, but it doesn't help you feel any less burned when something like this happenes. I once installed a version of Norton Utilities ~6-7 years ago, and that sucker immediately corrupted my whole hard drive. Some of these 'utilities' programs embed themselves so far down in your system, that you can't ever get them out. If you try, you're bound to be making a big mistake.

Jackie Toney · Post by **Jackie Toney** » 11 Jun 2000 11:39 am

I'm moving this to Computers. It may help someone else that does'nt visit OTB.