[muglo] Re: there's a reason I didn't backup my HD before

On 20-Jun-09, at 1:05 PM, Douglas Feick wrote:

> To clear some of the memory off my desktop HD, I wanted to delete the
> music files of my 78RPM records I had made with Audacity. I checked
> my new Seagate HD backup copy to be sure they were there then I
> opened the folder on my desktop HD with those particular files in it
> and trashed them. When I emptied the trash, I watched in horror as I
> saw the number of files being deleted was over   6,000 and before I
> could grab the mouse they were gone. I checked, and yes, my entire
> itunes library was empty. I only trashed the one file, how could they
> all disappear? So, no problem. I figured this is why I made a backup
> copy. THEY WERE GONE TOO! How is this possible? ...disappointed Doug

Hi Doug:

Sorry to hear of your misfortune. No advice here. I did something  
similar this week when my backup drive got too full, along with my  
main drive. I searched for duplicates and found that my Application  
folder not only had all the applications, but a separate 'Application'  
folder. When I opened that folder, I saw all the applications PLUS a  
separate/another 'Application' folder. And on an on it went with  
nested Application folders - like looking into a mirror while holding  
a mirror and seeing yourself holding a mirror with an image of you  
holding a mirror - you get the picture.

I rationalized that this had to be the cause for filling up the drives  
and began  deleting the nested folders and similar to your reaction  
discovered that I had no applications left. That included the Mail and  
web browsing apps. I've begun reinstalling the OS and apps now. Many  
are older apps that require upgrading downloads to get to the later  
versions.

As they say, I feel your pain. Wanna go for a beer or 6?

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