-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox Revisited
- From: "~OoO~" <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:02:07 -0500
Ok... apparently something is blocking access to the file. You know... =
it is entirely possible that you have defective sectors on your hard =
drive and that Firefox is located on those sectors.
How would you know for sure? Well, you can't. BUT... you can run a scan =
on your drive for errors. Do this step anyways, cause it will help =
eliminate the possibility of bad sectors.
Open MY COMPUTER. Right-click on the drive in question (most likely the =
C drive) and select PROPERTIES. Go to the TOOLS tab, and then under =
ERROR CHECKING hit CHECK NOW. When the little settings screen pops open, =
place a check mark in AUTOMATICALLY FIX FILE SYSTEM ERRORS and SCAN FOR =
AND ATTEMPT RECOVERY OF BAD SECTORS.
After the scan is done (which will take awhile) then try backing up your =
mozilla again. Do it a little different this time. Restart the computer =
in SAFE MODE and attempt to do the same thing... back up the folder. =
SAFE MODE can be achieved by restarting the computer and hitting the F8 =
key at the right time. What's the right time? Well, normally it would be =
right after the post beep. But, I myself just literally tap F8 over and =
over and over again at a rate of about 2 presses per second. Just keep =
tapping until you see the menu that gives you the option for SAFE MODE. =
While pressing the F8 key so many times, you might start hearing "BEEP =
BEEP BEEP" for each tap you give. Ignore the beeps and continue pressing =
until that menu comes up. Then, select SAFE MODE. Once in Windows, then =
try the backup again.
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[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of betty
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:09 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: Firefox Revisited
It seems I was too hasty in expressing a bit of relief. The back-up
is at a standstill. Well, not fully: the papers are still flying from =
one
file to the other, there have been just black marks on the "thermometer"
for over 1/2 an hour, and it's been saying "15 seconds remaining" for
all this time!
What do I do? How do I fix it, knowing that the file has been saved?
~OoO~ wrote:
>I can understand the fear of losing everything. But, you're on the =
right =3D
>track. Don't be too fearful! Plus... your main concern seems to be the =
=3D
>bookmarks, and you'll definitely have that covered. Worse case scenario =
=3D
>is you need to just re-customize your settings, but the bookmarks will =
=3D
>still be there to retrieve from the backup.
>
>You can zip the folder and email it yourself, yes. Good idea. Just keep =
=3D
>in mind that, even zipped, the Mozilla folder might be too large to =3D
>email. Try it and see if it goes. If it is too large, you can create =
the =3D
>email, attach the zip file, and then instead of actually sending it you =
=3D
>just save the UNSENT email to your DRAFT folder. This way, even though =
=3D
>the email was not sent, the attachment is already tied to the email and =
=3D
>in your UNSENT message. You can go in and pull out the attachment and =
=3D
>re-save it to the hard drive just as if you received it. Only =
difference =3D
>is that it doesn't go through the mail servers.
>
>Let me know if you have any problems.
>
>---Troth
>
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