I accidentally overwrote a working draft of a paper. Can I retrieve the old version?
Maybe. We do incremental backups, so old versions of files are retrievable, up until the point where we re-use the tape. Usually we have at least 3 months worth of data stored, and sometimes as much as a year. However, only versions that existed at the time of a backup can be retrieved. To find out if your file exists, e-mail me with the file name and the approximate date it existed, and I’ll check it out. The more information you give me about the file (exact name, name of the folder it was contained in, date it was created or modified, file size, etc.), the more likely I am to find it. Back to Top • Q: The system HD on my Mac died. How do I restore my old configuration? A: There are a few steps: • Obtain a replacement drive • Install an operating system on the new drive. With new hard drives these days, I like to partition the drive into at least 2 HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) volumes. I then install a clean operating system onto one partition, and restore the old system to another. • Set
Maybe. We do incremental backups, so old versions of files are retrievable, up until the point where we re-use the tape. Usually we have at least 3 months worth of data stored, and sometimes as much as a year. However, only versions that existed at the time of a backup can be retrieved. To find out if your file exists, e-mail me with the file name and the approximate date it existed, and I’ll check it out. The more information you give me about the file (exact name, name of the folder it was contained in, date it was created or modified, file size, etc.), the more likely I am to find it. Back to Top • Q: The system HD on my Mac died. How do I restore my old configuration? A: There are a few steps: • Obtain a replacement drive • Install an operating system on the new drive. With new hard drives these days, I like to partition the drive into at least 2 HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) volumes. I then install a clean operating system onto one partition, and restore the old system to another. • Set
