Accessing old user accounts after 10.3.9 install and archive

Hi Alec!

Did you use the same User Short Name?

You must not have selected the "Preserve user and network settings" option".
Info here About the Archive and Install feature

Info here How to get files from a previous home directory after Archive and Install.

To reestablish Safari, run Repair Permissions, download and install the 10.3.9 Combo Update, and run Repair Permissions again.
Info here Safari may not work after an Archive and Install"

Repost if you need further instructions.

ali b

You're Welcome Alec!

"I'm not sure about the user short name - does this matter?"
I'm fairly sure that it does.
But look in HD > Users: Here, make note of the names of the account folders.
Then look in the Previous system folder, and make note of the names of the account folders.
Are they the same or different?

For now, don't move any more files.
What size is the Hard Drive, and how much space is available now?

"...but didn't run Repair Permissions first, does this matter?"
It could. Did you run it after?

ali b

Alec,

If you are running with 360.7 MB of available space, on a 80 GB hard drive, you are courting disaster.
You need to backup the system to the external drive ASAP!

Insufficient available space, can cause system corruption, and possible data loss.

Depending on Mac system usage habits, it is a general recommendation, to keep 10% to as much as 20%, of the Total capacity, available at all times.

Back up, and free up some space ASAP!

Review the suggestions, in the documents that I have linked to below.

Authored by Dr Smoke:
Problems From Insufficient RAM And Free Hard Disk Space
Freeing Space On Your Mac OS X Startup Disk

Mac OS X 10.3/10.4: System Maintenance, authored by Gulliver
Maintaining Mac OS X, authored by Dr Smoke

If you turn the iBook off nightly, Background Maintenance Tasks, are never run.

These can also be run, using a Third-Party utility, or manually using Terminal, to run the CRON Commands.
I use MacJanitor, when necessary.

INSTRUCTIONS TO RUN CRON MANUAL COMMANDS
Quit all applications/programs.
Navigate to HD > Applications > Utilities.
Double click on Terminal, to open.
At the prompt, type:

sudo periodic daily

Press Return.
Enter your Admin password when prompted, then press Return.
This will execute the daily script that is sheduled to run every night.
When completed, repeat this procedure, but change the command to:

sudo periodic weekly

This one rebuilds a database or two, and usually takes somewhat longer to complete. It is scheduled to run once a week.
Repeat again, with command:

sudo periodic monthly

Or they can all be run in one pass, which is preferable, with this command:

sudo periodic daily weekly monthly

When the tasks complete, and return to the prompt, you may quit Terminal.

Restart the Mac, and run Repair Permissions.

TO REPAIR PERMISSIONS ON THE STARTUP DISK
1.Open Disk Utility, located in Applications/Utilities, and select the startup disk in the left column.
2.Click First Aid.
3.Click Verify Disk Permissions to test permissions or Repair Disk Permissions to test and repair permissions. (I never "Verify". Just run "Repair".)

ali b

You're Welcome Alec!

Congratulations!

To keep it running top-notch, continue to be vigilant of the free available Hard Drive space, and Routine System Maintenance !

I apologize for losing track of this Topic.
I had a problem, with my old Snow iMac G3, and purchased a new Intel iMac, so I lost a bit of ground during the transition.

It came with Tiger 10.4.x pre-installed, and included an upgrade disc for Leopard 10.5.x, which I haven't installed yet.
I'm going to wait a bit, until some additional wrinkles in the new version, are ironed out!

ali b