I have lost my Safari app and all the bookmarks that go with it. I have tried to download my back-up on external drive but cannot access it. Tried a start with C key held down but still no access to the back-up app.

Hi Aqua

The file on the back-up was supposed to be a clone, from which the machine could be re-booted.

I tried your suggestion but there was no different choice.

I found a note elsewhere in the forum on loss of bookmark data. This suggested finding file Bookmarks.plist where data is held in v 4.1.3 of Safari

I imported it into my Safari but it was only a basic set. It was not my list.

TKS for your interest.

Ivan

System 10.4.11 is running on a PPC iMac. My external back-up drive is connected by Firewire.

I have now found that Stickies and iCal data files are empty.

Assume that I must retrieve them from my back-up using SP. Not clear about the procedure since they are invisible.

Suggestion PLS

Ivan

Further info.

I checked the content of my other back-up and found the bookmark Bookmarks.plist in the library under Safari

Dumped the existing copy in the computer and drag-dropped the back up. All bookmarks restored.

Solved the Stickies problem by using Spotlight to find file "stickiesdatabase" and did a drag- drop to replace file. All data restored.

Re Ical data loss. Used Spotlight to find iCal document in Library - Preferences where I found com.apple.iCal.plist in folder.

Got ready to make change but did not immediately remove file. When I returned to Preferences folder to grab above document,

the readable descriptors had been changed to code consisting of some upper case letters and/or single symbols!

So now I cannot tell which is the symbol iCal.plist

Thanks for leading me so far, but how do I find that plist for my calendar?

TKS for these links, but more questions from the unread

Can I assume that YourUserName is basekv ?

Does anything precede the first fwd slash ?

Where on this site does one enter the link ?

I have entered the address /Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iCal.plist (with my user name inserted) in the address bar of my Safari app.

This is rejected by Safari. What next?