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> How did you copy from the old Mac? Nothing has been copied from the old mac. All the files on the Lacie are from Silverkeeper backups from the old mac. So far, I haven’t migrated any data – mainly because I can’t see it/find it! J > Are you changing permissions via the command line as...

Hi there. OS X 10.3.7 G5 tower. I have a Lacie external drive used with a previous mac. It has a complete image of the old mac, but the user folder has a padlock on it and appears empty. On the new mac I've logged in as root to change the ownership of the folder, but get: The...

Hi - thank you for your suggestion, but when I tried it I got: Operation not permitted It's wierd - Apple-info tells me that I am the owner, and that i can read and write (and I've got "ignore permissions" set n the drive). But there is still this padlock graphic on the folder that...

Hi there. History: My previous mac was backed up to a LaCie external drive. The mac died a horrible death (don't ask) and I now have a G5 running 10.3.6. Attaching the drive to the new mac is fine, and it shows up on the desktop. However, navigating to /users/rob shows: - the /users/rob...