01-08-2012, 07:58 PM
[highlight]THIS IS A MUST READ:[/highlight] Regarding using the
I found the below post to my posts in this link:
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/#comment-686
Al Varnell | January 6, 2012 at 4:03 am
“You should have ‘All Volumes’ selected there.”
Be careful with that. If one of those volumes is a backup, especially a TimeMachine volume, you will almost certainly damage it if you start moving files around on it, making it worthless. The only way to get rid of copies on your TM is to locate the original file on your hard drive (reveal in Finder), enter TimeMachine and use the “Delete” action (gear in the menu bar). If you have already moved or deleted the file from your hard drive and don’t know where it was originally, then you are better off leaving it on the TM volume where it will eventually be deleted anyway. If you ever have to restore from the TM, just run through the directions here before you do anything else.
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I don't use Time Machine, so this will not affect me, but I strongly suggest that those that do use Time Machine do more homework if they are going to use the
All Volumesselected window.
I found the below post to my posts in this link:
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/#comment-686
Al Varnell | January 6, 2012 at 4:03 am
“You should have ‘All Volumes’ selected there.”
Be careful with that. If one of those volumes is a backup, especially a TimeMachine volume, you will almost certainly damage it if you start moving files around on it, making it worthless. The only way to get rid of copies on your TM is to locate the original file on your hard drive (reveal in Finder), enter TimeMachine and use the “Delete” action (gear in the menu bar). If you have already moved or deleted the file from your hard drive and don’t know where it was originally, then you are better off leaving it on the TM volume where it will eventually be deleted anyway. If you ever have to restore from the TM, just run through the directions here before you do anything else.
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I don't use Time Machine, so this will not affect me, but I strongly suggest that those that do use Time Machine do more homework if they are going to use the
All Volumesselection.