[quote]Thanks. So seems related to java then. Do you the latest version of osx and java installed? What about if you repair disk permissions using disk utility on your system drive. Do you still encounter the same errors? The good news is it's being repaired! Oh, also do have a bootcamp or parallels partition on your system drive?[/quote] Hi Rounik, AFAIK, I have the latest Java v installed, and my OS is 10.6.6. The behaviour of D.U. is the same from the system disk as it is from the boot-up disk: No matter how many times I run it, I get the same results. No Windoze on my Mac, thenk-you! As for it being repaired, I don't think so; otherwise, why would I get the same results every time I run D.U.? Thanks, Glenn

Hi, I had an issue with one of my Logic songs, and sought to restore an earlier version via TM. When I chose to restore the folder containing all of the audio and other data subfolders, the new folder came up empty. I wasn't prompted for my password, either. Is there any way to restore the entire contents of a folder (including subfolders and their contents) without having to select each and every file? Thanks, Glenn

Hey Big R.S.! lol... Ya know, I went to TM in a moment of Brain Fart, these things seem to happen more and more as I get older. Of course you are right. I had tried to move the entire Logic project folder from the past to the present, and only empty audio subfolders appeared within. Then I panicked a bit, and figured out, that, unless I discovered otherwise, I'd have to move in the contents of the folder's subfolder by subfolder. So, I reviewed the pertinent chapters of Snow Leopard 101, didn't find anything relating to the moving folders, so I came on here. I take it that there is no way to do the folder move without selecting the actual contents of the folder? Thanks, BGF.

I don't think I'll be changing to Lion anytime soon. My setup is stable, and I see no reason to be herded into the Lion's Den...so to speak. I do want to thank all the beta-testers out there, though! :) In any case, have you uncovered anything about the restoration of folders from TM? Cheers, B.I.G G.F.

Hi there, I booted my iMac (24", 2009, 2.66) this morning, and got the dreaded 'can't find start-up drive' icon. It booted fine the next couple of times, though. Ran Disk Utilities on it, says the HDD appears ok. Do I have anything to be concerned about? This is the first time it has happened to this computer. I have Time Machine running, but I am wondering whether the appearance of the '?' signals the beginning of a trend toward kaputedness. Thanks!

Yes, 10.6.8, Time Machine. It has been booting normally since the original anomaly. I use OnyX regularly, thought there are a bunch of broken permissions that won't go away (having to do with java scripts, I think). Booting the Snow Lion disk while holding 'C' seems to bring me only to the beginning of the installation procedure, and the only relevant utility I can see up at the top is Disk Utility. I can't see anything about hardware testing. Thanks.

Hi there, Welp, the first incident was at the end of March, but today it happened twice--the dreaded blinking ?. I've run Disk Utility, and I have Time Machine, made DVD-R copies of the most important stuff, etc. Question is, what next? It has been suggested that I do a fresh install of the OS, but my concern about that is: What will a fresh OS install do to my 3rd party plugin authorizations? The other question is, obviously, is my HDD getting ready to croak? Thanks, Glenn

Hi Gary, Yes, I've run Repair Disk from the OS disk. No problems could be detected. Yes, 10.6.8. By 'fresh install' you mean erasing the HDD and starting completely fresh? Thanks, Glenn

Thanks. Any idea what the probability is that the '?' indicates that my HDD is failing, rather than it being a mere software problem? Again, thanks, Glenn

Question is in the header. Thanks, Glenn