If you folks have Leopard, then you should be using TimeMachine to safeguard against losing files to corruption or emptied trash. But if you have not yet installed Leopard, or are simply not using TimeMachine, and you find yourself wishing you could undelete an emptied trash item, you may be in luck.
The folks at SubRosaSoft have created a solid little application called FileSalvage ($79.00) which can retrieve files even after you’ve emptied the trash. When the trash is emptied, the OS X system doesn’t actually erase the data. Instead, it informs the file management system that the space previously occupied by the file is now available for being overwritten. FileSalvage can retrieve that file as long as the data for the file has not already been overwritten with other data. This is why it’s more likely that you’ll be successful in getting your file back if you use FileSalvage as soon after the file has been trashed as possible.
You can download a trial copy of FileSalvage and check whether or not your file is recoverable, then purchase the software to implement the recovery.
Check it out: FileSalvage
The rumors of a Leoaprd update last week proved true today. Apple released 10.5.1 updates for both OS X abd OS X Server today.
The list of improvements is long: OS X 10.5.1 Update
Hopefully this update will improve TimeMachines handling my 320GB SimpleTech drive.
The casual user of Apple’s new operating system, Leopard, may not be aware that unlike in Tiger, the firewall is off by default. To turn it on, you’ll need to go to System Preferences/Security/Firewall tab.
This is a new interface which lets you specify firewall blocking by application rather than ports or services (unlike Tiger). There have been several reports that Leopard’s firewall does not behave like Tiger’s. In some cases, it appears that it is not blocking certain services indicated by the settings.
Stay tuned for ongoing information regarding Leopard’s firewall issues, including some other security issues arising from Leopard’s Screen Sharing capabilities.
