While TimeTracer is in user mode, it keeps a file called “TimeTracer sys log file” that is updated once a minute. This file is stored in the Startup Items folder (within the System folder). In the event of a system crash and you have to restart the Mac, TimeTracer will automatically start up, read this file, and enter into the user mode with all values just as they were before the system crash. When the user logs out normally, the file “TimeTracer sys log file” is deleted—it's only there in the event of a system crash.
Notes:
• If there is a system crash and TimeTracer does not automatically start up after you restart the Mac, open the Trash, and then open the folder called something like “Rescued items from Macintosh HD.” Inside you should find a TimeTracer file with a long set of numbers as the file name. Drag the file out of the Trash, and double-click it to restart TimeTracer and set it back to where it was prior to the system crash.
• The file “TimeTracer sys log file” has an icon associated with it, but if you have an older version of TimeTracer on your hard disk, you won't see this icon. The icon is non-functional, but if you want to be able to see the TimeTracer icon, you must:
1) Either remove, backup, Trash, or stuff all copies of TimeTracer and it's files from all hard disks.
2) Rebuild your desktop.
3) Reinstall the only the latest TimeTracer. If the file “TimeTracer sys log file” still does not have an icon, then you still had a TimeTracer file or application on your hard disk before you rebuilt the desktop. Try again!
