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- From: monitn@rs6414.ecs.rpi.edu (Nicholas Monitto)
- Subject: Re: Lost files on desktop. Why?
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- References: <1992Dec14.100230.374@mis.mcw.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 22:09:26 GMT
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- bmueller@mis.mcw.edu writes:
-
- >Netters...
- > A friend had some files on the desktop. The machine failed and
- >required a logic board replacement. When he received the repaired
- >machine, he booted up and found the files to be gone.
- >
- >Could it be that this is stored in nonvolatile RAM (eg, PRAM) and
- >that installation of the new logic board is responsible for the
- >loss of the files that way? If not, what might be the explanation?
-
- I don't think that's how it works. I don't remember what 'Get Info' on a
- desktop file does (since I'm away from my Mac right now), but I believe that
- files on the desktop [that's what I meant to say above] are stored on the
- startup HD (or any HD, I only have 1).
-
- >Thanks in advance.
- >...Bob Mueller
- >bmueller@mis.mcw.edu
-
- Nick
- monitn@rpi.edu
-