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From: Harry on 23 Nov 2008 23:59
Is it possible to restore Console files accidentally deleted via Time
Machine? When I go back in time certain files (Users/Me/Library/Caches)
is empty. This can't be right. Perhaps Time Machine can't read them?

Or should I reload them from the OS X Install DVD?
From: Jolly Roger on 24 Nov 2008 00:13
In article <harry-5F9A02.22591123112008(a)shawnews.wp.shawcable.net>,
Harry <harry(a)thisgroup.c> wrote:

> Is it possible to restore Console files accidentally deleted via Time
> Machine?

You mean the console log files? Log files are rotated periodically by
Mac OS X automatically so that they don't build up and consume too much
disk space.

What makes you think Time Machine deleted them?

What are you looking for, exactly?

> When I go back in time certain files (Users/Me/Library/Caches)
> is empty. This can't be right. Perhaps Time Machine can't read them?

Cache files are temporary. That's their nature.

> Or should I reload them from the OS X Install DVD?

Why would you want to restore these cache files?

Are you trying to solve a particular problem? If so, it would be
helpful to know what the problem is.

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From: Harry on 24 Nov 2008 01:05
> > Is it possible to restore Console files accidentally deleted via Time
> > Machine?
>
> You mean the console log files? Log files are rotated periodically by
> Mac OS X automatically so that they don't build up and consume too much
> disk space.

I think I accidentally deleted this:
Logs 15-00-17-979 - DirectoryService - DirectoryService.server.log
And perhaps another one. There is no crashreporter in there anymore and
I'm pretty sure I remember it there before.

> What makes you think Time Machine deleted them?

Not TM. Me. Accidentally. Now I need to restore them from TM if
possible.

> What are you looking for, exactly?

Logs 15-00-17-979 - DirectoryService - DirectoryService.server.log
Its in the Trash but I can't empty the trash completely. Its in use
somewhere. And I can't Undo the delete because its been too long.

> > When I go back in time certain files (Users/Me/Library/Caches)
> > is empty. This can't be right. Perhaps Time Machine can't read them?
>
> Cache files are temporary. That's their nature.
>
> > Or should I reload them from the OS X Install DVD?
>
> Why would you want to restore these cache files?

> Are you trying to solve a particular problem? If so, it would be
> helpful to know what the problem is.

Yeah - my install seems to be in a mess! :)
Freezes several times a day, spinning beach balls, etc. I removed
LazyMouse and installed the newest version (2.0.4) which is supposed to
solve the Console updating issue reported before. Now while LazyMouse
was not used it did seem to be smoother. Not sure if there were no
issues but definitely it seemed to be better. Will continue to watch
for problems now that LazyMouse is again back in the picture. Thats a
hard app to give up. :)
From: Barry Margolin on 24 Nov 2008 02:28
In article <harry-0DB523.00050624112008(a)shawnews.wp.shawcable.net>,
Harry <harry(a)thisgroup.c> wrote:

> > > Is it possible to restore Console files accidentally deleted via Time
> > > Machine?
> >
> > You mean the console log files? Log files are rotated periodically by
> > Mac OS X automatically so that they don't build up and consume too much
> > disk space.
>
> I think I accidentally deleted this:
> Logs 15-00-17-979 - DirectoryService - DirectoryService.server.log
> And perhaps another one. There is no crashreporter in there anymore and
> I'm pretty sure I remember it there before.
>
> > What makes you think Time Machine deleted them?
>
> Not TM. Me. Accidentally. Now I need to restore them from TM if
> possible.
>
> > What are you looking for, exactly?
>
> Logs 15-00-17-979 - DirectoryService - DirectoryService.server.log
> Its in the Trash but I can't empty the trash completely. Its in use
> somewhere. And I can't Undo the delete because its been too long.

IF it's in the Trash, just drag it back where it came from.

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From: Harry on 24 Nov 2008 03:48
In article <barmar-80D731.02283824112008(a)mara100-84.onlink.net>,
Barry Margolin <barmar(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <harry-0DB523.00050624112008(a)shawnews.wp.shawcable.net>,
> Harry <harry(a)thisgroup.c> wrote:
>
> > > > Is it possible to restore Console files accidentally deleted via Time
> > > > Machine?
> > >
> > > You mean the console log files? Log files are rotated periodically by
> > > Mac OS X automatically so that they don't build up and consume too much
> > > disk space.
> >
> > I think I accidentally deleted this:
> > Logs 15-00-17-979 - DirectoryService - DirectoryService.server.log
> > And perhaps another one. There is no crashreporter in there anymore and
> > I'm pretty sure I remember it there before.
> >
> > > What makes you think Time Machine deleted them?
> >
> > Not TM. Me. Accidentally. Now I need to restore them from TM if
> > possible.
> >
> > > What are you looking for, exactly?
> >
> > Logs 15-00-17-979 - DirectoryService - DirectoryService.server.log
> > Its in the Trash but I can't empty the trash completely. Its in use
> > somewhere. And I can't Undo the delete because its been too long.
>
> IF it's in the Trash, just drag it back where it came from.

Does anybody know where it goes? But there are other files missing as
well I think. I think I just need to restore Console. Somehow.
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