On 09/23/07, "Joseph Glynn" <jglynn40 at sprintpcs.com> wrote: Others have posted their replies. I'm posting to address specific queries. > Problem 1: > When the computer is not shut down properly(from a lock up or power outage), >I can't find my external HD (LaCie 200gb) that is hooked up with a fire wire. >I have found it in the past using Diskwarrior from Alsoft, but no Ican't find >it using that software anymore. Start with this MacFixIt tutorial: <http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20041221081432908> > I can see it when I use the Application/utilities/ Disk Utility.app, but >when I click on it, it says the smart status is not Supported. Normal behavior, AFAICT, DU cannot get smart status information from external HDs. > Problem 2: (Which might be part of problem 1) > My G4's memory is really full, and my printer and OS9 were not working. So >in one of my attempts to fix it myself I started deleting old files that were >really big. I thought I was doing good until I went to open I-cal/Address book >and they were not there anymore. I have all my old disks frommy up grades, >Tiger, Panther etc. I'm not sure what to do next. I have a copy of my >cal/address book on my Sprint 6700 that I was syncing up everyday using >Markspace software. See these threads for recovering HD space-it has nothing with memory being full. Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk <http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html> Freeing Up Hard Disk Space<http://guides.macrumors.com/Freeing_Up_Hard_Disk_Space> Running maintenance routines and scripts is critical to keeping the drive clear of unneccesary files. These tell you how: <http://www.macworld.com/2005/01/features/preventmacdisasters/index.php> <http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintscripts.html> <http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html> and <http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html>