On 10/31/05 11:37 AM, Jan Melichar wrote: > Over a half hour period in the middle of the night (modification date > were the clue) most non apple application disappeared from their > folders and those that did not showed generic icons and did not work. > It would be good to know what caused this if only to try and avoid it > happening again. > > Anyone any idea? Are you plugged into a surge suppressor or uninterruptible power supply? Are you on a secure/password-protected network? Do you have Virtual PC installed? Was it running at the time? peace, Linda