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OS X (Server)-Bad Modifications Dates-Please Help!
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SpongeMac
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Nov 14, 2005, 10:26 AM
 
Looking for someone who knows of an app/utility that will restore & repair bad modification dates in OS X.

Long story but I'll make it short:
1. Previously OS 9 Server with RAID tower.
2. RAID was taken close to full capacity, started to have problems (crashing, etc)
3. We decided to move whole thing to large RAID tower (new) and also move to OS X Server.
4. Since. we have discovered wide-spread modification date changes such as 1903, 1964, 1969, etc. Files are not damaged and are useable.
5. I have searched for some repair but can't find any. Not sure, but I think the dates got screwed-up before we updated, upgraded and transferred.
6. TechToolPro4, nothing. Apple utilities, nothing.
7. We do VXA back-ups, but rebuilding from them would require too many man hours.

Anyone ever run into this issue and do you have any suggestions for me? Thanks in advanced!

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Nov 17, 2005, 01:14 PM
 
Norton Utilities will correct bad modification dates, at least it did under OS 9
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Nov 18, 2005, 12:50 PM
 
Thanks Athens, I was thinking of setting it up on an old PM G3 with OS 9 and try that. Hopefully it won't mess with the long file names though.

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Nov 18, 2005, 01:02 PM
 
Originally Posted by SpongeMac
Thanks Athens, I was thinking of setting it up on an old PM G3 with OS 9 and try that. Hopefully it won't mess with the long file names though.

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If you're running it under OS 9 then it very likely will. Beware.


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Nov 18, 2005, 01:51 PM
 
I'll run a fresh backup on it before, but if I can stay in OS X, I'd prefer that rather than OS 9. Any other utilities that anyone knows of?

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