accessing locked archived files

webster · webster #1 (**permalink**)

05-26-2004, 06:03 PM

Help! I'm a newbie to the Mac and have inherited a Powermac G5. I reset the machine password using startup disk and holding the C key down and chose " archive existing files".

Now I cannot acces these files --they are "locked"

Can anyone walk me thru a procedure to unlock the archived files???

webster

hype.it · hype.it #2 (**permalink**)

05-27-2004, 02:26 PM

Oops... When you 'Archive' files, the system would probably use the old password to encode the archives... unless you know the pass, i think those files are history. Unless some one here know's differently.

Of course, you could ask the previous owner... maybe he/she be so kind.

rman · rman #3 (**permalink**)

05-27-2004, 03:52 PM

Just wondering what is the name of the archive file? I am thinking it maybe a tarball file.

hype.it · hype.it #4 (**permalink**)

05-29-2004, 02:31 AM

probably everything in the 'home' directory.

witeshark · witeshark #5 (**permalink**)

05-29-2004, 12:47 PM

Nice signature hype.it

Graeme43 · Graeme43 #6 (**permalink**)

05-29-2004, 12:56 PM

I had this problem with a file

you ctrl click it.. (or right) and go to get info then in there untick locked

Graeme43 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 15, 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 428 Mac Specs: I love student discount (sig)	05-29-2004, 12:56 PM I had this problem with a file you ctrl click it.. (or right) and go to get info then in there untick locked iBook G3 (2001) 500MHz 384 RAM 9.2.2 / 10.2.8 Titanium PowerBook G4 (2001) 500MHz 768 RAM 9.2.2/10.2.8 Mac Pro (2007) 4x2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, 10.6.7 iPad 3G + iPhone 4
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webster #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	05-26-2004, 06:03 PM Help! I'm a newbie to the Mac and have inherited a Powermac G5. I reset the machine password using startup disk and holding the C key down and chose " archive existing files". Now I cannot acces these files --they are "locked" Can anyone walk me thru a procedure to unlock the archived files??? webster
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hype.it #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 27, 2004 Location: China Posts: 738 Mac Specs: Dual 2.2GHz powered by AMD Opteron - Sends G5 & 8Gb Ram to scrap heap Yeah! finally switched BACK!	05-27-2004, 02:26 PM Oops... When you 'Archive' files, the system would probably use the old password to encode the archives... unless you know the pass, i think those files are history. Unless some one here know's differently. Of course, you could ask the previous owner... maybe he/she be so kind.
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hype.it #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 27, 2004 Location: China Posts: 738 Mac Specs: Dual 2.2GHz powered by AMD Opteron - Sends G5 & 8Gb Ram to scrap heap Yeah! finally switched BACK!	05-29-2004, 02:31 AM probably everything in the 'home' directory.
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witeshark #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Miami FL Posts: 2,860 Mac Specs: G4 1Ghz OS X 10.4.7	05-29-2004, 12:47 PM Nice signature hype.it
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