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Re: What is the point of the restore partition?

From Salvatore <sal@yojimbo.hack.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: What is the point of the restore partition?
Date 2012-08-23 19:15 +0000
Organization Yojimbo NNTP server
Message-ID <k15vgm$mi8$1@yojimbo.hack> (permalink)
References <ydnhartv330.fsf@shell.xmission.com>

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On 2012-08-23, Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
> If you've found a virus or root kit on your computer, the restore
> partition shouldn't be trusted either.  If the hard disk failed, the
> restore partition is probably gone too.  When else would you use one?

It's a cost-saving measure. Usually there is a way to burn the restore
partition to a CD-R.

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What is the point of the restore partition? Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-08-23 13:08 -0600
  Re: What is the point of the restore partition? Salvatore <sal@yojimbo.hack.invalid> - 2012-08-23 19:15 +0000
  Re: What is the point of the restore partition? "Wayne C. Morris" <wayne.morris@this.is.invalid> - 2012-08-23 15:14 -0500
  Re: What is the point of the restore partition? Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2012-08-23 14:31 -0600
    Re: What is the point of the restore partition? Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-08-23 16:01 -0600
  Re: What is the point of the restore partition? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-23 22:09 +0000
    Re: What is the point of the restore partition? Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-08-23 18:28 -0600

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