Lost, just like that...

Supposedly it was a simple task, re-allocate a file partition to the OSX partition so I'll have more spaces for more apps. I typed in the command, made sure I had the right number, 2 and 4. Not 4 and 2. Made sure again, 2 and 4.... then crossed my fingers, pressed enter, then....

Then viola, it did not only merge partitions 2 and 4, but also merged the partition in between - partition 3.  My data files/photos were all saved in the 3rd partition!  That's about 40GB+++ worth of photos, deleted in an instant! I knew I should have waited for the mybook backup to complete! Argh! Patience is a virtue! But that's not only it. Windows XP won't boot no more. Leopard won't boot either. I killed my notebook!!!  Waahh!!!

Scrapped the 10.5.0 disk image and did a 10.5.1 (Kalaway) full installation. Had initial problems with Audio and Video. But after a couple of "googling around" was able to find the fixes and all is now working fine. But what an improvement! Less lag, it's faster, more apps opened, more space for apps! Yahoo!!!  The screen shot shows I'm backing up everything this time. I learned my lesson. Lolz... 

I have 600GB worth of space to fill-up. Plus I still have a spindle of DVDs.  No photos.  Walang gana...