Mac help

[theatokos]

My mac has a built in microphone. I thought I'd record myself singing and post it for fun. But, like an idiot, I deleted Garage Band (I wanted to know if I could get rid of applications that came with the computer). I thought it was a game and surely I'd never use it. Adam now tells me it's the basic recording application. I went to the Mac site and tried to down load it, but my computer tells me it can't find the appropriate application.

Can anyone help me get it back? I already emptied the trash a few days ago, so it's not recoverable from there.

Silly me.

Comments

[erinya.livejournal.com]

Maybe a trip to the Mac store would be fruitful? *has no Mac knowledge to speak of*

[teamrose.livejournal.com]

;x uh oh. Garage Band is totally awesome. You can even create beats and record over them. You must get it back...pornot!

I use Disk Warrior (http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/) and I've heard good things of Data Rescue II (http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php).

Does it say which file is missing?

[teamrose.livejournal.com]

pronto, I mean.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Do I have to pay for this?

[msmidge.livejournal.com]

Is it included in your system restore discs? If not, call Apple Care while you're still under warranty and ask them about it. Hopefully they won't try to make you buy iLife. Tell them you accidentally deleted it, not that you did it thinking it was a game. :P

[pwilk.livejournal.com]

You should have the disks, I have an old copy; but I am sure yours is newer. I can help if you have no luck.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Do you know if using the start up disks will negate any programs I've installed or downloaded?

[pwilk.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't, as long as you do not boot from the startup disk, but put it in after you start it up. Then use the finder to look into the CD and there should be an install programs option. You should be able to chose garage band from there (a box checking exercise) ... at least that is the way it used to be. Avoid any option that sounds like "revert" or "return to factory default".

these look helpful:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8900317�
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8958681�

particularly:

Re: Where is my iPhoto and Garageband apps on my installation DVD?
Posted: Feb 7, 2009 2:16 PM in response to: TLWalker13

Garageband and iPhoto are part of ilife. to reinstall ilife instert install disk 1, open it in finder and double-click on "install bundled software only".