Restore Failure While Restoring iLife ’04

Mac iLife is an Apple provided software suite which includes several digital data management tools like iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, iWeb, iDVD and Garageband. In order to install iLife '04, we can make use of its installation CDs or DVD that come with the computer system. Alternatively, Mac OS X 10.3.3 installation disc can be used to install iMovie 4, iTunes 4 and iPhoto 4 and then computers restore disc to install Garageband and iDVD 4.

But sometimes, users restoring the software to Mac systems using iLife '04 Software Disc may encounter the following error:

"Restore Failure

An error (-20) occurred while copying

Not enough free space on the partition"

The user may fail to carry out the further process. If Disk Utility's First Aid feature is used, it finds issues with the partition on which software restoration is being attempted. The solution may require repartitioning of the hard drive, which causes data loss. So, if backup fails we need to carry out Mac Data Recovery to recover our valuable files like office documents, pictures, photo albums, music etc.

Reason

The root of the problem can be partition size onto which restoration is being attempted. The partition should be larger than 11 GB in size, otherwise the software restore will fail with the above mentioned error message.

Solution

In order to resolve the issue and restore the software, we need to repartition the hard drive with at least one volume, which should be greater than or equal to 11 GB. We can make use of Disk Utility or third party applications to carry out repartitioning, but in both of the cases, data gets erased. So, it is recommended to backup all the important data and hence avoid Mac Data Recovery.

In case, backup fails or has not been taken at all, we can make use of Mac Recovery applications which can extract lost information, if data has not been overwritten. Data Recovery Mac software are the powerful tools whih safely examine the failed hard drive for lost data and interactively recover and restore it.

Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery is excellent Mac Recovery software which uses the most powerful scanning algorithms. This Mac Data Recovery is a universal binary that is compatible with Mac OS 10.3.9 and above including Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.x). The utility assures complete data integrity and comes equipped with interactive interface. This Data Recovery Mac software offers different scanning, file filtering and data restoration options. It supports HFS, HFS+, HFSX and HFS Wrapper file systems.