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FUBAR HD in a Mini
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Hey all, figured I'd ask this question here because the iMac/mini forum isn't always the most useful.
I put a new HD in my mom's mini last spring, and apparently the thing was a POS because it's already dead. Her old one still works, and it's fine cause we got her a new one for Christmas. But the whole thing got super corrupted. Booted it in Target mode and I couldn't really pull anything more than a few megs at a time off. Anyone got any suggestions? I thought of putting it in the freezer or something but I don't know if that would help. I'm pretty sure the whole thing is just damaged.
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Originally Posted by Salty 
Anyone got any suggestions?
Yeah. Make regular backups.
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I second the link to CharlesS' suggestions.
Either that or "cp -R", when it can't read a file, it will time out and move on.
Also, Time Machine!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Salty
Hey all, figured I'd ask this question here because the iMac/mini forum isn't always the most useful.
Not giving the appropriate forum the chance to answer your question sort of guarantees it won't be "the most useful," doesn't it?
I second the very strong suggestion to do regular backups. I also second reading CharlesS' thread about data recovery.
And at the very least, since this is not a Lounge subject, couldn't you have put it in the "Consumer Hardware & Components" forum based on the hard drive? The "system" won't work if you don't use it...
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