MacBook - Data recovery

marine_mike · marine_mike #1 (**permalink**)

04-13-2009, 09:35 AM

I now the subject of data recovery on macbooks has been been hammered to the point of insanity, however, I think my conditions warrant an other than obvious response. Here's the deal:

I am here in Iraq as a contractor.(same job as I had in the Corps... just more money) I was watching a movie on my Macbook(tiger) The screen froze on me. I went to start it up and it stalled at the spinning pinwheel.(no infamous clicking) I called Apple and they walked me through a whole buncha steps and determined that, Yes I was screwed, Yes the disk is mounted, and my warranty is No longer valid. I used this as an excuse to upgrade to a Macbook pro, thinking I could just do a data extraction between the pro and the book using the firewire. that's a no go as I found out. (friggin 9 pin pro!) I have allot of data on my Book that I need. What can I do?

Oh and Yes.. I am an idiot for not bringing my OS disks or backing up my files.

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

04-13-2009, 09:38 AM

What mac book is that.

If target disk mode is a no go, then you will have to pull the disk out and put it inside an external enclosure

marine_mike · marine_mike #3 (**permalink**)

04-13-2009, 09:42 AM

It running osx 10.4 Tiger. I don't currently have any access to an external. Should I just wait to get home to do the recovery? All my music and all my family photos are in there. Plus some "other" family stuff

marine_mike · marine_mike #4 (**permalink**)

04-13-2009, 09:43 AM

how do I get to target disk mode again?

louishen · louishen #5 (**permalink**)

04-13-2009, 10:01 AM

Target disk mode is activated using the T key, if the screen manages to show a firewire icon then you are good to go

marine_mike · marine_mike #6 (**permalink**)

04-13-2009, 12:23 PM

I just posted a thread stating that I was in Iraq and my macbook HD is mounted but doesn't boot. I got one response... but now it seems someone deleted the thread... WTF?

louishen · louishen #7 (**permalink**)

04-13-2009, 12:33 PM

No it isn't usual, maybe a glitch in the system, but there has been a spate of thread hijacking on here with spammers posting in to legit threads

Did target disk mode work by the way

marine_mike · marine_mike #8 (**permalink**)

04-13-2009, 12:37 PM

yes,it recognized the HD, but still wouldn't boot. I was able to boot it through an old backup I did in Aug... and recover some music from the backup. I guess I will have to drop the money when I get home.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #9 (**permalink**)

04-13-2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marine_mike

I just posted a thread stating that I was in Iraq and my macbook HD is mounted but doesn't boot. I got one response... but now it seems someone deleted the thread... WTF?

Nobody deleted your thread.
However, it was moved to a more appropriate forum.
Your issue dealt with a software (data retrieval) issue, not a hardware issue.

This thread is now being merged with your original

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Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,650 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	04-13-2009, 10:01 AM Target disk mode is activated using the T key, if the screen manages to show a firewire icon then you are good to go Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,650 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	04-13-2009, 12:33 PM No it isn't usual, maybe a glitch in the system, but there has been a spate of thread hijacking on here with spammers posting in to legit threads Did target disk mode work by the way Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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marine_mike #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 16, 2008 Posts: 11	04-13-2009, 09:35 AM I now the subject of data recovery on macbooks has been been hammered to the point of insanity, however, I think my conditions warrant an other than obvious response. Here's the deal: I am here in Iraq as a contractor.(same job as I had in the Corps... just more money) I was watching a movie on my Macbook(tiger) The screen froze on me. I went to start it up and it stalled at the spinning pinwheel.(no infamous clicking) I called Apple and they walked me through a whole buncha steps and determined that, Yes I was screwed, Yes the disk is mounted, and my warranty is No longer valid. I used this as an excuse to upgrade to a Macbook pro, thinking I could just do a data extraction between the pro and the book using the firewire. that's a no go as I found out. (friggin 9 pin pro!) I have allot of data on my Book that I need. What can I do? Oh and Yes.. I am an idiot for not bringing my OS disks or backing up my files.
	QUOTE Thanks

marine_mike #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 16, 2008 Posts: 11	04-13-2009, 09:43 AM how do I get to target disk mode again?
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marine_mike #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 16, 2008 Posts: 11	04-13-2009, 12:23 PM I just posted a thread stating that I was in Iraq and my macbook HD is mounted but doesn't boot. I got one response... but now it seems someone deleted the thread... WTF?
	QUOTE Thanks

marine_mike #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 16, 2008 Posts: 11	04-13-2009, 12:37 PM yes,it recognized the HD, but still wouldn't boot. I was able to boot it through an old backup I did in Aug... and recover some music from the backup. I guess I will have to drop the money when I get home.
	QUOTE Thanks

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