Ah! A flashing folder appears when I start up?! Disk Rrpair doesn't fix it.

I reset the pram (forgot what it was called), I've done disk utility and it doesn't repair it. It says back up and reinstall os ox.


Can anyone please tell me how to backup from disc utility? I need to save my files.

Here's an overview of Disk Utility. Look at the section on restoring data ATPM 17.05 - How To: Using the Free Disk Utility on Your Mac

Slydude said:

Here's an overview of Disk Utility. Look at the section on restoring data ATPM 17.05 - How To: Using the Free Disk Utility on Your Mac

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I've tried just about everything... from doing a clean install, to repair disk, to simply backing it up. Nothing appears to be working. I'm at the point of just purchasing a new HD.. questions is, I have no idea what the best possible HD upgrade for a 2.26 mid 09 mbp is? (8b of ram if that matters). Anyone have any ideas?

raayymarr said:

I've tried just about everything... from doing a clean install, to repair disk, to simply backing it up. Nothing appears to be working. I'm at the point of just purchasing a new HD.. questions is, I have no idea what the best possible HD upgrade for a 2.26 mid 09 mbp is? (8b of ram if that matters). Anyone have any ideas?

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If Disk Utility is not fixing things...then your HD may be a goner.

As far as a replacement drive. In my opinion any name grand HD is fine. Just shop for best $$$/gigabyte.

Try these guys:

OWC

...or any other vendor you prefer. You need a 2.5" SATA drive.

- Nick

Your hard drive is probably defective, so yes, you likely need a new one. Other World Computing has hard drives for your MBP. You need a 2.5" x 9.5mm SATA drive either 5400 or 7200 RPM.

LINK

BTW I just bought a 2.5" drive that should fit your Mac about a week ago from Newegg.com for about $80. This hybrid drive cut my boot time on a 2008 MB Pro to about 35 seconds even though I let Lion open four or five programs on boot up. Solid State Hybrid Drive -Bare Drive