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I was watching a video on my iMac and bumped the top of my computer with my hand so that it shook the computer. I'm concerned I could have damaged the computer in some way, probably most likely the hdd. I have quite a lot of video files I haven't had change to back up yet and I'm also concerned that I've caused some of them to become corrupt because of like a head crash or something. I have several questions I'm hoping people can help with.
It's a PPC G5 iMac stuck at 10.5.8 so I can't really run a lot of software. I did run Verify Disk in Disk Utility and that didn't give me any errors, but I really don't understand what that actually does.
Thanks
- Did I likely cause any physical damage to the computer?
- Did this likely shorten the life of the HDD/computer?
- Did I likely corrupt files or cause data loss or something?
- How can I check for physical damage to the HDD?
- How can I check for corrupt files?
- Will Disk Utility Verify Disk tell me if there is physical damage or corrupt files?
It's a PPC G5 iMac stuck at 10.5.8 so I can't really run a lot of software. I did run Verify Disk in Disk Utility and that didn't give me any errors, but I really don't understand what that actually does.
Thanks