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Apples offer to replace my HD
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<blockquote data-quote="darld" data-source="post: 1486796" data-attributes="member: 290094"><p><strong>Replace HD in 27" iMac</strong></p><p></p><p>Apple just completed my replacement of the 1 TB HD at my house. I use TimeMachine to back up the data to another Hard Disk. (This is a one time set up and forget process.) Also I created an OSX recovery Thumb Drive (must be 4 Gig or larger) (<a href="http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/" target="_blank">Apple - OS X Recovery restores your Mac with a few clicks.</a>). This way you don't need your original Computer Disk and then go through all the updates from the Original System. I started with 10.8.2, and it brought back the new drive with this system.</p><p></p><p>After the Hard Disk was replaced, the computer was booted off the OSX Recovery Thumb Drive, then Time machine was selected to reinstall the data. The Tech left the house and the computer automatically copied the data off TimeMachine. The copy took about an hour. There was no need for the Tech to stay and stare at the screen during this copy process.</p><p></p><p>I was concerned initially that the Tech would leave without the process being completed, but they are right. Nothing more needs to be done.</p><p></p><p>It was so simple I will always keep my recovery Thumb Drive updated with every system update.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darld, post: 1486796, member: 290094"] [b]Replace HD in 27" iMac[/b] Apple just completed my replacement of the 1 TB HD at my house. I use TimeMachine to back up the data to another Hard Disk. (This is a one time set up and forget process.) Also I created an OSX recovery Thumb Drive (must be 4 Gig or larger) ([url=http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/]Apple - OS X Recovery restores your Mac with a few clicks.[/url]). This way you don't need your original Computer Disk and then go through all the updates from the Original System. I started with 10.8.2, and it brought back the new drive with this system. After the Hard Disk was replaced, the computer was booted off the OSX Recovery Thumb Drive, then Time machine was selected to reinstall the data. The Tech left the house and the computer automatically copied the data off TimeMachine. The copy took about an hour. There was no need for the Tech to stay and stare at the screen during this copy process. I was concerned initially that the Tech would leave without the process being completed, but they are right. Nothing more needs to be done. It was so simple I will always keep my recovery Thumb Drive updated with every system update. [/QUOTE]
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