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Backing up files on a damaged iMac?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1361623" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Kind of late in the game to be making backups. There's not much you can do since it appears your hard drive is not accessible through normal means. Here's what you can try:</p><p></p><p>Remove the old hard drive from the iMac. See instructions for swapping out an iMac hard drive at <a href="http://www.ifixit.com" target="_blank">iFixit: The free repair manual</a>. After removing the hard drive, purchase an external USB SATA carrier that can accommodate a 3.5" drive. Attach it to the iMac after you get it working with the new hard drive. You may be able to read the data from it that way. There is no guaranty that will work, however.</p><p></p><p>If you have another Mac, you can try <a href="http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php" target="_blank">Data Recovery software</a> or target disk mode. I don't think you'll have much luck with target disk mode if the drive is not accessible. There is also <a href="http://www.alsoft.com/diskwarrior/" target="_blank">Disk Warrior</a> which may be able to access the drive and extract your data.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1361623, member: 46727"] Kind of late in the game to be making backups. There's not much you can do since it appears your hard drive is not accessible through normal means. Here's what you can try: Remove the old hard drive from the iMac. See instructions for swapping out an iMac hard drive at [url=http://www.ifixit.com]iFixit: The free repair manual[/url]. After removing the hard drive, purchase an external USB SATA carrier that can accommodate a 3.5" drive. Attach it to the iMac after you get it working with the new hard drive. You may be able to read the data from it that way. There is no guaranty that will work, however. If you have another Mac, you can try [URL="http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php"]Data Recovery software[/URL] or target disk mode. I don't think you'll have much luck with target disk mode if the drive is not accessible. There is also [URL="http://www.alsoft.com/diskwarrior/"]Disk Warrior[/URL] which may be able to access the drive and extract your data. [/QUOTE]
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