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Mac broke? Archive and install
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 800566" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>If your hard drive is defective and you can't access it or repair the disk, forget about archive and install. <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Embarrassed.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":[" title="Embarrassed :[" data-shortname=":[" /> You need a new hard drive which means completely reinstalling OS X and all your applications from your original install media. If you do not have a backup of your failed hard drive, then all your data is probably lost unless you want to spend $$$ to recover it.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 800566, member: 46727"] If your hard drive is defective and you can't access it or repair the disk, forget about archive and install. :[ You need a new hard drive which means completely reinstalling OS X and all your applications from your original install media. If you do not have a backup of your failed hard drive, then all your data is probably lost unless you want to spend $$$ to recover it. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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