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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Is iMac hard disk dying?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1895351" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>It does sound like a failing hard drive if it slowed down significantly and Disk Utility was unable to dismount it. Replacing the hard drive on that machine is not difficult if you can follow the ifixit instructions.</p><p></p><p>Take a look here: <a href="http://www.ifixit.com" target="_blank">www.ifixit.com</a></p><p></p><p>You might want to replace the hard drive with a SSD instead of another spinner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1895351, member: 46727"] It does sound like a failing hard drive if it slowed down significantly and Disk Utility was unable to dismount it. Replacing the hard drive on that machine is not difficult if you can follow the ifixit instructions. Take a look here: [URL="http://www.ifixit.com"]www.ifixit.com[/URL] You might want to replace the hard drive with a SSD instead of another spinner. [/QUOTE]
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