Hey guys, I am new to this forum, so hello! I have a problem with a hard drive, so hopefully you guys/gals can help resolve this crazy problem I am having. I'll provide the most accurate information I can and of what I know, and the steps I've taken to try to solve it. Also, a tl;dr is at the bottom.
The biggest and main problem: I have a Macbook 2006 (MB06) running Leopard that is a necessary evil. When I turn it on, I can log in, but when it hits the desktop, I have about 20 seconds to do whatever I want before 1) the spinning wheel randomly pops up and stays like that for up to 10 seconds and 2) when it isn't a spinning wheel, opening applications, opening files such as a txt, clicking, and even dragging becomes a) laggy and responds in 30 seconds or b) doesn't respond at all. 5 minutes later of this craziness and the computer is frozen. Completely. This then requires a restart, and doing the whole thing again.
What I did #1: I hooked up a Macbook 2010 (MB10) running Yosemite & W7 to the MB06 through Firewire. On the MB10, I was able to see the files on the MB06, but when I tried to copy and paste / drag the files onto a) an external hard drive or b) MB10 drive, a popup would show like you would normally see the number of items being transferred over and how long it'll take. In my case, that popped up, but what it showed was the number of items being transferred, zero bytes remaining of so and so, and stay at that window not moving at all. The targeted folder of where I copied the files to, show the files there as if they are being transferred (represented by the symbol of progressing), but unaccessible as it is not a complete transfer. I've tried to click the X button to stop the transfer, but it wouldn't work, so therefore I have to pull out of the firewire or restart computer to just stop the connection (at risk of losing files).
What I did #2: I hooked up the MB06 hard drive to a "SABRENT USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED Activity Lights [4TB Support] (USB-DSC9)". The problem that happened in what I did previously, happened here as well, in addition to going through the directories which were very, very, very, slow. So, like before, the only way to stop the transfer as it isn't even going through, is through turning off the switch on the adapter or remove the USB from port, which both cases are a risk for losing data.
tl;dr - Cannot backup files from MB06 either Firewire or USB to SATA adapter as I encounter freezing of transfers which don't go through and accessing files/directories are very, very, very, slow.
Any further questions regarding my problem I'll do my best to answer them. I would greatly appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you in advance!
The biggest and main problem: I have a Macbook 2006 (MB06) running Leopard that is a necessary evil. When I turn it on, I can log in, but when it hits the desktop, I have about 20 seconds to do whatever I want before 1) the spinning wheel randomly pops up and stays like that for up to 10 seconds and 2) when it isn't a spinning wheel, opening applications, opening files such as a txt, clicking, and even dragging becomes a) laggy and responds in 30 seconds or b) doesn't respond at all. 5 minutes later of this craziness and the computer is frozen. Completely. This then requires a restart, and doing the whole thing again.
What I did #1: I hooked up a Macbook 2010 (MB10) running Yosemite & W7 to the MB06 through Firewire. On the MB10, I was able to see the files on the MB06, but when I tried to copy and paste / drag the files onto a) an external hard drive or b) MB10 drive, a popup would show like you would normally see the number of items being transferred over and how long it'll take. In my case, that popped up, but what it showed was the number of items being transferred, zero bytes remaining of so and so, and stay at that window not moving at all. The targeted folder of where I copied the files to, show the files there as if they are being transferred (represented by the symbol of progressing), but unaccessible as it is not a complete transfer. I've tried to click the X button to stop the transfer, but it wouldn't work, so therefore I have to pull out of the firewire or restart computer to just stop the connection (at risk of losing files).
What I did #2: I hooked up the MB06 hard drive to a "SABRENT USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED Activity Lights [4TB Support] (USB-DSC9)". The problem that happened in what I did previously, happened here as well, in addition to going through the directories which were very, very, very, slow. So, like before, the only way to stop the transfer as it isn't even going through, is through turning off the switch on the adapter or remove the USB from port, which both cases are a risk for losing data.
tl;dr - Cannot backup files from MB06 either Firewire or USB to SATA adapter as I encounter freezing of transfers which don't go through and accessing files/directories are very, very, very, slow.
Any further questions regarding my problem I'll do my best to answer them. I would greatly appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you in advance!
