Urgent! HD is dying and need help using diskwarrior to save data!
In an earlier post, I was having trouble logging in. Well things have progressed and I can't even boot up now. I've done all the suggestions with fsck, etc. to limited success. Sometimes I can log in and even copy a few files, but soon after it freezes again.
I bit the bullet and decided to try diskwarrior 4.2. I attached my external HD to the mac and booted up using the DW DVD. It was able to detect my directory and then build a replacement directory.
The first problem is that I cannot replace the old directory with the new one because the report says that the disk is malfunctioning and the directory is too damaged to be replaced. It then suggests that I backup my files using the preview pane. The preview pane shows my what the old directory and the rebuilt one look like.
Here is my big problem. Even though I can see the files that the rebuild has provided, I cannot figure out how to get them to my ext. HD! When I check out the available disks in the dropdown, I don't see that lacie. The only problem I can think of is that this HD is formatted in FAT32 so it works with windows in bootcamp as well. Ironically, my windows 7 install boots up fine and works great. Unfortunately it isn't tied to the mac HD
So, how in the world can I get my data off this dying HD?? I can see it but can't do anything with it. That's the really frustrating part!
Any other suggestions are very very appreciated!!
Dan
I bit the bullet and decided to try diskwarrior 4.2. I attached my external HD to the mac and booted up using the DW DVD. It was able to detect my directory and then build a replacement directory.
The first problem is that I cannot replace the old directory with the new one because the report says that the disk is malfunctioning and the directory is too damaged to be replaced. It then suggests that I backup my files using the preview pane. The preview pane shows my what the old directory and the rebuilt one look like.
Here is my big problem. Even though I can see the files that the rebuild has provided, I cannot figure out how to get them to my ext. HD! When I check out the available disks in the dropdown, I don't see that lacie. The only problem I can think of is that this HD is formatted in FAT32 so it works with windows in bootcamp as well. Ironically, my windows 7 install boots up fine and works great. Unfortunately it isn't tied to the mac HD
So, how in the world can I get my data off this dying HD?? I can see it but can't do anything with it. That's the really frustrating part!
Any other suggestions are very very appreciated!!
Dan
24in Alum. iMac 2.4 core2duo, 12"G4 1.0ghz PB, Mac OS X (10.6.1), 4 gigs in the iMac, 1.25 gigs in the Powerbook, iphone 2G
