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Please Help with suspected HDD problem

Running iMac OSX v 10.7.5

2.8 GHz intel core 2 duo

2GB 800MHz. DDR2 SDRAM


seems to be a common thread now i'm here and reading this. Really in "shtum".

Got a really slow running mac trying desperately to get the last 8 years of my life from my iMac after dropping my time machine backup whilst trying to fix it.

Now with a reboot with cd, in disk utility, I cannot copy my files to a new seagate 2TB external drive.

I cannot seem to mount my Macintosh HD drive, and every time I try to repair it it rabbit-holes itself with "invalid node structure" reports.

My main concern is just getting my data off the HDD.

Any ideas out there people?


Signed

DESPARATE

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Feb 15, 2013 2:00 PM

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Feb 15, 2013 4:25 PM in response to Macthecat

If you can get one, see if this one boots into Target mode...


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661


That should make ypur iMac look like a big expensive Firewire drive, and we can possibly fix it, clone it, or at least copy some files folders off it.


Another possibilty is to Install OSX on the 2 GB drive, boot from that external drive, then try Migration assistant to geet your data off the Internal drive.


If you want to repair the HD, your best bet is likely DiskWarrior.


BTW, you might enjoy these DiskWarrior review/recommendations...


http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9645801&#9645801


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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12684129#12684129


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