HT203195: "You cannot install Mac OS X on this volume..." alert in Installer
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Aug 24, 2015 6:17 PM in response to isa.kby Barney-15E,The ditto command? Hmm... is this reminiscent of DOS'
More reminiscent of Unix because that is what it is. It also may be the most efficient method of getting what files are possible off the failing hard drive.
Without a backup, that may be your only hope short of paying a drive recovery company a few hundred dollars to get the data off the drive.
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Aug 24, 2015 7:16 PM in response to Barney-15Eby isa.k,Thank you Barney-15E, for your relentless ongoing support. It is much appreciated.
I'll look more into it today and once I've given it a go, endeavour to post the results here.