Macbook Pro hard drive problems

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Macbook Pro hard drive problems

I have a MacBook Pro (Mid-2010) and I restarted it one day to find that something was very wrong. I got a 'Disk Utility' window, and nothing I tried in it worked. My hard drive was named 'Macintosh HD', but according to the Disk Utility applications, it doesn't exist anymore. I am currently writing this from the support website that the 'Get Help Online' option sent me to. Maybe my hard drive was physically damaged? I don't know, but if it is, it doesn't surprise me, my computer is 6 1/2 years old.

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Aug 27, 2016 4:05 PM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Aug 28, 2016 5:36 PM in response to GamesInABlender

Can you see any hard drive in Disk Utility? Do you have a backup, preferably 2?

See mount section in 1st linked article.

Disk Unmount Using Terminal

Disk Utility – Force Mount Disk

Run Disk Utility and select First Aid. Reformat the drive using Disk Utility/Erase Mac OS Extended (Journaled), then click the Option button and select GUID. Then re-install the OS.

OS X Recovery

OS X Recovery (2)

When you reboot, use Setup Assistant to restore your data.

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Answer 2

leroydouglas

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Aug 28, 2016 5:53 PM in response to GamesInABlender

New HD / SSD can be had at https://eshop.macsales.com/

more info: How to create a boot clone

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Answer 3

Aug 29, 2016 4:30 AM in response to Eric Root

I can't do anything with the hard drive. The only thing that appears is 'Recovery OS', and I never created a backup because I didn't have an external hard drive.

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