Crashed Computer
I’ve got a Mac Pro G5, and I just spent 8 hours and about $1000 to fix it. Most of my videos are on external drives, but the software, iTunes, iPhoto stuff is all gone.
What do you do to avoid this, and how do you recover?
Incidentally it was a Western Digital drive, and the guys at the Mac store tell me they don’t trust them. They installed a 750G Seagate drive as my main one. I had a Seagate external die once, so I’m a little scared… gotta figure out a way to easy backup. Leapard has a “time machine” but it tells me I need a terabyte external to activate it. Ugh…
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Time Machine …
Time Machine doesn’t need 1TB to work.
Set up Time Machine …
Set up Time Machine it copies everything on Macintosh HD and if it crashes put in the OS X disk and boot from it then just restore from backup…
I use Vista …
I use Vista Ultimate. I know you don’t, but it comes with a backup program that will back up your whole computer. Microsoft also sells an OS called Home Server that will do the same.
Also you could buy a copy of Symantec Ghost Solution Suite. You have to periodically back up your machine, but it’ll make an exact copy of your machine and you can get that back in less than hour. The problem is that you’ll have to dedicate a machine to it and that machine is going to need a LOT of storage.
EASY! Do what I did …
EASY! Do what I did, built my own PC.
If my main HDD (100GB) out I can buy another one for $60 and about 3 to 5x the disk space. Not only is it cheap but easy to replace as well.
I’m not slandering Macs, just saying PC parts are easier to replace and cheap too.
Not sure if it …
Not sure if it works with Mac but use Acronis True Image to do routine backups on another drive. If the drive dies, you can start right back up.
uSE tIME …
uSE tIME MACHINE..
i hate macs!!!
and the best thing …
and the best thing to do is not to believe that story.. .
Mines on disc.
Mines on disc.
ive only bought …
ive only bought PC’s myself and have never had one crash, i build my own so i know every piece of hardware i put in it, but id recommend installing all your stuff on external drives, or keep any downloaded installs and keys on external drives. im not bashing macs by saying i only use PC’s i just like the windows interface.
wow why trust you
wow why trust you
i’ve heard a story …
i’ve heard a story of a guy buying an exact copy of his hard drive then replacing the logic board on the hard drive, and got all his stuff back.
i just got my …
i just got my chatcam working!!! msn me jane24belle
mac sucks cock
go …
mac sucks cock
go yourself trw1996
this is AWESOME
this is AWESOME
good for you your a …
good for you your a mac guy!!!
i have a very litle …
i have a very litle hard drive holds up to 74gb and space i used:25gb FREE space:46 hope mine wont crash by the way i need another drive to have enugh space for my backup that hold atleast 70gb and hwo the needs a terabyte???
that like 1000gb thats to much for evryone!!!!
uhh no they crash …
uhh no they crash lots less then the macs trust me
Lol, windows pc do …
Lol, windows pc do never crash? They crash more then macs.
rofl true m8
rofl true m8
lol just kiding
lol just kiding
get over it
get over it
loooser why would …
loooser why would you ever place a vid like this on youtube
lmao thats y u dnt …
lmao thats y u dnt buy shity macs
i have all my files …
i have all my files backed up on to usbs and such
Hi Nalts about …
Hi Nalts about Lepoard’s time machine, I don’t Think You need a terabite external hard drive you just need a drive big enough to fit your needs. 100 is a little bit small at least 300 is good and if you look around you could find one thats not so expensive.
Oh and don’t forget time machine backs up a file with EVERY change. Hope that Helps.