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Can I backup data from a Mac HD via a Windows PC?
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Harry_Potless
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My son has a PowerBook that he spilled a glass of water onto (it was water, not cola or anything sticky/caustic).
The Mac won't start now and we can't afford a big repair bill.
His University work is on the hard disc and is needed very badly.
Can I take the hard drive out of the Mac and hook it up to a PC and get the data back so that when he gets a new Mac we can reinstate it?
Any help is desperately appreciated.
The Mac won't start now and we can't afford a big repair bill.
His University work is on the hard disc and is needed very badly.
Can I take the hard drive out of the Mac and hook it up to a PC and get the data back so that when he gets a new Mac we can reinstate it?
Any help is desperately appreciated.
Wendell: "It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?"
Ed Tom Bell: "If it ain't, it'll do 'til a mess gets here."
(From "No Country for Old Men")
Ed Tom Bell: "If it ain't, it'll do 'til a mess gets here."
(From "No Country for Old Men")
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Mac hdd's are not natively accessible on PCs, however the Macdrive software will allow you to do it..
http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/standard0 -
Yes, as mentioned above you won't be able to read the drive natively in Windows but there are tools available to read the drive. I don't know if there's any good free ones about, I ended up just using a Linux Live CD which was able to read the hard drive and transferred the data onto another USB drive so that may be an option worth looking into.
John0 -
Yes, as mentioned above you won't be able to read the drive natively in Windows but there are tools available to read the drive. I don't know if there's any good free ones about, I ended up just using a Linux Live CD which was able to read the hard drive and transferred the data onto another USB drive so that may be an option worth looking into.
John
Thats a good point. If you have a caddy for the mac hdd and a memory stick, then maybe yr son has a friend with a mac who could copy the files to the memory pen.
For the record the format of the memory pen should normally be in the FAT format which is readable on both.0 -
Thats a good point. If you have a caddy for the mac hdd and a memory stick, then maybe yr son has a friend with a mac who could copy the files to the memory pen.
For the record the format of the memory pen should normally be in the FAT format which is readable on both.
Doesn't FAT limit the size of a file to under 4Mb or something like that?Wendell: "It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?"
Ed Tom Bell: "If it ain't, it'll do 'til a mess gets here."
(From "No Country for Old Men")0 -
Yes, as mentioned above you won't be able to read the drive natively in Windows but there are tools available to read the drive. I don't know if there's any good free ones about, I ended up just using a Linux Live CD which was able to read the hard drive and transferred the data onto another USB drive so that may be an option worth looking into.
John
Thanks. If we can't read it from Windows it doesn't matter - so long as we can copy it as raw data to be read on a Mac, later. Is that possible?Wendell: "It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?"
Ed Tom Bell: "If it ain't, it'll do 'til a mess gets here."
(From "No Country for Old Men")0 -
Yes, as mentioned above you won't be able to read the drive natively in Windows but there are tools available to read the drive. I don't know if there's any good free ones about, I ended up just using a Linux Live CD which was able to read the hard drive and transferred the data onto another USB drive so that may be an option worth looking into.
John
Please can you point me to where I might get a Linux Live CD and instructions on its use?Wendell: "It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?"
Ed Tom Bell: "If it ain't, it'll do 'til a mess gets here."
(From "No Country for Old Men")0 -
Thats a good point. If you have a caddy for the mac hdd and a memory stick, then maybe yr son has a friend with a mac who could copy the files to the memory pen.
For the record the format of the memory pen should normally be in the FAT format which is readable on both.
Good idea. I'll ask him if he can borrow Mac from someone.Wendell: "It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?"
Ed Tom Bell: "If it ain't, it'll do 'til a mess gets here."
(From "No Country for Old Men")0 -
Mac hdd's are not natively accessible on PCs, however the Macdrive software will allow you to do it..
http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/standard
That looks brilliant.
Could be a lifesaver. Have you used it? How good is it, do you know?Wendell: "It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?"
Ed Tom Bell: "If it ain't, it'll do 'til a mess gets here."
(From "No Country for Old Men")0 -
Harry_Potless wrote: »Doesn't FAT limit the size of a file to under 4Mb or something like that?
FAT32 limits a single file to 4GB or less, but exFAT allows a single file size to be 16EB (one million TB).
for a linux live CD then you can use an Ubuntu CD for that.0 -
Could be a lifesaver. Have you used it? How good is it, do you know?
I've used it. Download, install and reboot your PC.
Plug your Mac's drive in (I'm assuming via USB caddy), and open My Computer.
You should be able to see your drive now.0
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