iMac drives failing - first external, then internal. Seems to be hardware in both cases. Questions about troubleshooting or replacement inside. [more inside]
posted by tkolstee on Oct 29, 2009 - 5 answers

Mac, Leopard, La Cie external hard disk drive spins but does not mount. What's my best option for getting data off this drive? [more inside]
posted by gen on Nov 2, 2008 - 21 answers

My G3/700mhz (DualUSB) iBook is not booting in a strange way: I definitely need a hint on this one. Lots and lots [more inside]
posted by Orb2069 on May 25, 2007 - 4 answers

Does Apple use poor quality disks? Does Apple's filesystem suck? How do you get a bad drive to give a smart error sooner? [more inside]
posted by jeffburdges on Dec 29, 2006 - 29 answers

You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much disk space... [more inside]
posted by AmbroseChapel on Mar 12, 2006 - 10 answers

My partner has a PowerBook G4 with 40GB disk - how should she backup her work? [more inside]
posted by andrew cooke on Feb 21, 2005 - 20 answers