I'm trying to partition the hard drive on my old mac (model 4,1 running OS X 10.5.8) so I can dual boot Ubuntu. The problem is that when I go to Disk Utility and and select to partition the drive I get an error saying that the partition failed because there's no space left on the device, even though I have lots of space. This happens no matter how small I make the partition.
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posted by el chupa nibre
on Apr 15, 2013 -
4 answers
Reinstalled Snow Leopard but ejected my external drive before this. Then, when done, plugged back in via USB as my usual custom....and Time Machine still shows up, but the External Seagate drive does not. I made sure that in Finder/Preferences that the external disc box as others was checked. I tried a different cord, and different port. I opened up Disc Utility and the External HD's partioned Time Machine is available but the other part, now renamed something else (a default name from manufacturer?) is greyed out and I cannot touch it.
Any thoughts? Should i now go to the boot disc of Snow Leopard? Not sure why TM shows but the rest does not.
posted by chicaboom
on Mar 31, 2013 -
11 answers
Need advice on how to update an older MacBook Pro with a new hard drive. I have a late-2008 MacBook Pro: 2.53 GHz, 320GB hard drive, 8GM RAM (4GB in two slots). My drive is getting full and I don't have the cash at the moment for a brand new laptop. Should I replace the optical drive with a SSD? Or just upgrade the regular hard drive with a new one with 750GB or 1TB?
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posted by barnone
on Nov 23, 2012 -
15 answers
How does one erase an internal hard drive when said drive is no longer hooked up to a computer and you don't have access to another computer? Then what's the best way to dispose of the drives?
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posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Sep 22, 2012 -
19 answers
Good ways/ideas/tips for how to organize my external hard drive (because I put it off each time I added things to it...and now it's a hot mess). And ideas for keeping it organized when I add things in the future.
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posted by PeppahCat
on Sep 19, 2012 -
4 answers
How do I access the contents of an HDD from an iMac G5 (PPC) without the original computer?
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posted by dr handsome
on Aug 26, 2012 -
3 answers
Moving from a MacBook to a MacBook Air - where are 20g of gremlins hiding? Also, any other migration tips for not carrying over unused data and applications?
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posted by mercredi
on Aug 13, 2012 -
13 answers
What is the best way for me to restore my Macbook Air to full functionality, given that the it won't boot due to a corrupted file?
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posted by Philosopher Dirtbike
on Jul 24, 2012 -
5 answers
I'd like to use a 2007 Macbook Pro + 2TB FW ext HD as a NAS setup, but the drive keeps falling asleep and slowing and causing video to hiccup. How can I prevent this and get smooth movie playback?
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posted by miomiomio
on Jul 9, 2011 -
5 answers
The bad news: catastrophic hard drive failure! The good news: it's my back-up drive. Help me replace it.
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posted by BitterOldPunk
on Apr 29, 2011 -
8 answers
The New Macbook Pro: Go for the SSD or the ATA?
The SSD drives are much more expensive but supposedly a lot faster than standard ATA drives? Any Macbook Pro owners care to chime in on this?
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posted by bhb
on Mar 15, 2011 -
22 answers
Can't boot up my iMac (2009, 27" aluminum and glass model). Based on the failed solutions tallied after the jump, do you think buying Disk Warrior might work, or am I looking at total hard drive death? (Apple Care conveniently expired six weeks ago.)
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posted by Beardman
on Mar 15, 2011 -
12 answers
What is the best way to copy files out of a 140 GB dmg file from an external USB drive that is a backup from a previous Mac?
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posted by antgly
on Jan 21, 2011 -
7 answers
My 9 month old Macbook Pro flashed the gray screen of death. Is there any way to recover the data?
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posted by ladypants
on May 29, 2010 -
20 answers
Accidentally started overwriting a Mac's hard drive with a Leopard network-install system image. Stopped it after just a few seconds (the progress bar had gotten maybe 2-3% along). Any chance of rescuing any data that was on the hard drive before?
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posted by bcwinters
on May 14, 2010 -
5 answers
I am looking help with the process of formatting my iMac (2007) hard drive and restoring it with Super Duper.
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posted by zardoz
on Mar 20, 2010 -
6 answers
I dropped my external hard drive—badly—but it's still working in every way I can think of. How worried should I be that it will still fail?
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posted by cloudburst
on Feb 20, 2010 -
6 answers
Laptop hard drive filter: I'm in the market for a new hard drive for my laptop, and I want to get the best one my computer can handle. My computer seems to have a 1.5 Gb/s SATA interface; will it be able to handle a 3 Gb/s SATA interface hard drive?
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posted by Ephilation
on Dec 28, 2009 -
5 answers
I need semi-definitive opinions regarding the real-world lifespan of an Intel X-25M Solid State Drive running in a Macbook Pro.
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posted by melorama
on Dec 21, 2009 -
5 answers
How to get a Seagate FreeAgent Desk external hard drive to work with my Mac?
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posted by yegga
on Nov 24, 2009 -
8 answers
Trying to get my music library from my external hard drive back onto my iPod while maintaining my sanity.
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posted by Jaltcoh
on Oct 15, 2009 -
21 answers
Since when are harddrives actually the size advertised? I just bought a Western Digital 500 GB 2.5'' HD and I was surprised when it actually turned out to be 499.32 GB after the first initialization (on a mac).
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posted by mathiu
on Oct 2, 2009 -
14 answers
OS X won't boot. Time Machine stopped working at noon. How can I nab some files before I reinstall Leopard?
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posted by wheat
on Oct 1, 2009 -
12 answers
A desktop, a laptop, an external hard drive, an iPhone, and me. How should I sync my iPhone?
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posted by doift
on Jun 29, 2009 -
3 answers
I'm in the market for a new laptop. Should I get a PC or Mac? What specs are important for me to look at when making a decision?
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posted by reenum
on Jun 2, 2009 -
31 answers
Hard drive recovery: my external USB hard drive is mounting fine on both my mac and PC, however, all the files are showing up as garbage characters.
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posted by mike_bling
on Jun 1, 2009 -
4 answers
My computer is having problems with recognizing capacity of hard drives or recognizing the drives at all.
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posted by reenum
on May 4, 2009 -
5 answers
In OS X on my iMac, Disk Utility asserts that my main, internal hard drive is "about to fail" and has been asserting this for several months. But my computer is running just fine... should I worry?
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posted by so_necessary
on May 2, 2009 -
17 answers
Can anyone help me pick a new hard drive for my first generation MacBook?
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posted by alan
on Mar 11, 2009 -
8 answers
The hard drive in my girlfriend's iBook (12" G4 late 2004) died, or at least that's what I think happened. I want to cover all my bases and I need a little advice on best practices.
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posted by clockwork
on Feb 17, 2009 -
8 answers
