Just had an email from Apple about my iMac

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Apparently mine has a suspect hard drive and it will be changed for free under the iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program. Arse:blast
 
Best get rid of those 'interesting' photos and videos before you take it back in for the swap.
 
best get a decent backup. time machine or superduper would be good, but you'd have that anyway. hopefully.

i think apple charge extra for swapping the data over.

my imac is the model with the issue, but it has an optional 2TB drive that doesn't seem to have the high failure rate, so is not on the recall. i still keep 2 backups of the drive though.
 
cookie said:
best get a decent backup. time machine or superduper would be good, but you'd have that anyway. hopefully.

i think apple charge extra for swapping the data over.

my imac is the model with the issue, but it has an optional 2TB drive that doesn't seem to have the high failure rate, so is not on the recall. i still keep 2 backups of the drive though.
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I have a backup routine with Time Machine:thumb
 
shready said:
I have a backup routine with Time Machine:thumb
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Before sending off the iMac, make another backup using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner onto and external drive - USB or even better - Firewire 800

You want to make sure you've got 2 backups before sending it off.

Also, restoring from Time Machine takes ages (I presume it's over a network?)

Restoring from USB or Firewire is much quicker, especially if you've got Firewire 800
 
Which iMac is it that has the problem, I doubt they know I have my one.
 
mvrandery said:
Before sending off the iMac, make another backup using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner onto and external drive - USB or even better - Firewire 800

You want to make sure you've got 2 backups before sending it off.

Also, restoring from Time Machine takes ages (I presume it's over a network?)

Restoring from USB or Firewire is much quicker, especially if you've got Firewire 800
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I'm going to take another type of copy.

No not network backup but Firewire 800:thumb
 
I got the mail today as well about mine, I'm more pissed off about lugging it's fat 27" ass down to the Trafford Centre than I am about the potential for drive failure :-)

Be nice if it would take an SSD and bin the HD all together :-)
 
if you want the quick restore from a superduper clone, you need to make sure that the drive you back up to is bootable.

format mac journaled and change the default to GUID Partition Table scheme. when it's all done, including the image, check it actually boots.

restoring from time machine does take 2 or 3 hours, while superduper could be a fraction of that, but it is simpler.

i think it's £78 for apple to do it all for you, but i might be wrong.
 
cookie said:
if you want the quick restore from a superduper clone, you need to make sure that the drive you back up to is bootable.

format mac journaled and change the default to GUID Partition Table scheme. when it's all done, including the image, check it actually boots.

restoring from time machine does take 2 or 3 hours, while superduper could be a fraction of that, but it is simpler.

i think it's £78 for apple to do it all for you, but i might be wrong.
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It's probably a good time to have a clear out of all the crap anyway, mine went Leopard / Snow Leopard / Lion / Tom & Jerry errrm I mean mountain lion. Be a good excuse to reinstall the OS's and then restore my Aperture library from Time Machine and just put the bits n bob's that are needed back on.
 
i know that's that's a good idea, but...

my imac is running an always updated OS that started out on my old imac as tiger but is now mountain lion and visited all stops in-between :P
 
How can apple charge £78 quid to copy the drive
It's there fuck up not mine
Like others have said I remember walking out of the apple store in covent garden with that great big bleeding box which shouted out Fucking Expensive PCIn here and thinking everyone knows exactly what's in here and expecting a smack on the bleeding head

Anyway far more important

The porn - the cookies OMG

Massive clear up due - better book two weeks off to clean it up LOL
 
Just remembered the aggro I had downloading office 2011
Can't wait for that again
Hey ho
 
Gazzabart said:
How can apple charge £78 quid to copy the drive
It's there fuck up not mine
Like others have said I remember walking out of the apple store in covent garden with that great big bleeding box which shouted out Fucking Expensive PC In here and thinking everyone knows exactly what's in here and expecting a smack on the bleeding head
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Microshit would have kept Schtum ..

Should have had it delivered in a plain brown box then Mister instead of encouraging the 'Scotes :hide :comfort
 
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