1TB is missing from my hard drive. Is there a way to get them back without wiping my drive and reformatting everything?

I installed Windows 8 on my 3TB Fusion Drive, now about 1TB is missing from my hard drive. Is there a way to get them back without wiping my drive and reformatting everything?

No, I assigned 100GB to the Bootcamp partition. So my Macintosh HD should be still about 3TB but it only shows 2.2 TB. And when I try to put the Bootcamp partition back, it also shows that I would have about 2.3 TB combined. So almost a TB has just disappeared. It doesn't show up anywhere.
Also when I installed Windows 8 I saw about 800GB (which is most certainly my missing space) show up as Free space. Now my question would be If it is possible to get them back without wiping the whole drive.

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I moved countries and my songs are gone from my Purchases. Is there a way to get them back without switching stores?

I recently moved from The United States of America to Germany. I received an iTunes gift card from a friend here so I changed my country to redeem the money on it. After I made a few song purchases, I remembered some albums I've bought songs from before were not complete and when I went to 'Complete My Album', nothing was there. Usually there would be 'Born to Die' by Lana del Rey listed there or 'Twilight Theater' by Poets of the Fall but nothing was there except for the albums that included the two songs I bought. I was confused and checked my purchases.
Everything was gone except for the two songs I bought.
I have bought a lot from the iTunes store and I really want to find a way to get this music back. Why aren't songs I've purchases connected to the account anyway? This seems like a complete flaw in the system. I should have access to all the songs I have purchased in the past, regardless of which country they were purchased in because I still did spend my money on it. I have only ever used cards I have received as gifts or purchased myself.
So, is there any way to fix this and get all my songs to show up again? I can't switch back to the USA store because I bet I'll be missing the songs I've purchased in the Germany store, and I've got several euros waiting to be spent on this account.
If there is no way to do this, can I just switch back and forth between the country stores after I finish the money? Or are all my purchases literally cleared and gone for good?

They are linked to your account, but they are also tied to the country that they were bought in - you won't be able to potentially redownload them unless you move back to the US and have a US billing address on your account (you have to be in a country to use its store, including redownloading past purchases).
Have you not got a backup copy of all of your downloads/library that you can copy them back from ? Even if you hadn't moved countries any item could be removed from the store at any time by the rights-holders (you are only guaranteed one download of any item), you should be keeping and maintaining a backup copy.

I have an iPod whose contents I want to transfer to a newer Ipod. At some stage I lost the music files from my library. Is there any way to get them back from the older iPod and put them onto the newer one again? I stupidly synced the wrong one.

I have an iPod whose contents I want to transfer to a newer Ipod. At some stage when I thought I was syncing correctly I wasn't so I lost the music files from my library. Is there any way to get them back from the older iPod and put them onto the newer one again?

Have you not got a backup of your content on, for example, external drives ? If not then you could have a look to see if any of the utilities mentioned in this old post still exist and work : https://discussions.apple.com/message/11014893?messageID=11014893#11014893

TS2529 I had backed-up my iPhone and when I try to restore it it says that the back-up is corrupt or the iPhone is not compatible. I had a bunch of pictures that I need from that restore. Is there any way to get them back? I did the back-up to my Macbook

I had backed-up my iPhone and when I try to restore it it says that the back-up is corrupt or the iPhone is not compatible. I had a bunch of pictures that I need from that restore. Is there any way to get them back? I did the back-up to my Macbook

If the backup is corrupt, there is nothing that can be done.
For what reason did you choose to not copy the pictures off the device to a computer prior to attemping an update or whatever caused the need to restore? iPhones are not intended as sole storage of any media.

My files disappered from icloud drive. is there a way to get them back??

Hi All,
I'm using icloud drive for my files and everything was fine untill this morning. when I looked the drive I saw that most of my files was gone. I did not erase or move anything. is there a way to get them back???
thanks...

Export all your existing projects just in case and copy them onto your computer (might not be necessary but I don't have time to test it just now) then head into Settings > GarageBand > Reset GarageBand Settings which restores sound samples and the demo song.
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I accidently cleared my App folder from the dock. Is there a way to get it back on there?

I accidently cleared my App folder from the dock. Is there a way to get it back on there?

Andrew,
Another way to say what Niel has said is to find the folder in the Finder. Click on the hard drive icon on the desktop. Since Applications starts with an A, it should be near the top of the window. Click and drag the Applications folder icon over to the position in the Dock where you want the icon to appear. Release the mouse button and you should have a shortcut to the Apps folder back in your Dock.
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Since the upgrade to ios7.1.1 I have lost my ringtones. Is there a way of getting them back from my itunes accout since I've already paid for it?

since the upgrade to ios7.1.1 I have lost my ringtones. Is there a way of getting them back from my itunes accout since I've already paid for it?

Yes, go to your 'iTunes Store' app on your iPhone or whatever device you lost them on, then go to the 'more' tab, and choose 'purchased', then find your ringtones that you wanted and redownload them, you won't need to repay for them.
Hope this helps :)
Happy hunting :)

HT1766 I just got a 5s and had taken some pictures. Then I plugged it into my PC and set it up using my previous backup from my iPhone 4. Now the pictures I had taken are gone, is there any way to get them back?!

I just got a 5s and had taken some pictures. Then I plugged it into my PC and set it up using my previous backup from my iPhone 4. Now the pictures I had taken are gone, is there any way to get them back?!

Sorry no as you wipe the current data when you restore from your backup.

Today, I just updated my iphone software to IOS5. I forgot to download pics from my iphone and since the upgrade they are all gone. Is there a way to get them back?

Today I just update my iphone software to IOS5. I forgot to download pictures that were on my iphone and since the upgrade they are all gone. Is there a way to get them back?

The only restore I can find is from 2010.

I upgraded to Ios5 and have lost my contacts and other app profiles - is there any way to get them back from the backup taken before the IOS5 process started?

I upgraded to IOS5 and have lost my contacts and other app profiles - is there any way to get them back from the backup taken before the IOS5 process started?

Thanks but have tried that - When I try to restore I get a -50 error and into a loop of taking another back up. I took a copy of the back up before the IOS upgrade and have it stored on my desk top but I cannot get Itunes to restore to that back up
Any ideas how I can do this?

Hey guys I got a used iBook from a family friend who had it password protected and he doesn't remember the password.Is there a way to get around this without wiping the computer?I don't have any of software discs and can't update or delete anything.Thanx

Hey guys I got a used iBook from a family friend that has it password protected.I can't update or delete programs or download anything without the passwords and he doesn't remember them.Is there any way for me to get around these without wiping the computer and starting from scratch?

Hello,
Sadly without the system disk you can't do a lot. I would suggest you enable root user, log in as root and reset your administrators password, however you can't without knowing the administrator password first.
The only solution would be is to obtain the correct system disk or buy a retail copy of Mac OS X. But note, it depends on what version of the iBook you own depends, on what version of Mac OS X you will require.
You can still obtain the system disk or retail disks from online vendors, but they come at a cost.
System disk are grey in color, while retail disk have a big 'X' on it.
Best of luck

I do not have a backup from Mavericks, but Yosemite is causing too many problems. In LAYMAN'S terms, is there a way to get Mavericks back without losing all my files?

I updated to Yosemite while I was overseas and didn't have strong enough internet to do a Time Machine backup (it took hours to get Yosemite as it was and now I know that was dumb). Yosemite has made my older Mac almost un-usable. In LAYMAN'S terms, Is there a way I can go back to Mavericks or even an older system without losing my current files? I know nothing about computers and have not been able to find anyone in town that could help. Even the guy at the Genius Bar at Apple couldn't figure out how to help me. This whole Yosemite debacle has been the first time I've been disappointed in Apple. It has gotten me questioning whether I should go back to a PC.

This is the report. Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
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I backed up my new iphone and only got the pictures from the old phone i lost the ones on the new one. is there a way to get them back ?

i have an old iphone and than i got a new one but never backed the new one up because i was waiting for a computer charger i just got the charger today i backed the old phone up than the new one i transfered the pictures from the old one to the new one with no problem but lost any pictures i had on the new one can i get them back

It sounds like you restored the backup of your old phone to your new phone.
Unless you backed up the new phone first or manually copied the pictures off prior to restoring the backup, the pictures are gone.

Since upgrading from FF 3.x to 8.0.1, I'm experiencing more hangs and crashes. Most recently, FF lost ALL OF MY OPEN TABS. Is there any way to get them back?

I had a TON of browsing history in those tabs and there is NO WAY I could recreate it all manually. Is there any possibility that FF could get them back even though the "Restore Previous Session" menu option is greyed out? BTW, I've had more hangs and crashes with 8.0.1 than with any previous version of Firefox.

Did that inadvertently (can someone at Mozilla tell me if the download procedure has changed? I only wanted to download the new version, not install it right away, but it got installed with no input from me. I DO NOT APPRECIATE THAT. Starting to lose my love of firefox.)
Everything is just GONE. Thanks, firefox team, for nothing.

HT1692 my contacts were erased from my iphone is there a way to get them back

My contact list was empty this morning. Is there a way to get the contacts back?

The article from which you came provides instructions. Where in the process are things breaking down for you?

1TB is missing from my hard drive. Is there a way to get them back without wiping my drive and reformatting everything?

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