Hard Drive data retrieval

My Maxtor 160GB HD which came with the G5 has a frozen(or broken) armature. I replaced it and the new HD is fine, but I need some of the data off the defunct HD that I didn't get backed up. I am told that I will need to find a clean room and fork out about $2000. ANY options??

Hi RDP1;
I am sorry for your predicament.
This is one of the reason so any of keep harping on backup, backup and more backup. It is cheap when you start looking at the alternatives.
Allan

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Your user account on the new Mac must have a different UID than on the old one. See the pink box in Problems after using Migration Assistant for an explanation.
You'll need to change the permissions on the iPhoto library on the external HD. Do a Get Info on it, click the padlock at the bottom of the Sharing & Permissions section of the Info window and enter your Admin password.
Then click the plus sign, select the user account you want on the next screen, and click Select. Then change Read only to Read & Write for that user via the little arrows. Finally, click the "gear" icon and select Apply to enclosed items. That may take a few mintutes on a large library.

Use time machine to save both the iMac hard drive data & an external one

Can i program time machine to save both the iMac hard drive data & an external one

Yes, but it's not advised because it's placing too many backups into one hardware basket, also it will greatly shorted your TimeMachine states where you can go back in time to undelete a file.
It's better to have two backups, each on seperate hardware of each drive.
So if you have a boot drive and a external drive, you should have a clone drive and TimeMachine drive of the boot drive, and a backup drive of the external drive. (or two depending how valuable the data is)
If you drop a drive, or knock it over while it's running, all the data could be lost.
With only TimeMachine as your backup, if you drop or lose it, or if it gets stolen, it takes two backups with it.
A clone and a backp of the external drive stored safely off site is ideal, update it once a week or bi weekly as needed.
A clone is bootable, and is exactly like your boot drive, up in seconds.
A TimeMachine can only boot to restore to a new drive if your boot drive dies for some reason.
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All of the docs were perfectly organized in folders and subfolders a long time ago, and once that had been done, I deleted everything off of the MacBook itself. I never thought I'd have to move all of the docs to a PC, but alas, nothing ever goes the way we plan now does it?
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Pls respond.

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I have a 10+ year old hard drive that has...God knows what on it. I'd like to get the data off and don't know how to go about it. Questions:
a) is it possible the data is still retrievable?
b) how do i get at it?
The drive is an old APS that I used with my original Powerbook 160. I have no idea what the input output jacks are but they're huge.
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It's probably a 3 1/2" hard drive inside a SCSI enclosure. You'll need to purchase an external HD enclosure for either USB or firewire. Firewire is faster. Disassemble the APS, remove the drive, and remount it in a new external case.
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I tried hooking up the Powerbook to my desktop in Firewire target disk mode, but the screen just stayed black after powering on. I tried booting from my DiskWarrior 3.0.3 CD, but it will not look at the hard drive, because it's the boot up drive.
The prospect of a home remedy looks pretty hopeless at this point, but if you know of anything else I can try, please let me know. And if not, I'd appreciate it if you could point me in the direction of a reliable, affordable service company that might be able to assist. Many thanks.
-Vince

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if possible, get a qualified technician to check internal connections or possibly remove the drive and connect it via external enclosure/adapter
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If they've formatted and reinstalled on top of what was already there, it's gone. If they had pulled the old drive and you still had it, there might be a chance. This is why backups are important.

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Time Capsule Hard Drive Data

Of course my Time Capsule has failed, but the hard drive is fine. I can easily mount it and see the 3 partitions. Problem is, I cannot access the data on the storage partition. "you don't have permission... etc". I have googled this for hours and I cannot find anyone having this problem. Surely there is a simple way to access the data on a fully functioning TC hard drive without purchasing a new TC and then swapping the drives.
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Is this a Time Machine backup you are trying to recover or actual files?
When you used the TC did you have disk password set? Most people leave it to device password but if you increase the security level to disk you have changed the permissions when on the TC.
Normally you should just be able to change the permissions in the normal way.
eg on Mavericks.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13799
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The actual command line for changing permissions..
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If you are in Australia I could help you. TC shells are something I generally have loads of.
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External Hard Drive Data Recovery

Hello Apple Support Communities!
I have a Western Digital 320GB external hard drive and it currently has 0 bytes available. This has prevented me from even viewing the hard drive on my finder window. I can only see it in disk utility. I have tried repairing the disk and verifying it but neither has worked in letting me view my files. I use the hard drive for movies and now i can't see them! Can anyone recommend free data recovery software so i can delete a few files so that i can view my hard drive? Thank you!

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Ideas anyone

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I have a 2010 13" Macbook pro. It was refurbished when bought in 2011, and I've had it since May of 2011. The first time I had the flashing folder with a question mark was about a year after it was bought in summer 2012, and the data cable connecting the hard drive and motherboard was replaced. I have now had the issue two more times, once in March 2013 and again March 2014. All three times I had the flashing folder with a question mark, and all three times the data cable was the issue. While I am glad the issue has not been the hard drive itself, I am really peeved that I keep having this issue, and have to be without a computer for at least a week while it's being diagnosed and repaired.
I read some other forums and the cable seems to be a fairly common issue, but I am wondering why I have had this issue 3 times in the last year and a half. I keep my computer on a cooling pad because I thought the heat caused the problem the first time, and I take very good care of it. Does any one have any ideas what could cause the data cable to have issues? Could it be something I am doing, or have I just been unlucky and gotten faulty cables? I don't want to have to replace this every year, it's getting a little ridiculous.
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The best you can do is contact Apple. This is not a user caused problem.
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Crashed Hard Disk! What is the Hard Drive Data Recovery Service, & why wasn't it offered?

I thought I had purchased the best extended warranty available. Apparently the 3-year warranty I bought didn't include the Hard Drive Recovery Service. I can't help but wonder why it wasn't mentioned when I bought the extended warranty. Now I have a trashed HD, and am looking at where I go from here. I was told I should send the drive back to Toshiba... the manufacturer... for the most secure data recovery. WHAT NOW? who can steer me toward the best solution. Of course, I don't have unlimited funds... and someone said it would probably cost $500 to $1000 to recover the info on my HD. Arrgggh. Help.
This is a TouchSmart Tx2 laptop... not even a year old. Under original warranty and has the 3-year extended warranty.

I will check out your link...http://lowcostrecovery.com/pricing.html
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