My lovely MacBook has died...trying to back up!

I am trying to back up my mac pro from my time capsule it's stating a 40 hr backup time is this normal?? It's via wifi.... Anyone know average timing?? Cheers peeps,

I don't understand how you are backing up when it has died.. and I would have hoped you had already been backing it up. You are giving no hint on the disk contents size.. there is a big difference between 100GB and 690GB..even peeps need hints.
And wireless is slow.. apple wireless at 2.4ghz is deliberately slow.. they are N lite only.. use ethernet.. it will be 3x or more faster. And far more reliable.

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Try rebooting while holding down the Command and R keys (two keys).
If you see an icon for Recovery, select it and continue.
Then select Disk Utiltiy and press Return.
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Hello!
Wondering if anyone can help me, my old MacBook Pro died (Logic Board faliure) , I had Adobe Creative Suite CS4 on it and I want to get it on my new computer.
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Of course you need the serial number. And yes, it’s on the DVD case or sign into your account and you’ll find it there….if you registered.
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I am getting this error when time machine tries to back up to a time capsule. "The backup disk image “/Volumes/JUDY ARCENEAUX's Time Capsu-1/JUDY ARCENEAUX’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle” is already in use." Same time capsule has worked in the past.

First, restart the computer and the Time Capsule. In most of the cases, this should solve the problem.
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You can't, unless you have a backup of your old computer's drive..
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not available in all countries; only apps, books (not audiobooks), music, and t.v. shows (not movies). Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list, or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid. Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.

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I solved my own problem. Hopefully this will help someone else.
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Sounds like you'll need to access that drive while it is not booted. You need to replace it anyway, so do that, then one way or another (ext enclusure, et), access it and copy files.
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My iphone 5 screen has gone black in the middle of updating a app. i have tried to back it up using itunes and restore it however it will not restore my phone as i have got the app find my iphone switched on. i cannot turn it off as the screen is black

my iphone 5 screen has gone black in the middle of updating a app. i have tried to back it up using itunes and restore it however it will not restore my phone as i have got the app find my iphone switched on. i cannot turn it off as the screen is black. can anyone help me please??

christobell86 wrote:
... it will not restore my phone as i have got the app find my iphone switched on.
You can access iCloud.com on a computer to turn it off.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2702

I've used an external drive for time machine which has important files on it. After trying to back up my computer, it suddenly needed to be "repaired" by utilities. Now it's not being "seen" at all! How do I recover my important files off the drive?

I've used an external drive for time machine which has important files on it. After trying to back up my computer, it suddenly needed to be "repaired" by utilities. Now it's not being "seen" at all! How do I recover my important files off the drive?

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My mac pro has died, how can I see my emails on my macbook

My Mac Pro has died. I intend to get it repaired, obviously, but I need to see my emails from the many years of emails archived on its undamaged hard drive. I have removed the hard drive and connected it to my macbook using a USB carrier. I can find myself under the users, but the library file where the mail folder is kept remains hidden, so I can't copy it across.
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I posted this before but on a Macbook discussion and got no useful reply.
It surely is possible to do this isn't it?

In Finder select Go, then hold the option key.
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emails are in V2 Folder
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f1eng wrote:
What can I do to get my emails useable again immediately?
To keep it seperate from the Mail already on this Mac, I would set up another user account (->System Preferences->Users & Accounts), and then log into the new account. Quit Mail, Delete ~/Library/Mail in the new account and copy Mail from the other Mac.
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Open Mail

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You can change the email address of one's appleID...
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Yes, I filed police report, but there is nothing they can do until I get back to them on the tracking. It's been offline. I'm sure the whoever took it can find a way around breaking in the ipad..i really was hoping to get my pictures and videos of my kids back

My lovely MacBook has died...trying to back up!

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