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Q&A: Keys out of order

When verifying my hard disk, Disk Utility reports that the ‘keys are out of order’. What do I do next?

November 10, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Disk not ejected properly

Why do I keep getting alerts that my three external drives are not ejected properly?

November 8, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Failed new hard disk?

The new 4 TB hard disk I have just installed in my Mac Pro has become uncooperative. Has it died already?

September 26, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Drive failed to wake from sleep

When my external drive woke from sleep. it needed repair, but Disk Utility cannot help. What should I do?

September 10, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: What to do with drives from an old Mac Pro

When upgrading to a new Mac Pro, what should I do with the four drives in my old one?

August 22, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Bitmap error and a doomed disk?

Does a ‘bitmap error’ mean that my hard disk is about to fail?

August 21, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Lights on, no disk mounting

The drive light is green, the disk can be heard spinning, but it does not mount. Is it dead?

August 9, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Can I trust modern external hard drives?

What should I use as an archive if I cannot trust modern external hard drives?

August 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Accessing the hard drive in a broken iMac

How can we recover documents from an old iMac with a graphics adaptor failure?

August 5, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Replacing a MacBook hard drive

How can we replace the hard drive in our MacBook 13″ mid-2010 model?

August 2, 2015 Macs, Technology

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