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From a broken Promise to an even bigger Promise

A second hard drive failure in my Promise Pegasus RAID system forces some choices.

February 10, 2016 Macs, Technology

From disaster back to normal: rebuilding the RAID

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How I recovered my broken RAID backups, and got everything working again.

December 4, 2015 Macs, Technology

Drive failed, so what’s important?

Even the most disorganised adult has some system of discriminating what things are most important – but not computers.

November 30, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Mac mini Server RAID

How do I reconfigure our Mac mini Server so that its two internal drives form a RAID mirror?

October 24, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: NASty errors

Folders on our NAS cannot be trashed, because the Finder reports that they are still in use. How can we fix this?

October 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Broken Mac mini Server RAID

After breaking the RAID mirror set, my Mac mini Server will not start up. Have I corrupted it?

August 31, 2015 Macs, Technology

Blogs in Flames

JournalSpace.com was not the first such site to vanish after disaster, and it will sadly not be the last.

June 1, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Breaking RAID

Can I remove the disks from my Data Tale RAID system to storage and replace them with fresh drives?

May 31, 2015 Macs, Technology

Backing Up, Time Machine, and the Cloud: Managing risks for the Individual

Losing documents – cherished photos, or vital work – is tragic, costly, and wastes time. Combat the risk by designing a backup strategy.

May 5, 2015 Macs, Technology

The Return of RAID

RAID arrays used to be the preserve of serious servers and high-end workstations. Should they now be on your shopping list?

April 22, 2015 Macs, Technology

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