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From: Amanda Ripanykhazov <licensedtoquil@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Has all the data disappeared off my old core2duo iMac?
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:40:26 -0400
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On 6/9/24 7:40 PM, Percival John Hackworth wrote:

> Sounds like a dead or dying hard drive.
> 
> Install a new disk into the machine and reinstall MacOS from the network
> (command-R from boot).
> Attach the old drive to the system with a USB cable. Amazon sells ones from
> Sabrent but there are others.
> When the new install asks if you want to migrate from another machine, select
> the old drive as the source OR use your latest Time Machine Backup.
> 
Thanks guys! I kinda knew that was the position, - I was just hoping 
that I might have overlooked some option for reading what was on the 
drive.  But short of re-building whatever the Master Boot Record is 
called on a Mac, I do accept that this is unlikely.

I'm pretty sure this is just a backup computer and whatever is on it is 
somewhere else as well so it just isnt worthwhile spending too much time 
getting it working.

I also agree that this whole situation only arises because the drive is 
on it's way out and the computer urgently needs throwing away,  rather 
than wasting time pulling it apart to put a new HD in it