Oh soddit, help please :(

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So for some reason I decided to power down my Mac Pro, never normally.

Turn it back on, takes forever to load into OSX and finder etc is crashing everywhere...not good.

Boot OSX disc, 'invalid sibling link'....hmmm

Basically, doesn't seem like I can repair it, but have to format it.

Fortunately 95% of my important data is on other drives but its my documents folder I really need from this, got it plugged in via usb now into the MB and I can't see it in the finder, disk utility sees it but wont mount it...


*******'s....big hairy ones

Any ideas how I can get the docs guys, or browse the drive?

Cheers.
Jake

 

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Update, downloaded and install DiskWarrior on the Macbook, told it to rebuild the directory table and now im previewing it (drive is connected via usb) - In it, I've browsed the hard drive and grabbed my all important docs

Now going to try and placing the new drive structure on the drive, if it works - great! if not, I can happily reload now

And yes, this has just emphasised how badly I need a time machine drive

 

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IT WORKED


Diskwarrior 1 - Annoying glitch - 0

 

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You have misunderstand my good fellow. I shut it down as per procedure, IE - I didn't hold down the power button....I just never normally turn it off.

I think it has something to do with DiskInventoryX myself....had a lot of misc issues after I last run it. But its just a suspicion.

 

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Whenever i've had file system errors on a disk the disk quickly follows tbh.

Well nothing is on this drive I can't lose and I have a spare, so I'll use it till it goes