Hi,
I've recently had a few problems with my Macbook so I booted up using the installation CD and ran Disk Utility. Upon trying to repair the disk I got the 'invalid node structure' message, and it told me to back up and reformat the hard-drive. The Mac HD is now not recognised, so i restarted using Bootcamp into Windows XP. All of the files on the Mac HD (F
are accessible in Windows, so the question is, if I purchase an external hard-drive can i transfer all the Mac HD files from Windows Bootcamp on the external hard-drive, erase and reformat the Mac HD and then transfer all the files and data onto the Mac HD once it has been erased and the OS has been re-installed? If that makes sense? Is there anything special I have to do? The Macbook is white and was purchased in November 2009 if that helps and runs on Snow Leopard.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I've recently had a few problems with my Macbook so I booted up using the installation CD and ran Disk Utility. Upon trying to repair the disk I got the 'invalid node structure' message, and it told me to back up and reformat the hard-drive. The Mac HD is now not recognised, so i restarted using Bootcamp into Windows XP. All of the files on the Mac HD (F
are accessible in Windows, so the question is, if I purchase an external hard-drive can i transfer all the Mac HD files from Windows Bootcamp on the external hard-drive, erase and reformat the Mac HD and then transfer all the files and data onto the Mac HD once it has been erased and the OS has been re-installed? If that makes sense? Is there anything special I have to do? The Macbook is white and was purchased in November 2009 if that helps and runs on Snow Leopard.Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.