PROBLEM: Computer can't boot, and the content of the /Users/aaron/ folder seems to be missing (or invisible?) when booted from an external clone.
Intel Macbook Pro (older), with OS X 10.6
Sorry, a bit long to avert initial follow-up questions:
A week ago, my computer froze and I had to hard-shut it off. Then, it wouldn't boot past the Apple-logo screen. Disk Utility couldn't Verify/Repair it (said backup and reformat). Disk Warrior said the same. I had a recent TM backup, and SuperDuper clone, so I formatted and clean-installed Snow Leopard, then migrated my TM data.
Worked fine for a week, had 40GB+ free space. Then, this weekend, it says 'Startup disk getting full' and has 1GB of free space. I didn't think twice about it at the time (b/c I occasionally/accidentally do fill my disks) but now thinking, it still should have still had 40GB free. I shut it down, which may have taken a bit longer than normal.
When I go to boot it up again, it won't pass the Apple-logo screen again. Eventually it boots past, but it goes to gray screen, then to the Apple space-flare screen (star background with swirly colors in the middle - this screen sometimes comes up when starting-up/shutting-down when OS X gets confused). The mouse comes on, and everything stops there.
Same thing as before with Disk Utility (cannot repair, backup and reformat). Disk Utility Repair Disk: 'Invalid Extend Entry' SMART: verified. Disk Warrior won't currently open from my bootable clone (corrupt preference file, I haven't messed to fix it yet). My main concern, is that looking into my /Users/aaron (home) folder on the corrupt drive to pluck a few recent file, it is EMPTY! The drive says it has 40GB free (which is what reminded me it shouldn't have filled after a recent fresh install/migration). WTF?!?
Again, I have a recent TM and fairly recent SuperDuper so I'm not panicking, but am suspecting I need to replace the HD? Again, fine, since I've been planing to upgrade it, but I'm concerned with what HAPPENED? Did I do something wrong? Is it just a coincidental drive-failure, and a 'glad I had a backup,' buy a new drive? Are there steps to recover the data (assuming I didn't have recent backups, just curious, for worse cases)?
Thanks
Aaron
Intel Macbook Pro (older), with OS X 10.6
Sorry, a bit long to avert initial follow-up questions:
A week ago, my computer froze and I had to hard-shut it off. Then, it wouldn't boot past the Apple-logo screen. Disk Utility couldn't Verify/Repair it (said backup and reformat). Disk Warrior said the same. I had a recent TM backup, and SuperDuper clone, so I formatted and clean-installed Snow Leopard, then migrated my TM data.
Worked fine for a week, had 40GB+ free space. Then, this weekend, it says 'Startup disk getting full' and has 1GB of free space. I didn't think twice about it at the time (b/c I occasionally/accidentally do fill my disks) but now thinking, it still should have still had 40GB free. I shut it down, which may have taken a bit longer than normal.
When I go to boot it up again, it won't pass the Apple-logo screen again. Eventually it boots past, but it goes to gray screen, then to the Apple space-flare screen (star background with swirly colors in the middle - this screen sometimes comes up when starting-up/shutting-down when OS X gets confused). The mouse comes on, and everything stops there.
Same thing as before with Disk Utility (cannot repair, backup and reformat). Disk Utility Repair Disk: 'Invalid Extend Entry' SMART: verified. Disk Warrior won't currently open from my bootable clone (corrupt preference file, I haven't messed to fix it yet). My main concern, is that looking into my /Users/aaron (home) folder on the corrupt drive to pluck a few recent file, it is EMPTY! The drive says it has 40GB free (which is what reminded me it shouldn't have filled after a recent fresh install/migration). WTF?!?
Again, I have a recent TM and fairly recent SuperDuper so I'm not panicking, but am suspecting I need to replace the HD? Again, fine, since I've been planing to upgrade it, but I'm concerned with what HAPPENED? Did I do something wrong? Is it just a coincidental drive-failure, and a 'glad I had a backup,' buy a new drive? Are there steps to recover the data (assuming I didn't have recent backups, just curious, for worse cases)?
Thanks
Aaron
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