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From: Salgud on 18 Jun 2008 23:44 billy(a)MIX.COM wrote: > Salgud <spamboy6547(a)comcast.net> writes: > >> Decided to get on this tonight. Nothing on the disk I need, so I tried >> to partition/format. Says drive can not be mounted, no matter how I try >> to partition or erase. Is Disk Warrior my only hope? Any cheaper way to >> format this drive? > > Is time machine still running? It should probably be turned off while > working on its former disk. > > What exactly do you see in left window of Disk Utility for the disk (when > the right window says "Select a disk, volume or image")? If you select > the physical device itself there, as in (example: 53.7 GB IC35L060AVER...), > and not the logical name (example: Time Machine), then select Erase from > the options on the top of the right window, then using the Options... > button (to the left of the Erase one) and select "Zero all data", then > click ok (on that drop-down sheet) and Erase - does that work? > > Billy Y.. I'm doing that right now. I'll get back to you on the results. It does appear to be working. Thanks again.
From: Salgud on 18 Jun 2008 23:46 Jolly Roger wrote: > In article <g3a9ud$4ps$1(a)registered.motzarella.org>, > Salgud <spamboy6547(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> Jolly Roger wrote: >>> In article <g39trt$re$1(a)registered.motzarella.org>, >>> Salgud <spamboy6547(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> billy(a)MIX.COM wrote: >>>>> TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft(a)mac.coom> writes: >>>>> >>>>>> My guess is that when disconnecting the drive (I'm assuming that the >>>>>> computer >>>>>> was on at that moment) the data on the drive got corrupted. I'm willing >>>>>> to >>>>>> guess that the only fix is to reformat the drive and then start Time >>>>>> Machine. >>>>>> The unfortunate result is that anything previously backed up with Time >>>>>> Machine will be lost. >>>>> If there was something on the disk I really wanted, I'd try Disk Warrior >>>>> before giving up and initializing it. >>>>> >>>>> Billy Y.. >>>> Decided to get on this tonight. Nothing on the disk I need, so I tried >>>> to partition/format. Says drive can not be mounted, no matter how I try >>>> to partition or erase. Is Disk Warrior my only hope? Any cheaper way to >>>> format this drive? >>> I would use /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility to format the hard >>> drive. >>> >> Thanks for the reply. That's what I tried. > > What make and model drive is this again?? > Thanks for the reply. It's a Maxtor One Touch 120Gb. But I think I may have it fixed with Billy's instructions. I'll know soon.
From: Salgud on 19 Jun 2008 07:42
Salgud wrote: > billy(a)MIX.COM wrote: >> Salgud <spamboy6547(a)comcast.net> writes: >> >>> Decided to get on this tonight. Nothing on the disk I need, so I >>> tried to partition/format. Says drive can not be mounted, no matter >>> how I try to partition or erase. Is Disk Warrior my only hope? Any >>> cheaper way to format this drive? >> >> Is time machine still running? It should probably be turned off while >> working on its former disk. >> >> What exactly do you see in left window of Disk Utility for the disk (when >> the right window says "Select a disk, volume or image")? If you select >> the physical device itself there, as in (example: 53.7 GB >> IC35L060AVER...), >> and not the logical name (example: Time Machine), then select Erase from >> the options on the top of the right window, then using the Options... >> button (to the left of the Erase one) and select "Zero all data", then >> click ok (on that drop-down sheet) and Erase - does that work? >> >> Billy Y.. > I'm doing that right now. I'll get back to you on the results. It does > appear to be working. > Thanks again. Thanks, Billy. I followed your instructions last night, and I have TM backing up my files this morning. All looks well. |