Hi, Michael, and others,
I would happily spend the money to have somebody do it for me, but I cannot give up my machine under the current circumstances for the 3 or 4 days that the services require. I am thinking that if I follow Jack's instructions, I can swap out the new hard drive and see if it works. If it doesn't, I am no worse off. The transfer of files could be done overnight. All my data is up on Carbonite, but the last time I had to do this, it took two days to download over an Ethernet connection. Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University <http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Stevens Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Friam Digest, Vol 154, Issue 18 Nick, If you wanted to transfer only "files," like the text of a paper, photographs, a spreadsheet, etc. there are plenty of ways to do that. (You probably know this, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence!) However, if software is involved, e.g. Word, Excel, etc., I think it's much more complicated. What you have heard about an image is correct, but I wouldn't recommend that as a do-it-yourself project, particularly in a distracted state of mind with family troubles. There are just too many little things that could go wrong. My advice is to hire someone. Price range would most likely be $100 - $150, but that's only a guess. Best of luck, Mike Stevens Berkeley On Apr 26, 2016, at 9:00 AM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: Send Friam mailing list submissions to <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit <http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com> http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Friam digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Sober, clear advice needed (Nick Thompson) From: "Nick Thompson" < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> Subject: [FRIAM] Sober, clear advice needed Date: April 25, 2016 at 11:17:38 AM PDT To: "Friam" < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> Hi, everybody, A substantial family calamity occurred in Massachusetts on Friday, on the same day that a technician who replaced my motherboard here warned me that my hard drive is on its last legs. I have a new hard drive sitting on my desk from HP and HP will come install it, but under my circumstances I cannot afford any break in my communication with My People in Massachusetts. Here is where I need your advice. I keep being told that it is possible to make an "image" of one's hard drive. I imagine this means, I pay a hundred bucks for a black box, I plug the black box into my computer, I let it whir for a night, and then there is a copy of my hard drive on the black box. Then, when my present hard drive dies, I have HP replace it, I plug the black box into the computer again, let it whir for another night, and when I wake up in the morning, resume my life exactly as it was. Is such a thing possible? Could it be done by a "citizen" (as Owen calls us) who is much distracted by other things. Can you recommend a particular black box. One problem that DotFoil has suggested is that my old hard drive may have errors on it, and that transferring an "image" (if such a thing is possible) will transfer those errors, with possibly fatal consequences. Should I perhaps run error correction software somewhere in that process. Please advise, Nick P.S. Everybody's safe. Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University <http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ _______________________________________________ Friam mailing list <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com> http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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