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  1. VMax

    VMax F1 Rookie

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    Yes, very f**king helpful.

    The most likely cause of that error is a disk going bad IME (happens on Macs too BTW, because they use the same hardware :rolleyes:) - if it's an old machine with important and not-backed-up stuff on it, take it to a store and get them to do a backup of the data before anything else. Diagnostics can be done afterwards, but best not to stress a failing drive even more until you've got all the data off it (or as much as you can get, depending upon the state of the thing).
     
  2. Steve355F1

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    Thanks, Mike. That's kind of what I thought.
     
  3. greg246

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    Oooooh touchy :p


    Yep, trash it
     
  4. VMax

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    It doesn't bother me normally, but when someone's simply asking for honest advice about a problem, and potentially about to lose data, I find incorrect and pointlessly smug responses quite irritating, yes.

    Very Apple of you indeed. "Oops, it's broken! Throw it out and buy a new one".

    FWIW Steve, if he's otherwise happy with the machine (and it's not ancient), I'd say $200-300 would get a new 1TB disk or smaller/faster SSD in there, complete with installation and data transferred over. Tons of stores will be happy to do it. Also I'd suggest not switching the machine on until someone can look at it and back up the data, if it currently isn't.
     
  5. PAP 348

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    I think so. :)
     
  6. greg246

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    FFS, humourless twit, lighten up
     
  7. Steve355F1

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    Thanks, Mike. That sounds like the best course of action.

    Exactly the same thing happened to my Aunty's laptop last year and it's now running fine with a newer, better drive in it.

    Oh, and I laughed at Greg's responses. It's all good! :)
     
  8. greg246

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    You're welcome :D
     
  9. VMax

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    You called me out as being touchy, and I explained why - "Buy a Mac" IS a smug response, and an incorrect one if the problem is what it appears to be. Nonetheless, I'd still help you if your Mac's hard disk died ;)
     
  10. Steve355F1

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    #1335 Steve355F1, Aug 30, 2016
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    Anyway, we all know Mac's are Strictly For Poofs.

    :D
     
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  12. greg246

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    Mate, everything is backed up and I'd just chuck it out and buy a new one :)
     
  13. VMax

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    LOL. I'll be very happy to help you with that too! ;)
     
  14. Aircon

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    rich KK
     
  15. PAP 348

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    +575
     
  16. Aircon

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  17. FazzerPorscheman

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    LOL.

    Leg Opener? :)
     
  18. Steve355F1

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  19. moretti

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    I got my Samsung from Telstra (Note 4) only 4 months ago ..... are we up to 7 already ??!!

    I'm over phones , they piss me off, and Telstra are useless

    [rant/on]

    so, Telstra call me when I'm flatout,
    "you called us sir"
    "no I didn't"
    "says here you did"
    "when was that ? "
    "last week"
    "not possible, I wasn't in the country and thanks to your great roaming service I couldn't call ANYONE!!!"
    ...................15 more minutes of my time wasted arguing the toss :rolleyes:

    "ok, we can close the call, just need your last name and birthday"
    "moretti 29 7"
    "nope, that's not your birthday"
    "well **** me if I don't have a beer on that day every year .... who's birthday is it then sunshine ??!!"
    "well sir, your birth details here don't match what you say"
    "ok, I'm lying , I'll make up another birthdate and you tell me when I get it right" :p
    (the smartarse is coming to the top now :D)
    "you know this call is being recorded sir ?"
    "I bloody hope so mate, because I want to talk to your manager"
    "there are no managers around, they are all in a meeting"
    "What !!?? No managers at all ?????????? I'll tell you what, I have a very dear friend who is one of the head execs in Telstra and I think I'll call Narelle and let her know all her managers are bludging in a meeting with some donuts"
    "Would you like to wait for a manager sir ?"
    "I don't have that many years left ..... bye"

    [rant/off]
     
  20. Aircon

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    Oh no! “less than 0.1 per cent of the entire volume sold"
     
  21. au-yt

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    I just bought a Samsung 7 edge I wonder if it has the same issue.
     
  22. Aircon

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    Why would it?
     
  23. SPEEDCORE

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    Do you live in woop woop where they are behind by 2years :p

    The Note 5 came out last year and they skipped no6 and now it's 7.

    Samsung are good with recalls not sure why everyone is *****ing. Apple doesn't give you a new phone if it's broken then give you a refurb.
     
  24. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    Do the numbers I need to dial change ?

    Has my email address changed ?

    Is the internet still full of rubbish ?
     
  25. Steve355F1

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    It goes from bad to worse.

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    I don't ever remember Apple having to tell customers to immediately turn off their phone because it might blow up.
     

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