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    Is an image created by Disk Utility sector-by-sector?

    I need to make a sector by sector mountable image file of a USB drive that will allow recovery of deleted files. I'm not looking to simply put every file into a DMG. Will the DMG created by Disk Utility copy all sectors, including empty ones? I've searched extensively and what I'm finding is a...
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    External HD not mounting anymore

    Hi! I've got a problem with my external HD. I used it via an Anker USB-Hub in combination with another HD when it suddenly began to periodically unmount and mount again. After a few times of (un-)mounting I detached the HD from the hub and plugged it directly in my USB port. But it didn't show...
  3. alvareo

    FileVault stuck at 57%, "Estimating time remaining"

    So I recently had to format this handed-down 13" late 2011 MacBook Pro due to some system instability I had due to too many RAM changes, and when I was setting up the OS I, again, turned on FileVault. I used my computer as normal, probably too much as normal, installing a bunch of things, moving...
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    length of time for process coreStorage revert to complete

    I started running line command 'diskutil cs revert <ID>' to decrypt a Time Machine backup volume on an external drive (WD Passport 1 TB). The Terminal command initiated with "Started CoreStorage operation on disk3 My Passport for Mac" A day later the process still appears to be running. Is...
  5. Gudabu

    Mistake on run command "dd if=..."

    I made a mistake when was trying to create a Bootable USB Stick with a Win 7 image to install on my Mother's pc... I accidentally executed the command before put the `of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m` part, so just ran `sudo dd if=/Users/username/Desktop/WIN7.iso` :( ... I pressed "ctrl+c" immediately, but...
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