ok so i took my mac mini to the apple store to get it fixed... the genius said that the logic board was bad and they would need to replace it. But they didn't have one in stock so they would order one and replace it...but i had to leave it there. I forgot to back-up everything. Do you think apple will just replace the logic board and put everything back in it.. or will they just give me a new mac mini and format my hard drive?
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what will apple do to my mini??
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Either one's possible, but there's a good chance either way that all of your data will be gone whichever one they choose. I've heard that they replace the hard drive a lot of times with the logic board.
Before it's too late, I would call them up or go to the store and request that you back up your data. Do it ASAP, because you never know if they will keep your stuff or not.
I couldn't agree more that you should try to get that data backed up before the repair. With that said, Apple just replaced my logic board and my data was fine.
I agree with everyone about calling them and asking them to back it up. There is about a 50/50 chance that the data will be erased. I have sent my old Mac's in for repair on the logic board and sometimes the data would still be there but sometimes I would need to start from scratch.
so what should i tell them tomorrow when i call? Should i just tell them to transfer my hard drive over or just to back up my stuff?
aaron7e7 said:
well one time i had i also forgot to back it up, i ended up buying an external hd and they backed it up right onto that. If you have an external hd, I would go and back it up before the open your mini up.
I do have an external hard drive... but i live 3 hours away from the store. Do you think they would just put my hard drive into the new mac mini?
aaron7e7 said:
well if they do give you a new mac mini, they could just transfer all the data from the old one to the new one. But it is more likely that they will replace the logic board on your old one.
I agree with what CoMpX said, just call them and ask them for some options.
Does it say on the repair slip you got?
I can't remember if it was on the sheet that had to be signed or the one that you got to keep, but somewhere it said "OK to erase data: yes/no" (or something like that).
I can't remember if it was on the sheet that had to be signed or the one that you got to keep, but somewhere it said "OK to erase data: yes/no" (or something like that).
Still, it's a risk I wouldn't take, checkbox or no checkbox. I would not under any circumstances trust anyone else with my data if it's not backed up. I would definitely call and tell them your situation and ask for some kind of backup to be made if at all possible.EricNau said:
