Crappy Mac Hard Drives
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pixelfrog, i back up all my stuff now daily with the carbon copy cloner:
http://www.bombich.com/software/…
and i perform daily a filesystemcheck
"How to Use fsck From the Command LineOnce you have reached a command line, follow these steps to use fsck:1. Type the following at the # prompt: fsck -y2. Press Return.The fsck utility will go through five "phases" and then return information about the disk'sutilization and fragmentation. If fsck alters, repairs, or fixes anything, it will display themessage:***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****Important: If this message appears, repeat the "fsck -y" command until this message nolonger appears. It is normal for your computer to require several "passes" of fsck, becausefirst-pass repairs may uncover additional errors.3. When fsck reports that no problems were found, type the following command at the #prompt: reboot4. Press Return.The computer should start up normally and allow you to log in. "