07-11-2008, 07:33 AM
Best not to leave it running until you have the right tools on hand to retrieve your data.
If the drive mechanism is mechanically failing then no amount of Disk Warrior or Disk Utility sorcery will get your data back.
At this point I would say your best bet it using FW disk mode to try and copy your more important data off first. If you can get the drive to mount that is. Don't try and copy the whole drive because it won't. Select one folder at a time and babysit it until it fails. Often times you can turn it off and let it cool, let come back later and get some more. If you are desperate- the freezer may become your savior.
If the drive mechanism is mechanically failing then no amount of Disk Warrior or Disk Utility sorcery will get your data back.
At this point I would say your best bet it using FW disk mode to try and copy your more important data off first. If you can get the drive to mount that is. Don't try and copy the whole drive because it won't. Select one folder at a time and babysit it until it fails. Often times you can turn it off and let it cool, let come back later and get some more. If you are desperate- the freezer may become your savior.