Okay, this is a bit of an odd question, I know.
Long story short, my old imac stopped working, I assumed it was a hdd problem so I bought a new one and re-installed all my files from time machine. It worked okay...except it randomly crashes every now and then.
So now I am assuming the problem was with not only the old hdd (had been giving SMART warnings for a while) but also with the hardware in the imac. At least, I'm pretty sure the hardware is done for. I can't think of anything I did wrong during the hdd install other than accidentally drop one of the tiny screws into the case because of all the magnets' interfering. I don't think this would hurt it, as it didn't land anywhere near the motherboard.
These files and programs are pretty important to me so I was wondering if I could just take my hdd out of the imac and put it in one of the trays in my PC and hook the cables into it. Or would I have to wipe the drive again, and go through the long process of migrating all the files from the time machine backup into the new drive. again.
I'd really appreciate an answer. This has been driving me batty.
Long story short, my old imac stopped working, I assumed it was a hdd problem so I bought a new one and re-installed all my files from time machine. It worked okay...except it randomly crashes every now and then.
So now I am assuming the problem was with not only the old hdd (had been giving SMART warnings for a while) but also with the hardware in the imac. At least, I'm pretty sure the hardware is done for. I can't think of anything I did wrong during the hdd install other than accidentally drop one of the tiny screws into the case because of all the magnets' interfering. I don't think this would hurt it, as it didn't land anywhere near the motherboard.
These files and programs are pretty important to me so I was wondering if I could just take my hdd out of the imac and put it in one of the trays in my PC and hook the cables into it. Or would I have to wipe the drive again, and go through the long process of migrating all the files from the time machine backup into the new drive. again.
I'd really appreciate an answer. This has been driving me batty.