Re: Weird Mac problem

From	nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject	Re: Weird Mac problem
Date	2015-09-28 22:30 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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r.org>, Erilar <drache@notchibardun.net> wrote:

> 
> Except for some graphics files that are probably gone, most of the content
> HAS been backed up to the new laptop. 

ok

> In other words, a diagnostic check is almost certainly useless?  It's not
> going to be something that CAN be fixed? 

apple won't fix it anymore because it's too old but someone else might.

however, it's probably not worth the bother since you can probably buy
a used replacement for less than the repair cost. something that old is
probably in the $100 range, used.

> And the iPad can't be "backed up" without destroying much of the content
> then, judging from the mess I made when I tried just that some time ago.

nonsense. 

sync with itunes and/or enable icloud.

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