I have had limited success doing the infamous platter swap. On Mar 5, 2015 4:36 PM, "Justin Smith" <justin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > One of our employees where I work has an old MacBook Pro. The hard drive > is in its death throes; it no longer boots properly, and Disk Utility can't > fix it. Wouldn't you know it, there are no backups, his email client was > set up to use POP3, and he needs those emails in order to do his work. > > > > I'm not particularly knowledgeable when it comes to data recovery, so I'd > rather take it to someone who does. Can any of you recommend anybody in the > Oakland/Shadyside area? > > > -- > > Justin Smith > > GNU/Linux System Administrator > > > > "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; > nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will > not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world > is full of educated derelicts." > > > > -Calvin Coolidge >