Is the mac side of my computer gone forever?

Asked by lunabean (630

) March 2nd, 2009

i had windows xp and mac os 10.5 installed but not through boot camp. i decided to delete the windows partition with the disk utility and try reinstalling windows through bootcamp. i restarted my computer to see if the partition had disappeared but apparently both of them are non existent now. i reinstalled windows because it’s the only disk i have and when i press the alt key all i get is the windows partition and nothing else. i have already tried to reset the pram with no luck. is there any way to get my mac stuff back without having to do anything drastic?

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You are fucked. I’m 95% sure your Mac partition is gone.

jrpowell (40562

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If I were you I would install my os on another drive completely, then use that as a base to see what, if anything I could salvage from the other drive.

Bri_L (12219

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@Bri_L I’ll try your suggestion. The partition was there when I chose the one for windows. I was hoping to somehow access it without having to use another computer.

lunabean (630

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I see where your coming from. U am just thinking that every attempt at toying with it directly is a chance at data loss.

Bri_L (12219

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ouch

TaoSan (7106

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The best thing to do now is salvage what is left. Try starting it holding alt. If the os x partition is still there it might show up. If not, start the mac holding T, connect it trough a FireWire cable to another mac to read your computer like a removable disk.

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