Hi,
yes, i did exactly as instructed and also tried xf utility to back up the card to a different drive….just to check…
my system specs are as follows:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system): 1.69f3
thanks for your help…whatever happens, i guess i will be learning…k