[SOLVED] Load bar at start up, then shut down.

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Grey bar loading bar when I start up and once it fully loads, mac shuts down.

I have tried repairing Macintosh HD in recovery mode, but I get the message: Error: Disk Utility can't repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed up files.

I have tried this solution to recover the files from my mac onto an external HD: http://macreports.com/how-to-back-up-your-mac-that-wont-boot/
but it didn't work.

Firstly, how do I go about recovering the files from my mac? - I have a 1 TB seagate backup drive and want to get the files from my mac onto my PC.

Secondly, is my mac otherwise dead?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
 
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Your mac isn't dead, your drive is.

If you have an external drive, plug it into the machine and boot into Recovery, choose "Reinstall OS X" and select your external drive. It'll load OS X onto it and then you can access your internal drive through there.

Unless you have the correct torque screws to take the bottom case off to remove the internal drive and plug it into a caddy, your best bet is to go with the above.
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Your mac isn't dead, your drive is.

If you have an external drive, plug it into the machine and boot into Recovery, choose "Reinstall OS X" and select your external drive. It'll load OS X onto it and then you can access your internal drive through there.

Unless you have the correct torque screws to take the bottom case off to remove the internal drive and plug it into a caddy, your best bet is to go with the above.
 
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Pull the drive out, put it into a USB enclosure or adapter, plug it into the Mac and hit the power button. Hold Option key after you hear the chime and you should get a screen with your hard drive showing in yellow icon (likely called Macintosh HD). Choose it and hit enter. If it boots normally and runs fine (albeit slower) then it is not your hard drive but your hard drive cable.

If this doesn't work then your OS X might have become corrupted or the drive is indeed dying and needs to be replaced.

By the way is this a MacBook or an iMac?
 
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Thanks for your reply. When I try to install OS X onto my external hard drive, it says that "This disk doesn't use the GUID Partition Table Scheme. Use Disk Utility to change the partition scheme..." Is this safe to do? The external drive im using is brand new and has nothing on it.

Thanks.

 
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