Mac OS 10.5 is due out in a few weeks, with "Time Machine", Apple's
new backup software. Personally, I'm putting off any changes to my
backup software and hardware, until I find out the details about Time
Machine.
I've been using Retrospect on a regular schedule to make a complete copy of
my iMac's hard drive. (The drive I use has a partition devoted solely to
this backup and is connected by a firewire cable.) I had thought I'd be
able to boot my computer from this drive, but when I tried it, I was
surprised to find it didn't work. I started up my Mac while holding down
the option key and the partition with the complete backup appeared as an
option, along with the Mac's hard drive. But when I selected it I received
the universal "no" sign, a circle with a slash through it.
What does it take to make a drive bootable?
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