Hi Mike,
There are two programs that you can use to create bootable clones of
your hard drive, since you're talking about imaging and dd in linux.
Cabon Copy Cloner is available from Bombich Software and is freeware.
SuperDuper from Shirt Pocket Software is $28, but you can use it in
clone-only mode for free. Both these programs can also update only
files that were changed since your last backup. SuperDuper has an
extensive manual that includes explanations about basic concepts
behind backups and has a chattier dialogue, so some people prefer it
for this reason. Both work fine.
Cheers,
Esther
P.S. On the Intel Macs you can boot from a cloned disk with either
Firewire or USB connections. On earlier model Power PC Macs this
could only be done via a Firewire connection. I'm just mentioning
this because some of the furor about Apple's dropping the Firewire
port on the new late 2008 MacBooks was centered around issues like
this, and other ways to restore through Firewire such as target disk
mode.
On Jan 9, 2009, at 5:17 AM, Michael Ryan wrote:
Hi all:
Is there a program available for OSX-10.X Leopard that will allow
you to create an Image of your hard disk for backup and restore
purposes?
Something similar to Part Image and DD in Linux? If something
happened, I would hate to have to re_install everything from
scratch. Not a Problem mind you but it would be a pain. I'd like to
Image my perfectly functioning system, complete with installed aps
and files and just restore it if something major occurred.
TNX all:
Michael
