somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 10/4/01 5:49 PM, the entity known as Corina transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> Hi all, > > I am wondering how to back up the HD of my iBook (OS 9.1) with built in > CD-RW (which is why this is off-topic). I have been a duolister for a long > time, and I know you guys know your stuff, so i hope you don't mind me > asking here. Also, to avoid asking more iBook questions here in the future, > is there a good online source for this kind of info? > > Thanks! > Corina You have a few choices. First, you can backup using the CD-RW drive, which, although tedious, you mostly only have to do once (if you do it right). Since your applications don't change (except when you install new things), back those up to one set of CDs. Back-up your OS portion to another set. Back-up your documents and other highly changeable stuff to a third set. You'd have to check, but Retrospect probably supports your drive, then you can just do incremental backups. Second, get a big enough external hard drive and just set a Finder copy going overnight. Although more expensive than CD-RWs, this is superior if (Heaven forbid) your entire iBook drive goes belly-up, you can restore it w/o having to shuffle through 20 CDs. - Eric. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
