on 04/02/03 00:40, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks, Laurent. I found Carbon Copy Cloner at VersionTracker. > > Just for my own clarity about how to proceed are you suggesting that rather > than carbon copy my existing OS X system and files from the external drive > to the iBook that I should upgrade the iBook to 10.2.3 and then copy the > apps and preferences from their locations?
If it was me, yes, that's what I would do. Although the vast majority of users have no problems with Carbon Copy Cloner, a few had problems. Knowing the complexity of Unix, I wouldn't trust any software to clone my disk. Why taking the chance? I'm sure it must not be that much longer to re-install from scratch. Obviously, you need to back the apps you want to keep and your home directory. I would also be careful in restoring my home directory. I would certainly not replace the one that the installer would create. Instead, I would restore file inside the folder that the installer would create, you know the ones like 'Documents', 'Movies', etc. I would be extra careful about replacing anything in Library. You can restore your preferences, but I would make sure I restore only preferences for the stuff I know and I would be careful with anything that starts with 'com.apple'. You never know what could happen if you replace a file needed by the system. However, like I said, if you have some 3rd party applications that have their preference files, and you want to keep them, then I don't think it would harm anything if you would restore them. Besides Library/Preferences, I'd be careful to replace anything that is stored into any other directory under Library, with the exception of Screen Savers and PreferencePanes, if you have any... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] firebottle n.obs.: A large, primitive, power-hungry active electrical device, similar in function to a FET but constructed out of glass, metal, and vacuum. Characterized by high cost, low density, low reliability, high-temperature operation, and high power dissipation. Sometimes mistakenly called a `tube' in the U.S. or a `valve' in England; another hackish term is glassfet. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
