on 31/07/04 15:50, Michael Richardson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> My Reply follows quote. On 31/07/2004 08:05 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> said: >> >>> on 31/07/04 10:13, Michael Richardson at >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>>> I have just purchased a 40gig hard drive from OWC >> for >>>> my Lombard(arriving UPS within the next hour or >> two, >>>> hopefully). I would like to know the most >> efficient >>>> way to get my current information switched from >> my old >>>> hard drive to the new one. >>>> Thanks once again. >>>> >>> >>> The problem here first is how you're going to have >> access to both drives at >>> the same time, since you want to transfer from one >> to the other. Do you have >>> any USB or FireWire enclosure? Do you have other >> ways to backup your current >>> drive so that you can switch the new one and >> restore on it? >>> >>> -Laurent. >> -------- >> The way I have done such things in the past is to >> hook up an external >> SCSI drive (the only kind I have on hand), boot the >> machine from a >> CD-ROM, copy the internal drive to the external hard >> > >> I do have a 60gig external usb hard drive. I figured > i could use it to copy my current hard drive content. >
Then, depending on what system you run, you have 2 options: if running OS 9, then you could just drag the folders from the Finder; if running OS X, then as somebody else mentioned, you can use Carbon Copy Cloner. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] coaster n.: 1. Unuseable CD produced during failed attempt at writing to writeable or re-writeable CD media. Certainly related to the coaster-like shape of a CD, and the relative value of these failures. "I made a lot of coasters before I got a good CD." 2. Useless CDs received in the mail from the likes of AOL, MSN, CI$, Prodigy, ad nauseam. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
