My thinking is to copy what I want to keep to a folder on the desktop machine across the firewire connection, install the new drive in the iBook, install 10.2.6 on it, then put the "keeper" stuff back on from the desktop machine. Am I right in thinking that if I just copy the entire folder with my name on it from the "Users" folder to the desktop machine, then overwrite the same folder on my new install on the new drive, that I will have all my mail, preferences, favorites, etc?
Is there a better way? I won't have any easy way to get anything off of the old iBook drive after it's out so I want to be sure and get everything the first time. l also have a 30GB iPod if there is an advantage to using it for the temporary storage instead of the desktop G3.
The iBook presently has a 10GB drive and I am installing a 40GB. My plan was to partition it 10/30 and install the OS and any apps to the 10GB partition and save the 30GB partition for data---mostly iTunes library. Any better ideas?
Thanks,
Travis
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