Hiya ~ But I need to have a bootable external drive to create a bootable system, correct? This I do not yet have.
I would prolly actually have to seek out such, since there weren't any at the local Staples or Best Buy. I don't configure much, so am thinking do an archive and install on the system, add back the files from one of the non-bootables and downloaded apps and I'm ready to go, more or less. Oh, yes, add back the fonts. My Mac works so well I haven't yet had time to test this theory. It's a 2001 Mac purchased in 2002, so have had for six years and it just works day in day out. I love my Mac. On Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at 09:15 AM, dc wrote: > > Use a cloning utility like arbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper and you > will have a bootable system with all your files intact. If your Macs > hard drive fails you can simply swap the drive from your external > enclosure. > > On Nov 4, 10:00 pm, Anne Keller-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi all ~ >> >> Been using a Maxtor and a Fantom hard drive to back up files. These >> are >> not bootable, so I have always assumed in case of a major OS >> malfunction I would lose much of my user configuration, but what the >> hey. Retrospect does a good job backing up what's new and changed. My >> question is, if I just dragged files to the hard drive (I actually do >> this to make my own archives, old files are loaded onto both drives >> and >> then deleted from my computer) am I going to have permissions >> problems? >> I haven't had any so far. >> >> What are the issues here? >> >> Was considering Time Machine but my brain balked at the $300 price >> tag. >> Got the Airport Express Extreme though on account I wanted to network >> the G4 with the new iMac in order to get both on my cable modem. (G4 >> did not have a wireless card it turns out). >> >> Anne Keller Smith >> Down to Earth Creations >> Jewelry that Sings to Your >> Spirithttp://www.downtoearthcreations.comhttp:// >> www.downtoearthcreations.etsy.comhttp:// >> www.downtoearthcreations.blogspot.com > > > > Anne Keller Smith Down to Earth Web Design Beautiful Web Sites that Work http://www.downtoearthweb.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
