On Dec 13, 2008, at 11:13 AM, Dan wrote:
> Just use Apple's Disk Utility. As Bill points out in his reply - > it's available on the OS DVD, so you can use it to repair your boot > volume. Or you can boot on your external clone/backup and run it > from there. > > Disk Utility handles most problems quite well. If it can't, then you > can purchase DiskWarrior or Data Rescue ... but really, at that > point, the only time you'd be reaching for those particular utilities > is if you totally failed to make backups. (hint hint) :) Okay ... I always backup my data. But I never made an external clone of everything because I didn't have a bootable drive. Guess I figured if anything went horribly wrong I'd just reinstall the System, put back the data, and voila. I am thinking that's what they are referring to when they write "nuke and pave." However, is there a better way and can you point me in direction of a resource I can use to make a clone? Many thanks as always! Anne Keller Smith Down to Earth Web Design G4 Quicksilver 733mHz Tower 896 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive, OS 10.4.11 mailto:[email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
