On Jul 28, 2009, at 4:45 AM, mkehoe wrote:
> > Thanks for all the responses .. I have Prosoft Data Backup software on > my computer ... is this comparable to Carbon Copy Cloner for cloning, > or should I use CCC? I have 10.4.11 OS (Tiger) on my Power Mac G4. > > On Jul 27, 3:09 pm, McGrude <mcgr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 12:42 PM, mkehoe<mirake...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Any suggestions on how to create a clone of the original 60G >>> (Macintosh HD) start-up drive in my G4 MDD dual 867? I would like >>> to >>> create a clone on a larger drive, maybe 750G. Would it work to >>> clone >>> the 60G to an 750 internal drive temporarily enclosed in a case, >>> then >>> take out the 60G, replace it with the 750G clone, and boot up using >>> this drive? >> >> Take a look at Carbon Copy Cloner. If it works correctly you should >> be able to easily make the copy and swap the drives. >> >> http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html I've successfully used CCC 3.2.1 many times under Tiger and Leopard. I would suggest not using the Block Level Copy, but use the File Level one. If you Block Level Copy a 60GB to a 750GB, the 750GB will look like a 60GB hard drive. Don't know why this is, or where the remaining space "goes", but a File Level copy ends up with the 750GB drive with the 60GB's contents. I assume you only have one partition on the 60GB one? I think I have the terminology correct ... read up on it ... the CCC documentation is pretty good. If you have more than one partition on the 60GB Source, I would suggest a file level copy of each partition, to larger partitions on the 750GB one, since you're expanding. I went from a 500GB one to a 750GB. And later from the 500GB to a 1TB SATA, and have 5 partitions on the Source and Targets: OS X Leopard, OS X Tiger, Classic 9.2.2, Apps, Docs. All successfully being used now. Good luck. Experiment. As long as you don't erase the 60GB Source drive, you can always try again, zeroing out the Target with Disk Utility. Make sure you don't have "Ignore Ownership on this volume" checked on any of the Source partitions prior to cloning ... it will ignore the Ownership and Permissions and not copy them to the Target. You see this at the bottom of the "Get Info" window on a partition, I think its only on partitions (volumes) that are non-OS X ones. I think this is correct ... please read the documentation ... my memory isn't 100%. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
