Hi Dane And could I make a backup of my HD using an external drive I keep for this purpose using Time Machine?
Kind regards, Jackie Brown Twitter: @thebrownsplace Skype: Thejackmate -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 21 February 2014 12:14 To: OS X & iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Making an HD backup on the Mac before performing a clean install Time Machine should perform the backup task, if anything goes wrong you can restore from this back to where you left off. On 21 Feb 2014, at 11:09 pm, Jackie Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps those with some advanced knowledge of the Mac could have a go at > answering this one for me please? > > I am currently running Mountain Lion on my iMac, but want to upgrade to > Mavericks. Before I do, however, I would like to perform a backup of my HD > before doing a clean install rather than just updating over the top of what > is already there. > > Could I use anything already built into the Mac to make a backup, or would I > need something like Carbon Copy Cloner? I have used this software before, > but I think there has been an upgrade that you need to purchase. I would be > happy to do this if there is nothing already on my system that can do the > job. > > Once I make a backup of the drive, what is the best way to perform a clean > install of Mavericks? I seem to remember you need to make an image bootable > on a pen. In essence, can this all be done with speech and with no > meaningful sighted assistance around? > > Sorry for a long post. I have been putting this task off for a while, and > would like to bite the bullet if I can. > > Many thanks for any help. > > Kind regards, > > Jackie Brown > Twitter: @thebrownsplace > Skype: Thejackmate > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
