Then what back-up fire wire drive would you recommend for a lap top to use
Super Duper on, and have access to Target Disk Mode????

Nora

On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Jim Bennett <[email protected]>wrote:

> Another advantage to Firewire drives is Target Disk Mode, which allows you
> to migrate your files to a new computer easily if you're not able to use
> Migration Assistant for some reason (I was not, and Target Disk Mode saved
> me).
> Jim
>
>
> On Apr 30, 2011, at 4:40 PM, Rick Burnett wrote:
>
>  I forgot about that. The only PPC Mac we have left is the eMac in the
>> kitchen and I don't back it up.
>> I know there was a reason I used to pay the premium for firewire even when
>> I was just using the drive for backup and didn't really "need" the extra
>> speed...
>> :)
>>
>>
>> On Apr 30, 2011, at 2:02 PM, Lee Larson wrote:
>>
>>  On Apr 30, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Rick Burnett wrote:
>>>
>>>  USB will work fine for Super Duper. I use them all the time. Firewire
>>>> will just work faster.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Also, older PowerPC Macs can’t  boot off USB drives.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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