On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Macs R We <[email protected]> wrote:
> Time Capsule is one of the few places where Apple completely exercises the > "ownership" mechanism, so unless you're logged in as root, Finder copy is > going to be a big headache (even if you're the only user on the backup). > > My first approach would be to mount both drives explicitly and then use > Disk Copy restore with "erase target," which does block copies of drives. > First, thank you! Two questions: First, I'm not sure what you mean by mounting both drives "explicitly" - can you mount a time capsule drive in a way other than connecting it to the network? Second, I think you might have assumed that I meant drives attached to a time capsule. I actually meant the time capsule drives (the internal one) themselves. Does this apply with those? Thanks for your help! > > On Nov 30, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Jeff Weinberger wrote: > > > Hi: > > > > My time capsule seems to be on its last legs, so I am buying a new one. I > > have two Macs backed up to the current time capsule (using time machine) > > and a bunch of other stuff stored there. > > > > I know I can use finder copy to move stuff over when both are connected, > > but I am concerned about maintaining backup integrity and history not to > > mention the very long time that will take, and making sure when it's all > > done, the new one looks pretty much like the old one. > > > > I recall a thread about this a while ago, but could not find anything > > beyond "use finder copy," so I thought I'd ask again if there are any > tools > > or methods that will do a direct copy preserving data stuctures and > > metadata. > > > > Any help is much appreciated!! > > > > Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > > MacOSX-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > > -- > Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support > in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. > http://macsrwe.com > >
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