> From: "Green, Steven B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] Move to OS 9 > Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> One of the most inexpensive options of all is a second hand scsi external >HD >> for back up. (You can even get an 18G new later to fit in the case for >about >> the price of a scsi zip drive). 1 and 2G ones are practically given away. >> well, they were when I last looked a year or so back! Fast, big, and you >> have something you can even put a an OS on to not only back up but use as a >> start up for diagnosis and defragging the main internal... > > Can you back up your application programs on a zip or second SCSI? > > I'm a windows guy, and in Windows you have small files littered all over the > system and windows folder, not to mention the registry. How does that work on > the MAC? > > Steve
Well, yes! You can just get the mouse and drag anything to another disk and the backup is there. The backup is the files you dragged. And if you have trouble with the particular original you can replace it with the backup. The backup in this case is simply a copy. Surely PCs can do this, but honestly, I can never get a straight answer to anything from that world! OK, slightly deeper stuff: If you drag the whole System Folder, you can start from the other disk. The System Folder contains all sorts of resources in easily accessible folders (to mention one: extensions - sort of "drivers" that are not built into the OS). If you want to do a simple thing like start from a disk A in order to do diagnostic work on Disk B, then you can. You can defrag B properly, test B's system files (they are not being used now) etc. You can have two disks almost identical so you can start from either, requiring only for you to choose Start Up in the control panel. This mirror tactic is comfort to moderately paranoid obsessives. You can drag apps too, but you need to be a bit careful if you want to actually use them. Some apps come with baggage like extensions which must be in the System Folder of the start up disk, some apps like to be on the start up disk (so if you try to run them without having started the Mac from the same disk, you will have problems). And there are other things to watch for (eg. On A, preferences will often name disks on which various things are to go, but if you copy the preferences to B, there can be puzzles and paradoxes for the Mac. But don't be scared, you can dump prefs and things and reset or they get rebuilt auto to defaults) BTW, I have asked about five different windows folk how one does these sort of things and they all scratch their beards or chins, some look knowingly and say "it is a bit more complicated on a PC" but I never actually get an answer. Hope this helps ... but I don't know what you know. You need to read about or work Macs for a while... But in general, all this sort of thing is much easier and plainer on Macs, a great strength in my opinion. David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
