Power Mac - Replacing internal start-up drive on Power Mac G5

viddiewell · viddiewell #1 (**permalink**)

09-28-2007, 01:35 AM

I've today installed a new internal drive on my Power Mac G5 which I would like to use as the start-up drive. How should I go about cloning my original hard drive to this new one? Do I have to re-install all of my software on the new drive or is there a way to send everything over all together. Jeez, I hope so.

bryphotoguy · bryphotoguy #2 (**permalink**)

09-28-2007, 07:12 AM

There are two HD cloning tools, SuperDuper and I can't remember the second one off the top of my head. Google HD cloning for Mac.

daveinpoway · daveinpoway #3 (**permalink**)

09-28-2007, 10:28 AM

Carbon Copy Cloner is probably the other one you were thinking about.

viddiewell · viddiewell #4 (**permalink**)

09-28-2007, 12:26 PM

Some of the cloning advice I've been reading has insinuated that if I clone my drive onto another one with greater capacity I would be wasting the extra gigabytes. Does this mean that a cloned drive is basically a ROM copy? Or, once I clone will the cloned drive still be able to function normally?

bryphotoguy #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 02, 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,978 Mac Specs: Quad 2.8GHz Mac Pro, Edge iPhone	09-28-2007, 07:12 AM There are two HD cloning tools, SuperDuper and I can't remember the second one off the top of my head. Google HD cloning for Mac. January 2008 Member of the Month
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viddiewell #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 28, 2007 Posts: 8	09-28-2007, 01:35 AM I've today installed a new internal drive on my Power Mac G5 which I would like to use as the start-up drive. How should I go about cloning my original hard drive to this new one? Do I have to re-install all of my software on the new drive or is there a way to send everything over all together. Jeez, I hope so.
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viddiewell #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 28, 2007 Posts: 8	09-28-2007, 12:26 PM Some of the cloning advice I've been reading has insinuated that if I clone my drive onto another one with greater capacity I would be wasting the extra gigabytes. Does this mean that a cloned drive is basically a ROM copy? Or, once I clone will the cloned drive still be able to function normally?
	QUOTE Thanks

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