reinstall from an image

loiter99 · loiter99 #1 (**permalink**)

11-26-2007, 01:33 PM

I read that you can make a image of your OS and reinstall it if there are problems - sort of like Ghost.

Making an image seems fairly easy, but how would I reinstall it?

I have it on a USB drive, do I boot to USB? I imagine I would have to mount it before I could do anything with it.

thanks
J

goobimama · goobimama #2 (**permalink**)

11-26-2007, 02:40 PM

This is how I imagine it would be.

You boot into the OS X install DVD.
Connect the USB drive.
Open Disk Utility
Go to the "Restore" tab.
drag your disk image from the USB disk.
Drag in your mac disk into the destination.
"Restore".

I'm not sure if this works, but it should.

NPuter · NPuter #3 (**permalink**)

11-27-2007, 05:12 PM

I think you got it right there goobimama

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loiter99 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 26, 2007 Posts: 2	11-26-2007, 01:33 PM I read that you can make a image of your OS and reinstall it if there are problems - sort of like Ghost. Making an image seems fairly easy, but how would I reinstall it? I have it on a USB drive, do I boot to USB? I imagine I would have to mount it before I could do anything with it. thanks J
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goobimama #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 2,542 Mac Specs: iMac Core Duo 20", iBook G4, iPhone 8GB :)	11-26-2007, 02:40 PM This is how I imagine it would be. You boot into the OS X install DVD. Connect the USB drive. Open Disk Utility Go to the "Restore" tab. drag your disk image from the USB disk. Drag in your mac disk into the destination. "Restore". I'm not sure if this works, but it should.
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