Hi guys,
I'm about to install a new hard drive in my iMac 7,1. I'm going to remove the one which is currently in it (which contains all of my important data) and replace it with a blank 2TB hard drive, then install Snow Leopard on it.
My question is, how do I get all the data from the original hard drive onto the new one? My external hard drive is full, so I can't back up OSX onto it with Time Machine. I do have an external hard drive case which I can put the original hard drive into. Can I just connect the original one to the iMac and somehow transfer all the data to the new one? Or can I connect the 2TB hard drive externally, partition it, back up my data with time machine on the first partition, then install the new HDD and install Snow Leopard on the second partition, then consolidate the partitions?
I want to keep all emails in Mail.app, all photos in iPhoto, etc.
Thanks for the help,
Narpstar
I'm about to install a new hard drive in my iMac 7,1. I'm going to remove the one which is currently in it (which contains all of my important data) and replace it with a blank 2TB hard drive, then install Snow Leopard on it.
My question is, how do I get all the data from the original hard drive onto the new one? My external hard drive is full, so I can't back up OSX onto it with Time Machine. I do have an external hard drive case which I can put the original hard drive into. Can I just connect the original one to the iMac and somehow transfer all the data to the new one? Or can I connect the 2TB hard drive externally, partition it, back up my data with time machine on the first partition, then install the new HDD and install Snow Leopard on the second partition, then consolidate the partitions?
I want to keep all emails in Mail.app, all photos in iPhoto, etc.
Thanks for the help,
Narpstar