Using Zip Drive with imac

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barbp

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Just bought an imac. I had been using an old old power mac from the mid 90s and it was very good to me but... I am concerned about transfering my files to my new computer.

On the old computer, when running the old Norton Utilities, I always got a message that the HD and zip disks had a problem with the catalogue BTree. When I recently checked the zips on a G4 and ran Disk First Aid, it said the disks were OK and verified. Does that mean the files are OK too (not corrupted)?

Should that mean that it is OK to connect a Zip Drive and put my old files on my new imac. They are mostly Quark and Photoshop files.

Is it OK to use a zip with the imac ?

Hope this all makes sense.
Thanks, Barbara
 
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Using a zip is fine on an iMac. (assuming it's a usb drive)
Don't believe Norton. This is NOT good software. The only Norton app I used on mine was SpeedDisk, which doesn't help your problem, and that was on OS 9. Use Disk Utility or DiskWarrior.
 

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