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Got my backup drive & Leopard disc-Now what do I do?
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<blockquote data-quote="vince0501" data-source="post: 517167" data-attributes="member: 39860"><p>Martin, the HD is USB. Although the instructions on the mfr. website seem to indicate that it is bootable. </p><p>"Make sure you have copied any needed files to another location.</p><p></p><p>Select Applications → Utilities → Disk Utility</p><p></p><p>In the left hand column, click on the drive icon for the Iomega Hard Drive. Make sure you click on the high level icon, not the second level volume icon.</p><p></p><p>Select the Partition tab.</p><p></p><p>Select the format type from the Format drop-down menu.</p><p></p><p>Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) (recommended) or Mac OS Extended.</p><p></p><p>Click on the Options button.</p><p></p><p>Select the type of partition you want to use:</p><p></p><p>GUID Partition Table for bootability on Intel-based Macs</p><p></p><p>Apple Partition Map for bootability on PowerPC-based Macs</p><p></p><p>Master Boot Record if you will use the drive on a PC as well as your Mac (PC-DOS formatted)</p><p></p><p>Click OK.</p><p></p><p>Click the Partition button"</p><p></p><p>I am not that worried about bootability, as I would have no clue how to boot from the backup drive anyway.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>What I do want to clarify is:</p><p></p><p>1) Since I am using a USB drive, do I not need to use CCC or Super Duper?</p><p>2) Do I hook up the HD in Tiger, and simply use the iMac backup? Then install Leopard?</p><p>3) After Leopard is installed and running smoothly, I connect the backup drive to enable time machine? And what happens to the info already on the HD? Is that overwritten by time machine?</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the many questions, as I said earlier backups have always been confusing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vince0501, post: 517167, member: 39860"] Martin, the HD is USB. Although the instructions on the mfr. website seem to indicate that it is bootable. "Make sure you have copied any needed files to another location. Select Applications → Utilities → Disk Utility In the left hand column, click on the drive icon for the Iomega Hard Drive. Make sure you click on the high level icon, not the second level volume icon. Select the Partition tab. Select the format type from the Format drop-down menu. Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) (recommended) or Mac OS Extended. Click on the Options button. Select the type of partition you want to use: GUID Partition Table for bootability on Intel-based Macs Apple Partition Map for bootability on PowerPC-based Macs Master Boot Record if you will use the drive on a PC as well as your Mac (PC-DOS formatted) Click OK. Click the Partition button" I am not that worried about bootability, as I would have no clue how to boot from the backup drive anyway.:) What I do want to clarify is: 1) Since I am using a USB drive, do I not need to use CCC or Super Duper? 2) Do I hook up the HD in Tiger, and simply use the iMac backup? Then install Leopard? 3) After Leopard is installed and running smoothly, I connect the backup drive to enable time machine? And what happens to the info already on the HD? Is that overwritten by time machine? Sorry for the many questions, as I said earlier backups have always been confusing. [/QUOTE]
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