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<blockquote data-quote="IronMac" data-source="post: 186356" data-attributes="member: 7787"><p>There are a few ways to back up your data. Are you a .Mac member? If so you can use Backup, its part of the .Mac services suite offers. With it you can manually or automatically back up to your iDisk, iPod, CD/DVD, or external hard disk. Its really simple to use, I use it for backing up keychains and preferences and purchased music to my iDisk. </p><p></p><p>Second you can use Disk Utilities Restore feature. That will make a clone of your drive. </p><p></p><p>There are a few other utilities out there <a href="http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html" target="_blank">Carbon Copy Cloner</a> is a good one.</p><p></p><p>I recommend you get a <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817173003" target="_blank">enclosure</a> with firewire 400 aka 1394a. If you plan to make a clone of your drive you can boot from it. Alternatively you can partition it and keep clean install there for trouble shooting and other diagnostic reasons.</p><p></p><p>There are other enclosures out there cheaper but thats just the first link I came across.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IronMac, post: 186356, member: 7787"] There are a few ways to back up your data. Are you a .Mac member? If so you can use Backup, its part of the .Mac services suite offers. With it you can manually or automatically back up to your iDisk, iPod, CD/DVD, or external hard disk. Its really simple to use, I use it for backing up keychains and preferences and purchased music to my iDisk. Second you can use Disk Utilities Restore feature. That will make a clone of your drive. There are a few other utilities out there [URL=http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html]Carbon Copy Cloner[/URL] is a good one. I recommend you get a [URL=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817173003]enclosure[/URL] with firewire 400 aka 1394a. If you plan to make a clone of your drive you can boot from it. Alternatively you can partition it and keep clean install there for trouble shooting and other diagnostic reasons. There are other enclosures out there cheaper but thats just the first link I came across. [/QUOTE]
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