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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1227077" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>That should be possible with most cloning tools though many find SuperDuper the easiest to use. Unless ASR is much more useable than the last time I tried it SuperDuper has it beat hands down there.</p><p></p><p> I have not tried what you suggest but there are a couple of things that should increase the probability of success:</p><p></p><p>1. Start with a clean install onto an external hard drive.</p><p>2. When you update the base installation <strong>do not</strong> use Software Update. This could conceivably add components only used by that specific machine. Use the appropriate Combo Updater. Always use this type updater to update your clone.</p><p>3. When you use your drive to restore a Mac always run Software Update after you have booted the system from its internal drive. This way you catch the updates for that specific machine.</p><p></p><p>BTW when you make the initial clone make sure to boot from it at least once just to test things. I made a clone once that turned out to be useless when I needed it. At the login screen it refused to accept my password.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1227077, member: 131855"] That should be possible with most cloning tools though many find SuperDuper the easiest to use. Unless ASR is much more useable than the last time I tried it SuperDuper has it beat hands down there. I have not tried what you suggest but there are a couple of things that should increase the probability of success: 1. Start with a clean install onto an external hard drive. 2. When you update the base installation [B]do not[/B] use Software Update. This could conceivably add components only used by that specific machine. Use the appropriate Combo Updater. Always use this type updater to update your clone. 3. When you use your drive to restore a Mac always run Software Update after you have booted the system from its internal drive. This way you catch the updates for that specific machine. BTW when you make the initial clone make sure to boot from it at least once just to test things. I made a clone once that turned out to be useless when I needed it. At the login screen it refused to accept my password. [/QUOTE]
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