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Strategy for Internal HD Switch (various concerns)
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<blockquote data-quote="WasabiTaylor" data-source="post: 1013473" data-attributes="member: 10703"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I'm hoping someone smarter than myself can help me out with a strategy for moving my data around to various places when I switch my MBP's internal HD to a larger drive. I have access to a number of articles to help with the specific tasks, but I'm hoping someone will have an idea for a safe and secure strategy to get this done without any major headaches.</p><p></p><p>I'm upgrading my now outgrown internal HD to a 500gb HD currently in the mail. I have the system backed up on a 500gb LaCie external HD that I have partitioned so that I can put videos onto it that I can't fit on the internal drive. When I get the new internal drive, I'll want to erase the partition so that the full 500gb can be used for Time Machine. I also have a 120gb WD Passport that has the same videos on the partitioned LaCie Drive, functioning as a backup for those since they aren't accounted for on Time Machine. I also just purchased a 500gb Seagate FreeAgent to replace that Passport that will probably fail any day now like my last one. (thank you gift cards).</p><p></p><p>Here's my plan. When the new Seagate comes, I will migrate my Time Machine backup to it (using the information in this article to help me <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/146085/2010/02/migratebackups.html" target="_blank">Migrate a Time Machine backup | Business Center | Working Mac | Macworld</a>). Then, I can erase the partition on the LaCie drive, making it a clean 500gb, and move the Time Machine backup back over to it from the Seagate.</p><p></p><p>Next, I'll install my new internal HD into the MBP and use this article (<a href="http://gizmodo.com/333319/the-secret-of-the-time-machine+assisted-hard-drive-swap" target="_blank">The Secret of the Time Machine-Assisted Hard Drive Swap - 320GB - Gizmodo</a>) to move all of my data over to the clean drive. I should be up and running from there.</p><p></p><p>I have a couple of concerns:</p><p>1. Obviously I'm worried I'll lose data somehow, but I think I should be well protected against this, given the amount of HDs I'll have around me.</p><p></p><p>2. When I initially upgraded to Snow Leopard, I just put it in over my existing Leopard system. I didn't feel like dealing with doing a clean install at that time. Is this a good time to do this? I've had a few very minor problems that an Apple Genius said would likely clear up with one of these clean installs, but I'm intimidated by this process. It seems easier to lose stuff in the mix somehow.</p><p></p><p>I'm hoping someone here has maybe done this before, or at least has an opinion on my strategy and/or suggestions for a different way to go. I'm just hoping this all works out without any major glitches. Thanks for any help you can give me.</p><p></p><p>Best,</p><p>Taylor</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WasabiTaylor, post: 1013473, member: 10703"] Hi all, I'm hoping someone smarter than myself can help me out with a strategy for moving my data around to various places when I switch my MBP's internal HD to a larger drive. I have access to a number of articles to help with the specific tasks, but I'm hoping someone will have an idea for a safe and secure strategy to get this done without any major headaches. I'm upgrading my now outgrown internal HD to a 500gb HD currently in the mail. I have the system backed up on a 500gb LaCie external HD that I have partitioned so that I can put videos onto it that I can't fit on the internal drive. When I get the new internal drive, I'll want to erase the partition so that the full 500gb can be used for Time Machine. I also have a 120gb WD Passport that has the same videos on the partitioned LaCie Drive, functioning as a backup for those since they aren't accounted for on Time Machine. I also just purchased a 500gb Seagate FreeAgent to replace that Passport that will probably fail any day now like my last one. (thank you gift cards). Here's my plan. When the new Seagate comes, I will migrate my Time Machine backup to it (using the information in this article to help me [url=http://www.macworld.com/article/146085/2010/02/migratebackups.html]Migrate a Time Machine backup | Business Center | Working Mac | Macworld[/url]). Then, I can erase the partition on the LaCie drive, making it a clean 500gb, and move the Time Machine backup back over to it from the Seagate. Next, I'll install my new internal HD into the MBP and use this article ([url=http://gizmodo.com/333319/the-secret-of-the-time-machine+assisted-hard-drive-swap]The Secret of the Time Machine-Assisted Hard Drive Swap - 320GB - Gizmodo[/url]) to move all of my data over to the clean drive. I should be up and running from there. I have a couple of concerns: 1. Obviously I'm worried I'll lose data somehow, but I think I should be well protected against this, given the amount of HDs I'll have around me. 2. When I initially upgraded to Snow Leopard, I just put it in over my existing Leopard system. I didn't feel like dealing with doing a clean install at that time. Is this a good time to do this? I've had a few very minor problems that an Apple Genius said would likely clear up with one of these clean installs, but I'm intimidated by this process. It seems easier to lose stuff in the mix somehow. I'm hoping someone here has maybe done this before, or at least has an opinion on my strategy and/or suggestions for a different way to go. I'm just hoping this all works out without any major glitches. Thanks for any help you can give me. Best, Taylor [/QUOTE]
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