[G4] CD back-up

wappling wappling at tampabay.RR.com
Sun Jan 12 01:22:22 PST 2003


on 1/11/03 9:46 PM, Tracker at aol.com at Tracker at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 1/11/03 3:09:06 AM, wappling at tampabay.RR.com writes:
> 
> << I want advice how best to copy my hard disk >>
> 
> First, do you have the installation CDs for your computer?
> 
> If you do, then you do not need to copy your hard disk in toto. You only need
> to copy your HOME folder in OS-X. All the rest of the data can be
Re;thankyou,I have all the included software discs,however I have not found
Home Folder? where should I be looking ?
thankyou for the help. best wishes





 re-installed from your installation CDs and then you replace the new Home
> folder with your backed up copy.
> 
> All your personal preferences and information are contained in your Home
> folder and that is much smaller than the system software installation.
> 
> If you don't have the OS installation CDs for your machine, go down town
> right now and buy a set so you will have them. I guarantee that you WILL need
> them some day.
> 
> 



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