[G4] Carbon Copy Cloner Copy 
    db 
    deebee at aon.at
       
    Tue Oct 28 05:42:36 PST 2003
    
    
  
TidBits has just pointed out that CCC is about to become obsolete, so 
to speak:
> **Disk Utility Engulfs Others** -- Who knew that Disk Utility had
>   imperialistic leanings? Previously, Disk Utility was essential for
>   repairing damaged disks, fixing permissions, and initializing and
>   partitioning disks. In Panther, however, Disk Utility has taken
>   over the disk image functions of Disk Copy, so you can use it to
>   make and burn disk images. Not stopping there, Disk Copy has also
>   overrun the territory of the free Carbon Copy Cloner, since you
>   can now use the controls in the Restore tab to make an exact
>   duplicate of a disk, or restore a disk from an existing disk
>   image. For the many people disappointed that it was impossible to
>   duplicate a Mac OS X volume by merely dragging it, as was possible
>   in Mac OS 9, this feature should be quite welcome. While you're in
>   Disk Utility, note that you can click the Enable Journaling button
>   for disks that don't currently have journaling turned on. Without
>   going into details, with journaling on, your Mac can start up more
>   quickly after a crash.
http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-703.html
something to think about for after (when/if?) you've moved over to 
Panther...
tho' I'm still waiting for my copy to show up, sigh.
db
Herzogenburg, Austria
    
    
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