[G4] new hard drive issue

[Rembert Jones]

On Jun 11, 2004, at 5:00 AM, Keith Whaley wrote:

> Slightly different flavor of hard drive question, but I do need an 
> answer...
>
> I have a 2002 Power Mac G4 tower, OS 10.2.8, 80 GB H.D.
>
> For backup purposes, I still need something to receive the data -- 
> like another H.D.
> Since I only have something like 6 GB of total data on the existing 
> H.D. and the likelihood of ever surpassing even 10 GB is very slim, is 
> it feasible to back up what content/data I do have on a 20 or 40 or 60 
> GB H.D.?
> Or must the receiving H.D. be at least as big as the drive being 
> backed up?
>
> I don't particularly care about the cost of the new B.U. H.D., but if 
> I need to look for a H.D. that has at least as large as 80 GB, I need 
> to know that going in...
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> keith whaley
>
>
>
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