[G4] Re: Super Duper Cloning software

[Marla]

That all sounds fabulous, but my OS isn't compatible!
it needs 10.3.9 or later, and I still have 10.2.8.

So do I have to upgrade my firmware on the old wonky
drive and then upgrade to Tiger and THEN download
Super Duper? It has been recommended to me that I NOT
upgrade my firmware on th eold drive... 

suggestions?

Marla

--- Slip Kid <G-2 at att.net> wrote:

> 
> <snip>
> 
> > He also said that you can't always get
> > all the permissions and that my old software would
> not
> > necessarily transfer over. IS THIS TRUE?
> 
> <snip>
> 
> My first Mac, (11-'05) a G4 GE had a 20Gig HD.
> I added a 126Gig HD on day one. I 'cloned' all that
> was on the old disc 
> to the new disc and didn't lose a byte.
> 
> I used SuperDuper <http://tinyurl.com/6krpz> to
> clone disc0 to disk1 and 
> rebooted to the 'big drive' - - [End of Story].
> All was perfect. (I didn't even 'switch' the cables,
> left the new disc 
> on the 'second cable')
> 
> A couple months later I did the same (dumped the
> 20Gig drive) w/another 
> 126Gig drive & I can 'boot' to either drive (the OS
> takes up little room 
> so I left it on the 'replacement' but boot to the
> slightly newer disc).
> SuperD does a methodical routine from formatting
> before, 
> checking/confirming permissions & comparing during
> (it took a while?) 
> the clone  - - - But after messing with M$ boxes for
> 20+ years and after 
> a dozens drive swaps this was too EZ.
> 
> BTW, my motto is "A drive w/any problem is replaced
> the next day." Fix 
> it so you can dump the contents to a new disc...then
> run, don't walk 
> away from it.
> Um, no one can tell you "...two more months...".
> because a shaky HD is 
> careening down a mountain with no brakes...it's
> simply waiting to smack 
> into something and die.
> 
> Since you can get a 128Gig (the max for your config,
> no doubt) for no 
> more than $60? Why risk losing your data and dealing
> w/a re-install?
> Slap yer new drive on the lonely, driveless cable,
> run SuperD and when 
> it's done its duty, go to permissions and set the
> new drive to boot.
> Re-boot and you won't look back.
> 
> Are there alternate apps?
> Obviously!
> But I was as dumb as they come w/Macs and only had
> to check a couple of 
> boxes and say "OK"...
> A couple hours later (after switching to start up on
> the new disc) I had 
> a new drive & 100+Gig of free space.
> 
> ...if there was a cheap (free) way to slap a 300Gig
> drive in, I'd do it 
> tonight.
> 
> Michael
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