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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>First, let me thank you all for the help you’ve given
me so far. I just inherited a 400mhz Power PC with a MAC OS X Panther Ver
10.3.9 Operating System and am attempting to back it up so that I can completely
recover everything if needed – that includes the Op Sys, all
applications, files, settings, etc. I need to do this because I have no access
to any of the Op Sys, programs, settings, etc. because the person who we
inherited it from is gone. Also, I know nothing about the MAC but have worked
in data processing all my life with responsibility for large data centers
running large mainframes and Windows PC networks – during my last 20
years in management prior to retirement.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As of now I have purchased an Seagate external hard drive which
is advertised as being MAC compatable. I have erased its NTFS format and reformatted
it to MAC OS Extended Journaled and am now ready to back up. Based on prior
questions to the group it appears that SuperDuper will meet my needs. BUT based
on my experience backing up Windows PCs, I’m wondering if there is
anything else I need to do other then to simply backup the MAC hard drive to
the external? For example, should I create a “Boot disc” and, if so,
how do I create it? And once backed up when the MAC hard drive fails, will
recovery simply be a reload to the replacement drive and will the recovery
bring me right back to where I was before the failure? Since I haven’t attempted
to aquire SuperDuper yet possibly their instructions will answer all those
questions but I thought I’d bounce them off you all before I commited.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Again, any help will be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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