[X4U] Cloning HD

Richard Bullen bullen.r at comcast.net
Sat Jan 28 09:27:28 PST 2006


> Sorry, but did you read this ...
> 
> --------------------------
> (From 
>
<http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_faq.html#
> 14>
> 
> Can I create a bootable backup with ChronoSync?
> 
> The short answer is, yes. However, it is not designed as a utility for
> cloning an entire hard drive.
> 
> To have ChronoSync make a bootable backup you need to do the
following:
> 
> 1. Run ChronoSync with full administrative privileges.
> 2. Synchronize to a hard drive that has it's "Ignore ownership on this
> volume" setting turned OFF.
> 3. Execute a post-synchronization AppleScript that "blesses" the
system
> folder on your external hard drive.
> 
> ____We discourage using ChronoSync in this capacity, however.____
> 
> +++++
> 
> OK, I edited it, but it does give some info that might be useful


Unfortunateley I found this after I'd made the copy.

As you've noted the learning from this is don't use ChronoSync for
replicating a hard disk.

Thx.

Richard.


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