[iBook] Re: Mirroring to a Firewire drive?

[B.Cornett]

Mike, Listas et All
While many have given imput, I'd like to add my .02 + *request rider...

On Oct 14, 2005, at 05:25 AM, 
ibook-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:
> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:46:29 -0500
> From: Mike Urseth
> Subject: [iBook] Mirroring to a Firewire drive?
>
> Has anyone tried mirroring their IBook or Powerbook to a desktop
> Firewire drive.

Sure have and do, and altho mirroring isn't x'actly clear, but for 
simplicity
and speed with a resulting bootable Ext. FW HD to boot tossed in, a 
periodic
cloneing with CCC(Carbon Copy Cloner from Bombich) of your whole HD 
should be
more than adequate and safe.
On Ext. HD or a partition(sized adequately) on it, simply clone to that 
target
from the Int. HD, with subsequent manually done(and timed) clones being 
done
following a quick erase with DU(Disk Utility) first, and a test boot to 
the Ext.
following, some also take the time to use DU to Repair Priviledges 
while booted
to the Ext. as a precaution. Then anytime you've a problem, boot to the 
Ext.
and erase the Int. HD(or partition) and clone back, and you're good to 
go.
I myself, like to consider this as an easy way to de-fragment a HD 
also, altho
some claim OSX doesn't require doing it.
HTHs some.

Do read thru CCC's Read Me first, and know that CCC is well worth it's 
cost.

*Let me add in here; I am still hoping and waiting on some iBook Guru 
input to
  my; "Subject: a couple iBook Keyboard queries" from yestarday, Please 
advise.
  TIA again.

Respectful of GURUs
Bill Cornett
cornettATgolDOTcom


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