[G4] new hard drive issue

[Rembert Jones]

Just an old shaky hand trying to delete the message.  The delete button 
is next to the reply button.  It would be better if the new button was 
there then you would get a second chance.  Sorry.
On Jun 11, 2004, at 6:34 AM, Keith Whaley wrote:

> Mr. Jones...had you internded to add anything to the post?
> All I see you did was to re-post my original question.
> Why was that?
>
> keith whaley
>
> Rembert Jones wrote:
>
>> 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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