[Ti] moving from Titanium to Albook

Sat May 1 12:10:58 PDT 2004

I don't think I agree with this method.

There are three things you need to be concerend with:

    1. Stuff in your "Users", "home" folder(s)
    2. Drivers for your scanners, printers etc. in your System Library.
    3. Differences in System software due to different hardware.

Now, the first two items you want to copy directly from your old Mac to your
new Mac, BUT the third you want to leave as is on your new Mac.  The trouble
with the methods recommended by these suppliers of "bootable backup"
software is that it copies all three.  Using system software from a
different hardware may cause problems.  They admit this when they advise you
to reinstall system software, or do other voodoo "if you have problems".

Although it is possible that the hardware differences may not be enough to
cause "serious" problems, I would not do it this way.  I would not touch the
system software which comes installed on your new Mac.  Instead, I would
create a new account on my new computer, and transfer the items in my home
folder (Documents, Library) etc. to this new account.  This will take care
of issue #1.  Regarding issue #2, I would reinstall whatever drivers I need
for my peripherals, checking with the suppliers websites to see if new
versions are available.

Unless you use 15 different printers, scanners, MIDI, etc., I think my
method will be less work, and could be MUCH less work if you run into some
of these "problems" that the bootable backup guys warn you about.

I myself keep a bootable system backup I made with Synchronize! Pro X.  It
is in case my hard drive fails.  I would also expect it to work if my Mac
failed and I replaced it with another Mac of the same type.  But I would not
necessarily expect it to start a different type of Mac.

Other opinions are welcome as I may be getting a new Mac myself soon!

Jerry Krinock 

on 04/05/01 08:39, Steve Martin at stevemartin at mac.com wrote:

> I did almost exactly what was described, except I used Retrospect.
> 
> I put the new AlBook in Firewire mode and connected it to my old TiBook.
> I ran Retrospect and did a mirror backup to the AlBook drive.
> I then booted the AlBook and all was well.
> 
> It should work fine.  If it doesn't.  Your AlBook comes with a restore
> DVD that will get it back running again.
> 
> On May 1, 2004, at 10:13 AM, B Forbes wrote:
> 
>> I'll be replacing a Titanium running 10.3.3 with a new 1.5 Albook
>> shortly.  The Titanium bit the dust following an unfortunate slippage
>> from a carrying case resulting in a 3 foot drop to a hard floor.
>> Fortunately, a specific rider
>> on this laptop added to my home owner's insurance policy is picking up
>> the entire amount for what I had it insured.
>> 
>> Also, fortunately I had the OS X drive backed up on an external LaCie
>> firewire drive as a bootable drive with Synchronize Pro X from Qdea
>> software. I visited their website for moving all information from the
>> backup to another laptop and this is what it says.
>> --------------
>> Restoring to a PowerBook
>> 
>> How do I copy an OS X system from my current computer to the internal
>> disk of my new PowerBook ? 
>> 
>> A: Follow these steps...
>> 
>> Make the PowerBook act like a FireWire disk drive.
>> 
>> 1. Start up the new PowerBook while holding down the "T" key. This
>> causes the new PowerBook to start up and act like a FireWire hard
>> disk. When the PowerBook starts up, you'll see a dancing FireWire
>> symbol on the screen.
>> 
>> 2. Connect the new PowerBook to your ent computer with a FireWire
>> cable. You'll see the disk on the new PowerBook appear  on the desktop
>> of your current computer.
>> 
>> Erase the new PowerBook's disk.
>> 
>> 1. Open Disk Utility. You'll find it in the Utilities folder, inside
>> the Applications folder.
>> 2. Erase the disk on the new PowerBook.
>> 3. Quit Disk Utility.
>> 
>> Make a Bootable System Backup to the disk in the new PowerBook.
>> 
>> Please see Making a bootable backup.
>> 
>> Restart your new PowerBook.
>> 
>> 1. Disconnect the FireWire cable between your current computer and the
>> new PowerBook.
>> 2. Restart the new PowerBook.
>> 
>> If your PowerBook doesn't immediately start up, you may need to hold
>> down the Option key while starting up in order to choose the startup
>> disk.
>> 
>> Also, if your new PowerBook has different hardware than your current
>> computer, it may be necessary to install OS X over the backup, while
>> preserving all system and user settings.  This adds any additional
>> drivers that are required by the new computer. Make sure that the  OS
>> X install disk you use is the one that came with the new computer.
>> ----------------------------
>> 
>> The above doesn't sound too involved, but I would like some
>> advice/guidance in one area.  The Albook has a different processor,
>> bigger HD, and different ports from what my Tibook had.  When I
>> emailed Qdea support, he indicated to do an archive and install, if
>> the Albook won't boot after dragging everything over from the backup
>> of the Tibook.
>> 
>> I guess it's the preserving of settings statement that throws me ...
>> is it the settings of like my email, bookmarks, etc. or is the machine
>> settings found in the Apple system profiler?
>> ---------------------------------
>> 
>> Is this all I have to do ... am I leaving anything out in properly
>> getting the Albook pick up where I left off with the Tibook?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Bryan F.
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