Backing Up to a new Machine

[carfac]

Hi:

I MAY be getting rid of one iMac for a different one. Problem is, I won't have both at the same time, so I cannot firewire the transfer of data. I do have a B/U drive with plenty of room, though.

What is the best wat to transfer? Should I just copy each home directory in full? I have Back-up 3, but I think that will only work for one account, right?

What to do????

Dave

 

[Eidorian]

http://www.grapefruit.ch/iBackup/

Make multiple backup folders for multiple accounts.

 

[2nyRiggz]

http://www.lacie.com/silverkeeper/

Works well for me.



Bless

 

[nagromme]

I use Carbon Copy Cloner (see versiontracker.com). It ain't fast but it does get the whole drive and all accounts.

 

[carfac]

Thanks for the helpp- I grabbed iBackup by Grapefruit. Seems pretty good, and pretty quick. 100 gigs already done!

Anything special I should know on the other end? Just start it up, get the updates installed, Set up the same names user acounts, and move the data back in? Or are there some handy tips some of you will part with?

D

 

[beatsme]

Thanks for the helpp- I grabbed iBackup by Grapefruit. Seems pretty good, and pretty quick. 100 gigs already done!

Anything special I should know on the other end? Just start it up, get the updates installed, Set up the same names user acounts, and move the data back in? Or are there some handy tips some of you will part with?

D

yeesh...I guess I'm a bit late on the post, but:

I would've made an image copy of the HD and just stored that on the FW drive. I believe if you did this (someone correct me if I'm wrong) you could just copy the image onto the new HD and it'd be like you just yanked the HD out of your old machine and plugged it into your new one.

 

[carfac]

So, to do the image thing, you would have to boot from DVD???

 

[beatsme]

So, to do the image thing, you would have to boot from DVD???

assuming it would work at all, yea you'd have to boot from CD or DVD and then drag the image over to the HD, since you can't write over the current system folder.

 

[carfac]

Beatsme...

So, you suggest soimething that may... or may not work? Not very helpful, or nice. I think you can assume that when someone asks for help, they want techniques that work, not that just sound good...

 

[nagromme]

He's giving you something to look into though.

 

[beatsme]

Beatsme...

So, you suggest soimething that may... or may not work? Not very helpful, or nice. I think you can assume that when someone asks for help, they want techniques that work, not that just sound good...

I'm doing it this weekend. When it works like a charm and I haven't had to bother with 3rd party software, I'll post back

 

[DamoRed]

Sorry if this is seen as hijacking the thread...

What actually happens when the migration takes place to the new computer? Is the old system wiped completely or is it only just copying everything across?

I'd still want to keep everything on my previous system as a back up, so is that possible? I'm thinking specifically about my iTunes library and applications such as Photoshop which require activation

Thank you


Damo

 

[beatsme]

Sorry if this is seen as hijacking the thread...

What actually happens when the migration takes place to the new computer? Is the old system wiped completely or is it only just copying everything across?

I'd still want to keep everything on my previous system as a back up, so is that possible? I'm thinking specifically about my iTunes library and applications such as Photoshop which require activation

Thank you


Damo

it just copies, and it grabs all the hidden files too, so you don't have to re-register your software. The original HD is left completely intact.

 

[DamoRed]

Thank you, Beatsme.