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- ajchavar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12because having a bootable backup can be invaluable. if you keep multiple backups a disk image is fine for the extras though, even though they can be a hassle to make (time and sys resources).
my bootable has saved me at least once when i needed to boot into it to repair my main disk (another plus, since you cant repair the disk that you booted into, you can boot from the backup and repair any problems. - eatrains, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6You don't use Target Disk Mode to boot from a drive. That's for directly accessing a drive that's in another computer. You boot Mac A into Target Disk Mode and its hard drive(s) show up on Mac B's Desktop as FireWire drives. To boot from an external drive, you just select the OS install in the Startup Disk preference pane, or hold down Option at startup (the article got that part right).
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Same here. I had an issue with my new HDTV being set at the wrong refresh rate and had to boot into a copy on another HD in order to delete the display plist file and it worked again.
That was just one of a few issues I have had over the years that were solved this way. - ddfall, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I've done this before. I installed the WWDC version of 10.5 onto the corsair 8gb flash survivor GT by installing it onto a partition on my MacBook Pro and then using Super Duper to clone that to the USB Drive while making it bootable. Tested, and it works. The key is getting a big drive, ditching the language files, and finding a fast drive too. Best of luck.
Drive I used: http://corsair.com/products/survivor.aspx (The GT Version) - xOKxWhy, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6If your Mac dies, you should probably ditch that Apple II
- dupeduperson, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4I am surprised no one has mentioned carbon copy cloner. Pretty good software. I use it to do the same thing. In the past I tried superduper, but I can't remember why I use carbon copy cloner instead.
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html - wsdejong, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5Because it's nice to have a bootable copy sometimes
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2aschmack: david was right. Stop acting like a *****.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Smart Update in SuperDuper! only updates the changed things.
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2eviltuxking, yes-- because browsing to the file via Spotlight and the Finder was easier then some convoluted command line nonsense.
- supermanred, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Uh, yeah. Great.
- supermanred, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I use superduper. Had to partition my drive properly to install a vista partition, so I booted off my superduper harddrive clone (which updates nightly) and did a restore from the clone back to my laptop drive. In the meanwhile I was logged into the clone, watching TV while surfing the web in OS X. Once it was done, I rebooted to my laptop drive and everything working fine.
I highly recommend the superduper app for backups, I do mine wirelessly to one of the hard drives connected to my Airport router, and with Wireless N the speeds are pretty good and it doesnt take long to backup at night (while I sleep) unless of course I was heavy on the torrents that day. - davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Now if only someone could find a WORKING tutorial on installing on a flash USB I'll be all set
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Option is also Alt for those with a non-Apple keyboard.
- Boondoggle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1FileVault does not store any system files so it does not interfere with booting at all. You can delete your filevault .sparsimage file and still boot. It is just your home folder that is encrypted. If your entire drive is encrypted then you're not using FileVault.
The sparseimage file that holds your encrypted FileVault home folder may not be available to some of these backup mechanisms however do to it being hidden or otherwise obscured. - Bikechess, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Boondoggle. This makes sense. I was able to boot the OS from the external, encrypted drive, but was NOT able to log into my encrypted user account. Is that what you would expect?
- kingyubba, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4i can't wait for Time Machine on Leopard. hurry up, Apple!
- eviltuxking, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2dd if=/dev/rdisk0 of=/dev/rdisk1 bd=4096
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Both of you are talking about installing on a 2gb or larger USB flash drive. I have 2 1gb drives and I know it will work, but both tutorials I tried gave me an error with the boot.efi file. For some reason, during install, it isn't created.
So it IS possible to boot off of a 1gb, but the efi file error is my stopping point.
I tried copying my current boot.efi file from my main install, but it apparently needs to be written for the specific drive it is booting off of. I can see the USB in the boot menu (press Option/Alt at boot) but it wont go past the spinning grey apple. - romeosc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1But.... CCC doesn't make incremental backups.... You must cone all over again!
SuperDuper can back up only what has changed! - Bobski, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It was a rhetorical question. Hey, McFly! Anybody home?
- supermanred, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Time Machine will be a great addition to my Super Duper app's clone drive. Now not only can I restore to the night before's image if need be but I will be able to go back in time 3 weeks to get a file I since changed or deleted. Pretty damn cool.
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4Please don't. You're not helping. You are the reason people think Mac owners are conceited arseholes.
- JCPicache, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1me i like using DuperDuper.
- Boondoggle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Dude you so need to learn how to read. First, as pirloul pointed out, you're back up and running in 5 seconds, which might be a bit of an exaggeration but we're not talking hours.
Second, There is nothing in the title that claims this is new. It is a tutorial, not a new feature description.
Learn to READ! - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3It's a computer geek thing. You wouldn't understand.
- Kelmon, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Silly me but why would you ask a question if you don't want an answer? Does the concept of a question confuse you? Perhaps the following link will enable you to better converse with your fellow man and make it through today: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Nightly? What's the transfer time like? Also, can you pick which folders to copy like CCC?
- Diganta, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Use Winclone. It works like a champ.
http://www.twocanoes.com/winclone/
I'm doing some testing on it and there are instructions how to deploy a bootcamp partition using ARD. - supermanred, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Uh, yeah. Great.
- FrankieAngels, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I think he forgot to say
- deepblue, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Will Superduper or CCC include the Parallels virtual machines too?
- supermanred, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Dont you just plug it in, and restore your Mac OS X drive to the flash drive (though you must have a huge flash USB drive... Boot from your OS X CD and then choose Disk Utlity from the menu bar. Then Choose "Restore" Select your OS X drive/partition to be the source and select the USB drive to be the target. Once restored, your USB drive will be bootable by pressing and holding OPTION (apple) key while you boot. YOu may have to Partition your USB drive before hand.
Id be interested to see if you could then install a bootcamp windows partition on that keydrive. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's been possible since about forever on Mac... (forever being system 7 for me)
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1No. Back running in five seconds...
- copper7op, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1i'll start doing this now!! i've had an old 120gb usb drive kicking around and now i have a use for it
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1use target disk mode and Disk Utility, maybe?
also - Intel macs can boot from USB - as long as they are formatted right - girafx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Save yourself the $30 and use Carbon Copy Cloner (bombich dot com)
- superkendall, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1You can also pick diferent sets of files to copy, and define custom sets - as well as configure SuperDuper to run scripts (or anything else I think) before and after.
I used to run CCC as well (even donated for it), but SuperDuper is better maintained and works pretty well. - superkendall, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1SuperDuper by default clones the whole drive, apps and user directories as well - that includes the Parallels VM's. I recently had to create a bootCamp partition on my laptop, I was able to clone the whole drive onto an external drive, format the whole laptop, and use SuperDuper to copy back (booting from the external) and my Parallels VM's all worked fine after.
Note: I had to do that because my drive was too fragmented to have the BootCamp dynamic re-partition work, it claimed there were some files that could not be moved. Bummer. - totorototoro, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1What would make SuperDuper! truly amazing would be if it could back up the BootCamp partition seamlessly as well. As it is, you'll need to use DiskUtility to make a disk image of that to back it up as well. SuperDuper! is pretty great otherwise, however.
- GrandGizmo, on 07/02/2008, -0/+0Nah, man! Why you got to be cheap, dude! Buy the best and most simplified cloning solution software: SUPER DUPER! It rocks! A+++!!!
- shaggypaul, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1dd ftw
- otomo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1My solution is to have a 20G partition for the os (/ for you unix guys) and to throw in the other partition as /Users (all users added, overlay mount).
Then I only backup the os partition with disk utility before I install point updates, and rsync the other partition every few days or so, it is a cron job. Seems to work fine. Of course this involves the voodoo that is the command line. - paulgrunt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1SuperSuper is an excellent backup solution for mac. I've been using it for about a year and its been invaluable for me. Easily the fastest most convienient backup solution.
- sudowrestler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0My method is to make a periodic clone to a USB drive with the free version of SuperDuper, and separate daily automated backups of my home directory with the free Lacie SilverKeeper, with the music folder excepted. The home folder backup just takes a couple minutes. This way data will always be just about current.
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Time Machine won't backup your OS and keep a running copy on another drive. All it does is keep docs, movies, pics, and other items. It's not like you can go back to a previous plist file with it...let alone an old version of the OS
- scgf, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0To backup your bootcamp partition download the free app 'BartPE' which will create a bootable Windows CD, and install DriveImageXML (do a Google search for both). Once you have the bootable CD, boot your Mac with it and simply backup your Bootcamp partition using DriveImageXML to an external USB/Firewire drive. I bought a small 2.5" hard drive and a USB enclosure from eBay - very cheap. I recently upgraded my MacBook Pro hard drive and was back in business very quickly using SuperDuper and BartPE.
- Bikechess, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1One caveat: I don't think this strategy works if you have your computer encrypted with FileVault - you can no longer boot up from the duplicate drive. This, at least, is my experience. Our IT department is now forcing us to use encryption - effectively destroying my excellent backup strategy. The encryption is really effective, too, since my password is "enter"
- dyranios2, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Yeah I do this once a month (with superduper) so if for whatever reason I lose all my data on my harddrive I will never be a month at most out of date, it helps me sleep at night. :)
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