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]]> By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2007/10/how-to-backup-your-mac-system-drive.html#comment-20686 Matthew Jeppsen Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:44:45 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/10/how-to-backup-your-mac-system-drive.html#comment-20686 Great info, Joel! I appreciate the contributions, you have obviously spent a fair bit of time researching all this. -MJ Great info, Joel! I appreciate the contributions, you have obviously spent a fair bit of time researching all this.

-MJ

]]> By: Joel Peregrine http://www.freshdv.com/2007/10/how-to-backup-your-mac-system-drive.html#comment-20560 Joel Peregrine Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:08:38 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/10/how-to-backup-your-mac-system-drive.html#comment-20560 A note about booting from a USB drive - it works only on Intel Macs. You can even configure a flash drive with a stripped down OS as a repair drive. Also, be sure to use the GUID partitioning scheme if you're trying to create a bootable backup. When initializing the backup drive go to Disk Utility > Choose the volume > Partition > Options > GUID Partition Table. For some reading about GUID vs. Apple Partition Map that also doubles as a sleep aid read this: http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2006/tn2166.html A note about booting from a USB drive - it works only on Intel Macs. You can even configure a flash drive with a stripped down OS as a repair drive. Also, be sure to use the GUID partitioning scheme if you’re trying to create a bootable backup. When initializing the backup drive go to Disk Utility > Choose the volume > Partition > Options > GUID Partition Table.

For some reading about GUID vs. Apple Partition Map that also doubles as a sleep aid read this:

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2006/tn2166.html

]]> By: Joel Peregrine http://www.freshdv.com/2007/10/how-to-backup-your-mac-system-drive.html#comment-20559 Joel Peregrine Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:52:19 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/10/how-to-backup-your-mac-system-drive.html#comment-20559 Great instructions, but to make it really relevant keep the clone up to date by purchasing a SuperDuper! license and using the Smart Update feature on a schedule. Smart Update only transfers to the clone what has been added to the source and deletes from the clone what has been deleted from the source. Takes a fraction of the time compared to a full clone. I've been using DejaVu, but the concept is the same: http://www.eventvideographer.com/tutorials/backup/ Great instructions, but to make it really relevant keep the clone up to date by purchasing a SuperDuper! license and using the Smart Update feature on a schedule. Smart Update only transfers to the clone what has been added to the source and deletes from the clone what has been deleted from the source. Takes a fraction of the time compared to a full clone. I’ve been using DejaVu, but the concept is the same:

http://www.eventvideographer.com/tutorials/backup/

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