[DM-MUG] OS X drag and drop

[Ray Bowler]

>>My brother in law has been told by Apple service to reinstall  his 
>>OS on a G5 to try to solve some problems which are making it 
>>unusable. He is trying to backup his data  using Target Disk Mode. 
>>He is using drag-and-drop. I believe the OS is 10.3. Will he have 
>>trouble with the data from the users directory being usable if he 
>>needs it or is this all right? Could he drag and drop to a second 
>>HD on the G5?    I would tend to think that a backup program such 
>>as Apple Backup or CCC would be safer.
>>--
>
>Other options that work better than CCC these days:  MimMac, Super 
>Duper, and I can get more ideas == this is a big discussion on 
>another list...

Victoria,

Yes, I have been reading about the alternatives. To clarify my 
question is really about whether drag-and-drop will work or if he 
should clone it.

That said--for my uses CCC works well although I understand its 
limits. I might try Apple Backup and see how it works.

Is that other discussion the one on Mac-L or is it another one?
-- 
Ray

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