[DM-MUG] OS X drag and drop

[Matt W]

OS X will NOT boot if you drag-and-drop the data to another drive. You 
must clone the data using an OS X-aware backup tool. A very versatile 
commercial tool is Prosoft's Data Backup (prosofteng.com). SuperDuper! 
(shirtpocket.com) is my current favorite, and is less expensive, but 
it's automation is limited at this point. Data Backup has more options 
than Retrospect, is more stable, and is easier to use.

I wouldn't use CarbonCopyCloner (CCC). It's been out of development 
since approximately 10.2.6 and has been very unreliable on Panther in 
my experience.

Matthew

On Apr 12, 2005, at 6:22 PM, Ray Bowler wrote:

>>> 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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