Help formatting HD

emeeme
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
hi i would like to format my hard drive, and then make a partition for installling linux and other for panther... i also would like to make a backup of my applications and home folder and save it in my ipod...



how can i achieve this as flawless as possible?



thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 2
    baumanbauman Posts: 1,248member
    Use Carbon Copy Cloner to archive your stuff...



    Use the OS X install disk to open Disk utility (Under one of the Menu Options), reformat drive from there.



    Install OS X.
  • Reply 2 of 2
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    when you reformat the drive from the OS X installer CD you will have options to partition there...
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