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Hey guys, I recently switched to mac from many years of PC use. Seems like I got "in " on things at a good time with Tiger being released as well as some new hardware. Anyway, to my question....
what is the best way to create a bootable backup of my system?
Also, what folders do you suggest I backup?
Thanks, I appreciate any assistance.
what is the best way to create a bootable backup of my system?
Also, what folders do you suggest I backup?
Thanks, I appreciate any assistance.
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Although, this assumes that you're willing to reinstall applications and drivers from their original CDs and then to reconfigure the system. Since a complete reinstall is pretty rare with OS X, many people choose to backup only their /Users directory.
Next, an important distinction to make is that the the /System folder is reserved for use by Apple and only Apple. This is convenient because you don't have to worry about the contents of this folder. /Library and /Applications is where system wide things are installed that aren't directly from apple.
So basically:
/Users <-- definately backup
/Library <-- recommend backup
/Applications <-- recommend backup
/System <-- not abslutely neccessary to backup if you're short on space