Back up question..
Is there a way to backup your settings, preferences, address book, email accounts, bookmarks, etc.. I'm not sure exactly how to word this question, so let me give a hypothetical..
Can you backup everything about your computer so that if you were to install a system, and your apps, on a new, empty, hard drive, you could then restore, and basically have no other work to do?
Forgive me. I'm very tired. I just wanted to ask this now while I thought to, as I am certain I would have forgotten this tomorrow.
Thanks
Can you backup everything about your computer so that if you were to install a system, and your apps, on a new, empty, hard drive, you could then restore, and basically have no other work to do?
Forgive me. I'm very tired. I just wanted to ask this now while I thought to, as I am certain I would have forgotten this tomorrow.
Thanks
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Originally posted by LotharSNL
Is there a way to backup your settings, preferences, address book, email accounts, bookmarks, etc.. I'm not sure exactly how to word this question, so let me give a hypothetical..
Can you backup everything about your computer so that if you were to install a system, and your apps, on a new, empty, hard drive, you could then restore, and basically have no other work to do?
Forgive me. I'm very tired. I just wanted to ask this now while I thought to, as I am certain I would have forgotten this tomorrow.
Thanks
Yes, there are numerous back-up utilities for MacOS X. Apple bundles one such utility with your .mac subscription. To find others, search VersionTracker.
Originally posted by progmac
i just copied my home folder to my ipod using the command prompt (to get the hidden files). It restored everything just wonderfully.
Thank you both..
Command prompt to get the hidden files? I am not familiar. Could you explain?
So basically, if my internal HD were to fail, I could boot off my external as if nothing ever happened.