[sarts]

I just cloned my Powerbook G4 (Al) to a firewire external drive. The G4's internal hard drive is showing SMART status Failing. I can boot into OSX off the firewire drive but it logs in as a different user without Administrator privileges. I've tried my regular Admin username and password but it's incorrect. I thought by using CCC, I can get an exact clone of the Powerbook's settings and files. Did I miss something? I chose to clone everything that CCC listed i.e. Apps, Users, System etc.

I'm running OS 10.4.3

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

[uicandrew]

i apologize for not providing the answers you are looking for, but for future reference, i suggest using "superduper."

i was confused by carbon copy cloner, but i still tried to use it since it was highly regarded.

superduper is much easier to use and has explanations for every single setting.

[icruise]

Not sure what the problem is (I've used Carbon Copy Closer successfully many times) but you should probably ask this in the OS X forum. There's nothing PowerBook-specific about your question.

[sarts]

Icruise, i'll do that. thanks

[n8236]

I didn't want to start another "backup" thread, so I'm gonna hi-jack this thread if the owner of this thread doesn't mind

So I've downloaded SuperDuper due to recommendations, but can't really figure out how it really works. I came from a PC world not long ago and the backups i use there are basically a selection of files/folders crunched into a backup file. I know i can manually do the same thing here in OSX, but i'm wondering if SuperDuper can make my process of that easier.

Thanks for any clarificaation.

[chris v]

Originally Posted by n8236

I didn't want to start another "backup" thread, so I'm gonna hi-jack this thread if the owner of this thread doesn't mind

So I've downloaded SuperDuper due to recommendations, but can't really figure out how it really works. I came from a PC world not long ago and the backups i use there are basically a selection of files/folders crunched into a backup file. I know i can manually do the same thing here in OSX, but i'm wondering if SuperDuper can make my process of that easier.

Thanks for any clarificaation.

These applications, as opposed to making a compressed "backup" file from which you restore, create an exact duplicate of your data on another drive. If you want something that makes a compressed backup file, try Retrospect.

[n8236]

In the case of SuperDuper, if it makes a clone image of OSx, wouldn't it be pointless not being able to have it burned onto a dvd unless the image was beng stored in alternative place other than the laptop itself?

[chris v]

Originally Posted by n8236

In the case of SuperDuper, if it makes a clone image of OSx, wouldn't it be pointless not being able to have it burned onto a dvd unless the image was beng stored in alternative place other than the laptop itself?

You're missing the point of what these programs do. They create a bootable "clone" (IE exact copy) on a destination drive, like a Firewire external drive. If something goes awry, you can boot from this drive & copy it back, if necessary. In the case of towers, you can have two internal drives, mirrored by these programs, and should one fail, you're back in business in the time it takes to reboot. Also, running diagnostic/repair tools like DiskWarrior is a heck of a lot faster from a hard drive than from a CD, so it's nice to have a second copy of the OS for maintenance & diagnosis.

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by Icruise

Not sure what the problem is (I've used Carbon Copy Closer successfully many times) but you should probably ask this in the OS X forum. There's nothing PowerBook-specific about your question.

Actually it should probably go in the Applications forum.