[IFLY2HIGH]

How can I move my entire existing "Macintosh HD" with osx 10.3.8 and all my current apps and files onto a new larger HD without having the need to re-install everything, if that's possible. I have no plans on re-using my existing HD as it's way to small for my needs and will be non-existant in the near future.

Thanks!!

- Eric

[piracy]

There are numerous ways to do it, but the most popular is:

Carbon Copy Cloner

Another common tool:

SuperDuper

Also, you can do this via the Terminal. While booted from your current drive:

sudo asr -source / -target /Volumes/"Name of your new drive"

(The new drive's name should be different from your current drive)

Any of these methods will result in your new drive having a perfect duplicate of your existing drive, bootable and ready to use.

[IFLY2HIGH]

Sweet, thanks for the info!

[Randman]

Are you getting a new Mac or just a HD? If a new Mac, there's the System Migration tool which will move over everything automatically. All you have to do is hook the two up and hit "yes".

[romeosc]

Originally posted by Randman:
Are you getting a new Mac or just a HD? If a new Mac, there's the System Migration tool which will move over everything automatically. All you have to do is hook the two up and hit "yes".

but that is much slower than Carbon Cloner!

[Randman]

It is a little slower but it's more complete. I use CCC regularly but the system migration tool is top-notch.

[wataru]

What do you mean by "more complete?" What does CCC leave out?

[Krusty]

Originally posted by wataru:
What do you mean by "more complete?" What does CCC leave out?

Exactly ... what could possibly be "more complete" than a bit-for-bit clone

[Detrius]

Originally posted by Krusty:
Exactly ... what could possibly be "more complete" than a bit-for-bit clone

CCC isn't actually a bit-for-bit clone. It copies one file at a time. ASR (when using the -erase option) is a bit-for-bit clone--directory structure and all. There are benefits and downsides to both. The benefit to something like CCC (or asr w/o -erase) is that this effectively defragments all of your files. The benefit of the bit-for-bit clone is that it is lightning fast in comparison.

[V]

Originally posted by Detrius:
CCC isn't actually a bit-for-bit clone. It copies one file at a time. ASR (when using the -erase option) is a bit-for-bit clone--directory structure and all. There are benefits and downsides to both. The benefit to something like CCC (or asr w/o -erase) is that this effectively defragments all of your files. The benefit of the bit-for-bit clone is that it is lightning fast in comparison.

Do Restore (option in Disk Utility) = ASR?

[IFLY2HIGH]

I had a friend needing to move his system from a 20 gig drive over to a new 120 gig drive. He tried the ASR funtion but he could not get it to work and he nor I are fluient in Terminal anyway, then we did tried the restore function over in Disk Utility and he kept getting an error in "iGarage" file. Finially he went and downloaded CCC and worked like a charm and he's up and running on his new drive. We have no clue as to the other problems with Disk Utility or the ASR but everything is working so no biggie there.

[bmedina]

Originally posted by V:
Do Restore (option in Disk Utility) = ASR?

Yes.