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Powerbook Backup
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Nov 2003
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I am sending in my 15" Powerbook to have the LCD replaced this week. During my call with AppleCare (which was quite pleasant) the rep suggested that I back up all of my data.
Being a Mac neophyte, I am somewhat intimidated by this. My plan is to burn my home folder onto a CD-RW. Will this work? Are there any easier ways? (note that at the present moment, I cannot afford an external storage drive).
Also, I am currently using some third-part apps. Should I back these up as well?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Los Angeles of the East
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I've backed up all my stuff on CD-RW's before and it wasnt a fast way to do things but it did work, I now just move stuff on to my iPod (its only like 10gigs of stuff that I back up anyway) and I have a spare iPod so it works for me. I suggest you move all the folders of things you need on to a cd and you should be fine.
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NOW YOU SEE ME! 2.4 MBP and 2.0 MBP (running ubuntu)
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: May 2001
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Originally posted by cowboybop:
I am sending in my 15" Powerbook to have the LCD replaced this week. During my call with AppleCare (which was quite pleasant) the rep suggested that I back up all of my data.
Being a Mac neophyte, I am somewhat intimidated by this. My plan is to burn my home folder onto a CD-RW. Will this work? Are there any easier ways? (note that at the present moment, I cannot afford an external storage drive).
Also, I am currently using some third-part apps. Should I back these up as well?
Any help would be appreciated.
Your home directory pretty much contain all your settings and files, unless you store it somewhere else. So I would say yes, that should be good enough.
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Bush Tax Cuts == Job Killer
June 2001: 132,047,000 employed
June 2003: 129,839,000 employed
2.21 million jobs were LOST after 2 years of Bush Tax Cuts.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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I just got my Powerbook's LCD replaced and I didn't make a backup.
Replacing the LCD has nothing to do with touching your hard drive, there is no reason that guy asked you to do a backup. It's just a waste of time preparing for that miniscule chance you get a clumsy technician who damages your hard drive.
But regularly backing up is a good idea, of course, I just don't think this repair makes a backup necessary.
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The world needs more Canada.
PB 12" 867 MHz, 640 MB RAM, AE, OS 10.4.2
Black iPod nano 4GB
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
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The easiest way to back up is to purchase an inexpensive external FW or USB2 (if you have USB2) HD. An 80 GB drive is less than $100 at CompUSA.
There is a free program called 'carbon copy cloner' that works great and copies everything.
I ALWAYS do a complete backup before I send my machine to Apple -- they wiped my HD clean to reinstall the OS when my internal modem broke.
Assume the worst, and you'll usually be pleasantly surprised.
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