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dupe one MBP to another, via intermediary
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Join Date: Mar 2000
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Hi All,
My present MacBook Pro (C2D 2.33) is being lent out for a month. I've got a second one on order, but it won't arrive before the first leaves.
The first one is going to be wiped, and I of course want to get all of the info off and get it on to the new one.
Last time I took all info off a MacBook Pro (hard drive needed to be replaced), with an eye towards putting it back exactly as it was before, I used Carbon Copy Cloner and copied everything to an empty hard drive (on my desktop machine). When the repaired machine came back, I used CCC again to copy the data back, but I had problems with spotlight on the restored machine, and some apps acted a little strange.
So, can anyone recommend a workflow to help me:
1) copy all data off a MacBook Pro on to an empty external hard drive on a desktop mac
2) copy all of that data back to a different MacBook Pro (which won't be around at the same time as the first is)
Thanks in advance!
Chas
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Dec 2004
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When you run through the OS-X installation/setup, it asks you if you want to transfer data from another Mac. Say yes and have a Firewire cable ready.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: London
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I can't: the first MBP will be gone before second arrives.
But thanks for the reply (I've used this feature extensively in the past :-)
Cheers!
Chas
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Senior User
Join Date: Jul 2005
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superduper is the best backup program ever. i used carbon copy cloner because one of my friends suggested it, and the program confused me.
Superduper is the way to go. trust me.
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Mac User since Summer 2005 (started with G4 mini bought from macnn forums!)
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