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Cloning system hard drive
Just received my copy of FCP6. I want to copy/clone the system hard drive before installing, but since I’ve only done this w/ a PC and not a MAC before, wanted to be sure I did it right.
If I open up the MAC Hard drive, can I just copy ALL the files to another drive? Would there be any “hidden” files that I would be missing? Is there a “root directory” that I need to worry about??
Thanks.
Grant Taylor
SunCloud Productions
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Go to http://www.versiontracker.com and download CARBON COPY CLONER. This does the cloning for you, and rather well.
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Mucho gracias . . . GT
Grant Taylor
SunCloud Productions
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Grant,
After cloning make sure to test to see that it boots before proceeding with your update. THat is done by selecting your clone in SYSTEM PREFERENCES — STARTUP DISK and telling it to boot from that.
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
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I had a problem with Carbon Copy Cloner before I upgraded to FCS 5.0. I can’t remember what the issue was, but it prompted me to purchase SuperDuper for $30 which has done a great job for me. The issue with CC must have been significant or I would not have paid for SuperDuper.
Lee Berger
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how long does it take to clone a drive?
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[Borjis] “how long does it take to clone a drive?”
It takes about an hour, or an hour twenty…
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[Lee Berger] “The issue with CC must have been significant or I would not have paid for SuperDuper.”
Hard drive – $160. Carbon Copy Cloner – Free. Pilot error – priceless.
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<[Borjis] "how long does it take to clone a drive?" [David] It takes about an hour, or an hour twenty... >
But every next time you want to clone it with Super Duper it takes only 10 minutes,
as it only updates the back up hard drive – copies only what has changed from last time.I believe that CCC does the same, but still SuperDuper hass slightly better interface and
as well as a number of more-advanced -
[Shane Ross] “Go to http://www.versiontracker.com and download CARBON COPY CLONER. This does the cloning for you, and rather well.”
amen to that!
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Borjis] “how long does it take to clone a drive?”
It depends on the drive.
It takes longer to fill up saddle tanks on a semi then it does a Honda Civic.
Sorry, for the sly remark but with the price of gas….I had to fit it in somehwere.
CCC has always worked for me. I rotate 2 drives out. Flip flop them with regular back ups weekly.
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