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Snow Leopard 101: For Smart People Only
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[Mark Slocombe] “is a ‘clean’ disk in this case one which is completely erased, then install OS then apps from scratch? “
Yes. Start with an empty and proerly formatted disk. Then install the OS and run software update. Then install all of your applications and run software update.
Make sense?
Jeremy
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We are backing up the boot drive via TimeMachine; does the TimeMachine BackUp work as a clone in terms of being able to boot from it?
Mark Slocombe
CreationVideo Ltd
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[Mark Slocombe] “We are backing up the boot drive via TimeMachine; does the TimeMachine BackUp work as a clone in terms of being able to boot from it?”
No. Carbon Copy Cloner (and perhaps other programs) will create a bootable drive.
I think the received wisdom is to use TimeMachine often, to create incremental backups for the data on your drives, including your boot drive, and to use CCC somewhat less frequently, to create a bootable backup drive.
Bob C
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[Bob Cole] “I think the received wisdom is to use TimeMachine often, to create incremental backups for the data on your drives, including your boot drive, and to use CCC somewhat less frequently, to create a bootable backup drive.
“That’s right! Bob’s been paying attention…
David Roth Weiss
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If I erase one of the 500gb drives that I use for media in my MacPro (keeping current boot drive as is) and install SL and FCS and plugins, and associated programmes on it, when I turn the MacPro on, will I get a dialog offering choice of boot drive or will I need to go into StartUp Disk and select the new SL/FCS drive?
Mark Slocombe
CreationVideo Ltd
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[Mark Slocombe] ” when I turn the MacPro on, will I get a dialog offering choice of boot drive or will I need to go into StartUp Disk and select the new SL/FCS drive? “
If you hold the option key down when you turn on the Mac you’ll get the dialog to choose the startup disk.
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Cheers – and if I boot on the new drive, do I still see original drive and the media drives in Finder, and can share media on them to FCS on new drive?
Mark Slocombe
CreationVideo Ltd
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Hey David, Walter – would really appreciate advice on this (basic) question:
– and if I boot on the new drive, do I still see original boot drive and the media drives in Finder, and can share media on them to FCS on new drive?
Mark Slocombe
CreationVideo Ltd
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[Mark Slocombe] “If I erase one of the 500gb drives that I use for media in my MacPro (keeping current boot drive as is) and install SL and FCS and plugins, and associated programmes on it, when I turn the MacPro on, will I get a dialog offering choice of boot drive or will I need to go into StartUp Disk and select the new SL/FCS drive?
“Only if you clone the boot drive first, and hold the option key on start-up.
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[Mark Slocombe] “- and if I boot on the new drive, do I still see original boot drive and the media drives in Finder, and can share media on them to FCS on new drive? “
The answer is yes. You can have as many boot drives as you want and if you boot to one the other boot drives show as normal drives and do your media drives. There’s nothing weird going on and nothing to be afraid of.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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