Comments on: Practice safe computing, use a clone

By: Backblaze: Secure unlimited automatic backups for $5 - Derek Punsalan - 5ThirtyOne

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:38:15 +0000

[...] Manual full disk clones with SuperDuper to multiple Western Digital Passports. Previously discussed: Practice safe computing, use a clone. [...]

By: Software for Universal backups at bioneural.net

Software for Universal backups at bioneural.net — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:42:25 +0000

[...] Derek points out that PowerPC-based Macs [may] need to boot off a Firewire drive, while Intel-based Macs can readily boot from a USB drive as well. [...]

By: Hardrives Backup

Hardrives Backup — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:10:50 +0000

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By: Sam Lu - goSammy » Backup, backup, backup!

Sam Lu - goSammy » Backup, backup, backup! — Mon, 07 May 2007 00:30:59 +0000

[...] to a very informative post on backing up OSX over at 5ThirtyOne which I read a week ago and followed, I was very lucky to have a recent backup [...]

By: Vineet

Vineet — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:16:29 +0000

Hey,

I know this article is like 4 months old…but I just read it today and it was very informative and rewarding. Great info!

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Create & manage screenshots on OS X — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:57:44 +0000

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By: Derek

Derek — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:58:08 +0000

I am at a complete loss for ideas. Did you drop the developer an email concerning the issue?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:48:23 +0000

So you’re booting off the external, running off the external as you normally would (browsing, email, etc), and upon restarting off the internal drive the files are reflected on the internal drive?[/quote]

Yes, I thought it was strange. I did make sure the external disk worked by removing the internal drive and having it boot from the external, but i never thought that the two disks would communicate when running at the same time. Though, when I boot from the internal disk and access files, they are not present on the external system.

By: Derek

Derek — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:33:07 +0000

[quote comment="8598"][...] anything i do, like download a pdf from the net while on the external boot shows up as a file on the internal HD. Did I set up SuperDuper wrong? I am using the free version.[/quote]

So you’re booting off the external, running off the external as you normally would (browsing, email, etc), and upon restarting off the internal drive the files are reflected on the internal drive?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:19:17 +0000

[quote comment="8559"]Are you sure that you’re booting off your external clone? OS X will not allow you to restore a clone on to the drive that you’re currently booting off of.[/quote]

Yes, I am booting off the external, and everything works fine. the only strange thing i noticed was that the Internal Mac HD has approximately 100,000 more files than the external, and anything i do, like download a pdf from the net while on the external boot shows up as a file on the internal HD. Did I set up SuperDuper wrong? I am using the free version. Thanks.