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TICKET ARCHIVE -> Make Bootable Disk Clone With Disk Util On Tiger

jank - Jun 2, 2005 - 11:03 am

..I just upgraded to tiger..
when I try to make a clone with disk util of the internal HD on my
powerbook g4 onto a lacie d2 200GB, I always get an
error, claiming the disk is busy..

any suggestion(s)?

many thanks, werner

bobw - Jun 2, 2005 - 11:16 am

Hi Werner

Disk Utility won't clone a drive. You can make a disk image to use for restore purposes. Open Disk Utility then open it's Help Menu and select Index. Select Disk Images and it will give you the instructions.

To clone a drive, you can use Dejavu

http://propagandaprod.com/dejavu.html

or SuperDuper;

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22126


Bobw - Macosx.com Tech Support