If you have a big external hard drive, and are in OS 8.x to 9. just copy the whole thing over (drag and drop icons). Done. Macs will be fine with that. Just like Ghosting to a big external or network drive, except you don't need Ghost :). If you need to back up to CD-Rs, you can burn files but risk losing comment field info unless you are knowledgeable, or you can go with Retropect. www.macsales.com has some Retrospect Express title for about $10 I think. check for OS version compatibility.
You only need the Copy Cloner thing if you are messing around with X. For a machine that will only ever boot in 9.2 or less, just copying stuff around wil be fine. I'm a little confused about your setup, since the you (original poster) talk about 8.1, 9.1, 9.2.1, and OS X as if it were on one machine, but I get the feeling that although you mention Classic (which implies OS X), you really me " a machine currently running 8.X that I might put 9.X on someday". Or maybe not... HTH anyway. B > Carbon Copy Cloner and Psync (my personal favorite) only work in X. OS > 9 represents a whole new can of worms for cloning or backing up a hard > drive. You may need to rely on a purchased piece of software such as > Dantz Retrospect. > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
