On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 2:19 AM, Tom<tba...@nmia.com> wrote: > So, with two drives backed up in Time Machine, I should be able to > boot from the OS installer disk twice, and each time restore the > contents of an old drive to its new replacement drive.
Yes, you should not need to install OS X to a drive just to be able to restore the data on it from Time Machine. Also, while I haven't done it so I can't say for sure, I don't think you'd have to boot from the install disc twice. You should only need to boot from the install DVD once and then just use the “Restore System From Backup…” utility to restore first one disk and then the other. Of course, before you began this entire process you'd want to make sure you have a current back up of your "not dead yet" drive you're going to replace. Just to make sure your backup contains a complete copy of that drive. I see there are also notes about immediately/temporarily turning off Time Machine backup after the restore to postpone Time Machine doing a complete (re)backup of both your drives. Not sure what the best way to approach that aspect of the process is. I guess at a minimum you'd want to make sure your system is working the way you expect/want before you let Time Machine overwrite your existing backup by backing up the drives you just restored. How does your G5 access your Time Machine backup? (Just curious.) -irrational john --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
