Back up copy of Osx10.5

[Avzone]

Hello, I am trying to make a back up copy of Leopard on disc but the files don't show up when I insert the disc in my windows p.c (running xp pro).
I want to burn a back up disc for my own purpose and unfortunately only have a dvd writer on my p.c.
Can someone advise please as I can't seem to find an option on my p.c saying show hidden files etc, if that's the case?
Many Thanks!

 

[nutman]

you need a program like macdrive, which costs money, as mac disks are formatted in hsf+

 

[mgclayton]

you need a program like macdrive, which costs money, as mac disks are formatted in hsf+

I believe HFSExplorer is a free read only utility.

However, to make a backup of your OS X install disk I would just use Disk Utility on your Mac to make a CD/DVD master file.
You should then be able rename this file from a .cdr to .iso, copy it to your PC and burn it.

I have never tried this, but I can't see why it wouldn't work. Of course you'll need a double layer DVD.

 

[Avzone]

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Really! What a load of fuss.
I think I just make a copy of the main files on my external hard drive, I just wanted a copy on disc just incase the other got damaged etc, plus its always nice to have a back up.

 

[sickmacdoc]

Really! What a load of fuss.
I think I just make a copy of the main files on my external hard drive, I just wanted a copy on disc just incase the other got damaged etc, plus its always nice to have a back up.

Well its no hassle if you just do what mgclayton said above- just go into Disk Utility and make a CD/DVD Master disk image on your Mac. Done.

 

[Avzone]

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.. Im not too sure of how to do that?

 

[RoninXI]

How-To

1 Put your disk in
2 Open Disk Utility
3 Highlight your disk in the left pane (not the disk drive the indented one below it)
4 click new image
5 image format: [DVD/CD master]
6 [Save]
7 wait....