Backing up question

[SJME7]

I just bought a Lacie 250 GB Fire Wire hard drive. My intent was to back up my G4 on it. My brother suggested that I install Tiger on it and then install the basic files (system programs) on it and still have room to store all the pictures I am working on. I need a little better directions than he has given me. All he said was “put the install disk in and follow the directions”. Can you recommend a site that has more specific directions?

Thank you

 

[jeremy.king]

You could always just clone the drive and not hassle with installing OS X to your external.

http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html

 

[EricNau]

You could always just clone the drive and not hassle with installing OS X to your external.

http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html

Does that make a complete copy, including OS X? So if my computer crashed, I would have everything, so it would be like nothing ever happened?

 

[jeremy.king]

Does that make a complete copy, including OS X? So if my computer crashed, I would have everything, so it would be like nothing ever happened?

Yes. You did read the site, right?

Have you ever wanted a simple, complete, bootable backup of your hard drive? Have you ever wanted to upgrade to a larger hard drive with minimal hassle and without reinstalling your OS and all of your applications? Have you ever wanted to move your entire Mac OS X installation to a new computer? Then CCC is the tool for you!

 

[madtodaimax]

might be a dumb question, but does this require the same space that is taken up on the h.d.?

 

[jeremy.king]

might be a dumb question, but does this require the same space that is taken up on the h.d.?

Yes. No compression is used with CCC

 

[EricNau]

Thanks kingjr3, this is exactly what I've been looking for.