Can I backup an OS 9 machine like bootcamp?

[tevion5]

I want to reinstall Mac OS 9 on my power mac 8600/250. I have aquired a retail disk and I want to wipe it clean. However it has some really old software on it and I would hate to get rid of it permanently. Also I would like the ability to restore to the way it is now if I wanted.

Is this possible, can I backup the whole system somehow?

I have copied the contents of the Hard Disk to my G5 as a backup that way, but I am looking for something I could use as a system restore, just like time machine. Does OS 9 have any feature like this?

 

[chrfr]

Does OS 9 have any feature like this?

The classic Mac OS didn't need a system like Time Machine because you could just drag and drop the entire contents of the disk to another and it would run just fine.

 

[tevion5]

The classic Mac OS didn't need a system like Time Machine because you could just drag and drop the entire contents of the disk to another and it would run just fine.

I see. So if I were to reinstall MAC OS 9 and the simply copy and paste all the old stuff it would run without any registry errors and such?

Also, when I clean install, will all the drivers for a Power Mac 8600 be incuded in that even if I use a retail copy? I won't end up hunting for loads of drivers?

 

[Andropov]

I see. So if I were to reinstall MAC OS 9 and the simply copy and paste all the old stuff it would run without any registry errors and such?

Also, when I clean install, will all the drivers for a Power Mac 8600 be incuded in that even if I use a retail copy? I won't end up hunting for loads of drivers?

Yes, it should run without a problem.

And yes, for sure. Retail copies include drivers for all models supported (PM 8600 is supported).

 

[tevion5]

Yes, it should run without a problem.

And yes, for sure. Retail copies include drivers for all models supported (PM 8600 is supported).

Thanks for the info! I'll try it out later on

 

[chrfr]

I see. So if I were to reinstall MAC OS 9 and the simply copy and paste all the old stuff it would run without any registry errors and such?

There's no registry or anything even close to an equivalent.

 

[tdiaz]

As for backup, just make an image of the whole disk, too. Then you don' t have to worry about anything getting left off, dis-associated, etc.

I've had silly things like resource forks go missing, and ftype/creator get cleared on rare occasion, with later OS X releases and since usage on those has been long depreciated, I'm not surprised.

Not been able to run down exactly what/why/when. But to be on the cautious side..

 

[tevion5]

There's no registry or anything even close to an equivalent.

Cool, not a bloated mess like windows then!

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As for backup, just make an image of the whole disk, too. Then you don' t have to worry about anything getting left off, dis-associated, etc.

I've had silly things like resource forks go missing, and ftype/creator get cleared on rare occasion, with later OS X releases and since usage on those has been long depreciated, I'm not surprised.

Not been able to run down exactly what/why/when. But to be on the cautious side..

How can I make a disk image of the whole HDD in OS 9?

 

[tdiaz]

ShrinkWrap makes images:

http://www.tucows.com/preview/207005/ShrinkWrap

 

[tevion5]

ShrinkWrap makes images:

http://www.tucows.com/preview/207005/ShrinkWrap

Thanks dude, I'll give it a go!