Can I backup an OS 9 machine like bootcamp?

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  1. tevion5, Jan 11, 2014

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    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?
     
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  2. chrfr, Jan 11, 2014

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    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.
     
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  3. tevion5, Jan 11, 2014

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    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?
     
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  4. Andropov, Jan 11, 2014

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    Yes, it should run without a problem.

    And yes, for sure. Retail copies include drivers for all models supported (PM 8600 is supported).
     
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  5. tevion5, Jan 11, 2014

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    Thanks for the info! I'll try it out later on :)
     
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  6. chrfr, Jan 11, 2014

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    There's no registry or anything even close to an equivalent.
     
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  7. tdiaz, Jan 11, 2014

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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..
     
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  8. tevion5, Jan 11, 2014

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    Cool, not a bloated mess like windows then!

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