Help with CarbonCopyCloner, plz.

[IzzyJG99]

I downloaded it at the suggestion of another. Time Machine for me for some reason never works. I copied my "Macintosh HD" with "Backup everything" to my external FW800 HD. My question is this...

Do you just start up from the FW800 HD and then open Carbon Copy Cloner and clone the FW800 HD back to your Macintosh HD? I mean is it that simple? I was reading on their site and it got a bit too technical for a moron like me. So if someone could explain it to me like I'm a four year old I would really appreciate it.

 

[GGJstudios]

From the CCC website:
Restoring from a disk image

 

[IzzyJG99]

...Not really what I asked.

 

[MacDawg]

Yes, it is really that simple

 

[IzzyJG99]

Yes, it is really that simple

Thank you kindly.

 

[Jolly Giant]

Do you just start up from the FW800 HD and then open Carbon Copy Cloner and clone the FW800 HD back to your Macintosh HD? I mean is it that simple?

the way i'd do it is

(a) boot from the clone.
(b) use disk utility on the clone to wipe the internal HD. depending on the reason(s) why you need to clone your system back to the Mac, i might run a repair disk session for good measure.
(c) use CCC to clone the system from the external back to the internal HD.

 

[IzzyJG99]

the way i'd do it is

(a) boot from the clone.
(b) use disk utility on the clone to wipe the internal HD. depending on the reason(s) why you need to clone your system back to the Mac, i might run a repair disk session for good measure.
(c) use CCC to clone the system from the external back to the internal HD.

That's exactly what I was hoping would be the case. That's what I was also planning on doing. Thank you, Jolly.

 

[Jolly Giant]

we aim to please

happy computing !