Installing new hard drive

[bobscliff]

If I am installing a new hard drive in my pb and want to restore the data i had on the old drive, can i put the old drive in an enclosure and read from there? im not trying to boot, just restore files. Thanks for any help you can offer.

 

[AliensAreFuzzy]

If I am installing a new hard drive in my pb and want to restore the data i had on the old drive, can i put the old drive in an enclosure and read from there? im not trying to boot, just restore files. Thanks for any help you can offer.

you could put it in an external Firewire enclosure, boot from that, and then use either Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper to clone the old drive to the newly installed drive.

 

[NAG]

Yup, thats the way to go. Make sure the enclosure is compatible with your drive (not all are).

 

[jeremy.king]

I'd say reinstall and use the Migration assistant to move user accounts/applications/etc...This ensures your OS is as clean as it can be.

 

[bobscliff]

you could put it in an external Firewire enclosure, boot from that, and then use either Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper to clone the old drive to the newly installed drive.

hehe that was my plan until my firewire drive died. unfortunately i dont have any external drive options, so is my plan unworkable or just impractical?