Transfering Time machine data

[fried-gold]

Ok this might be a little difficult to follow..

I've just got a new MBP. I'm in the process of backing up my old laptop with time machine, so that I can transfer everything to the new computer with the migration assistant. I will have just enough space on my hard drive to do this. However the external HD is only 160 Gb and I would rather have a much bigger drive to use with time machine, and use this device to carry other files around. I don't want to lose the old backup data though... Is there any way to copy back up data onto a new time machine HD?

Cheers, Andy

 

[oculus42]

You may be able to use SuperDuper! to clone the data to the new drive.

 

[Hellhammer]

Or Carbon Copy Cloner

 

[PeggyD]

Make sure both drives are connected & then launch Disk Utility. Click on one of the drive names in the left column (the main drive icon, not a sub-icon) & click the Restore tab across the top (far right). Then drag the icon of the older/smaller drive to the Source field & the icon of the new drive to the Destination field & click Restore. I found it worked best with Erase Destination checked, which is not a problem with a brand-new drive. When this is done copying & verifying (at least 2-3 hours!), the new drive will have the same name as the old drive.

 

[fried-gold]

Thanks for all the response guys. Peggy, I shall give that one a try. I'll let you know how i get on. Many thanks, Andy.