New HDD - copying over

Ol!ver · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:37

I'm installing a new HDD tomorrow, and then formatting the one that's in to use as my Time Machine drive. What's the best way of doing it? I was thinking use something like CCC to copy both partitions (OSX and the Vista partition) and then set the new partition as active. Vape the old one and I'm done.

That about right?

J1234 · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:44

Yeah, or use Disk Utility to make Images of the HDD, then Restore the Image.

Ol!ver · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:47

Justin said:
Yeah, or use Disk Utility to make Images of the HDD, then Restore the Image.

Which do you reckon would be easier? Seems as long as it is short.

J1234 · 14 Feb 2008 at 15:23

I would think using Disk Utility is easier, but I have never used CCC.

artaxerxes · 14 Feb 2008 at 15:59

I'd say CCC is easier - just choose target disk and location disk - and copy.

Then swap physically.

Ol!ver · 14 Feb 2008 at 16:22

artaxerxes said:
I'd say CCC is easier - just choose target disk and location disk - and copy.

Then swap physically.

Will I need to do anything to the partitions to make it boot?

artaxerxes · 14 Feb 2008 at 16:48

Nope. It is an exact copy... so as long as you clone a working boot disk it will be fine.

Just ensure when you partition the new disk you use the same method as the original.

Ol!ver · 14 Feb 2008 at 16:56

artaxerxes said:
Nope. It is an exact copy... so as long as you clone a working boot disk it will be fine.

Just ensure when you partition the new disk you use the same method as the original.

No idea how the first was partitioned to be honest. If it doesn't boot can't I just boot from the leopard dvd and make that partition active?

Ol!ver · 15 Feb 2008 at 09:45

I'm formatting the Vista partition ready for the clone. How do I make it NTFS from within OS X? Or does CCC do that?

artaxerxes · 15 Feb 2008 at 11:14

Gah - I misread you initial post. Neither Carbon Copy Cloner or Disk Utility will be able to mess with your NTFS partition...

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/22/winclone-backup-your-boot-camp-partition/

"That's where tools such as Winclone, or Mike Bombich's NetRestore, come in; they allow you to easily make a disk image of your Boot Camp partition, which you can then restore to a separate volume, save for archival purposes, etc."

Ol!ver · 15 Feb 2008 at 11:17

artaxerxes said:
Gah - I misread you initial post. Neither Carbon Copy Cloner or Disk Utility will be able to mess with your NTFS partition...

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/12/22/winclone-backup-your-boot-camp-partition/

"That's where tools such as Winclone, or Mike Bombich's NetRestore, come in; they allow you to easily make a disk image of your Boot Camp partition, which you can then restore to a separate volume, save for archival purposes, etc."

Cheers, I'm funnily enough just waiting for Winclone to finish

artaxerxes · 15 Feb 2008 at 12:21

Haha!

Ol!ver · 15 Feb 2008 at 15:35

Well something's gone pear shaped. I can't boot without having the install disk in the drive !

J1234 · 15 Feb 2008 at 15:41

What's it doing?

Can you hold down the option key to get into the OS X partition then in OS X select System Preferences > Startup Disk > OS X.

It's probably trying to boot from the CD by default.

Ol!ver · 15 Feb 2008 at 18:05

Justin said:
What's it doing?

Can you hold down the option key to get into the OS X partition then in OS X select System Preferences > Startup Disk > OS X.

It's probably trying to boot from the CD by default.

I can boot if I leave the DVD in. If I set it to boot from the HDD it just sits there. Is it possible to reinstall the entire OS, and use a TIme Machine backup to pull my programs/files/settings etc back across?

J1234 · 15 Feb 2008 at 18:09

Yeah, you will have the option to copy all the Time Machine stuff over when you boot for the first time after installing Leopard.

Ol!ver · 15 Feb 2008 at 18:10

Justin said:
Yeah, you will have the option to copy all the Time Machine stuff over when you boot for the first time after installing Leopard.

Might give that a go then, seems the easiest way. Whatcha think?

J1234 · 15 Feb 2008 at 18:14

Yup, seems to be.

Ol!ver · 15 Feb 2008 at 18:15

Justin said:
Yup, seems to be.

Any idea what it will and will not pull back?

J1234 · 15 Feb 2008 at 18:18

It should restore everything, exactly how it was when you last backed up to Time Machine.