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    Time Machine backup questions

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by xGeistx, Aug 21, 2008.

  1. xGeistx

    xGeistx Notebook Consultant

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    I know this was asked before, but I kinda lost the track lately so help is appreciated:

    1. Is there a workaround for getting Time Machine recognizing my iPod Classic 80 Gbs as a possible backup disk?

    2. Is there a way to get Time Machine making a backup straight forward to the drive where the OS is actually installed so I can move it to my iPod later on?
     
    xGeistx, Aug 21, 2008
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  2. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    1. No, as far as I know. Time Machine is built to sense anything that's external. It even does it with my iPhone. Which is kinda stupid IMHO.

    2. No again. Time Machine can only do backups on an external, and not on the OS disc.
     
    cdnalsi, Aug 21, 2008
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  3. chongfa

    chongfa Notebook Consultant

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    I have another question.

    If you use your time machine to back up your current system. Some how that system got destroyed. Would you be able to use your time machine and restore your exact setup on a new machine (of course given a comparable specs).
     
    chongfa, Aug 21, 2008
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  4. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You use your restore DVD that came with the apple. Then you run time machine to bring every thing update.
     
    blue68f100, Aug 21, 2008
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  5. Chris27

    Chris27 Notebook Deity

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    In the menu bar in the leopard install utility, you can access your time machine drive and restore your computer from it. You can also use Carbon Copy Cloner, to rip a bootable copy of your Leopard install disk to your drive containing your Time Machine backup so you can boot up strait from that drive without the disk.
     
    Chris27, Aug 21, 2008
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  6. chongfa

    chongfa Notebook Consultant

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    So it shouldn't be difficult to do. Thanks a lot. :)
     
    chongfa, Aug 21, 2008
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