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#561640 - 07/21/11 11:31 PM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: iMacsoontobe]
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Where's the RAM?

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Reboot,

I'm counting on ya buddy, I Erased the Seagate, and gonna TM it from scratch.

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#561673 - 07/22/11 11:16 AM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: iMacsoontobe]
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All is working, first backup took some time, but everything is smooooooth sailing. Thanks Reboot!!

Now what to do with that WD 2TB that is coming in today?

The total cost was $82.37 I got the 2TB Western Digital HD and 8GB PNY USB flash drive. The price was low due to coupons.

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#561674 - 07/22/11 11:27 AM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: iMacsoontobe]
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Put it on craigslist or eBay.

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#561677 - 07/22/11 11:53 AM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: John Rougeux]
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Well I can return it....or thinking of using it as another backup.

I currently have a 200GB HD with old pics and stuff, was thinking about putting all those, plus whats on my current iMac on this HD. Then when I get another iMac, probably 6 months or so, I can just have the option of accessing all that via this HD.

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#561680 - 07/22/11 12:25 PM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: iMacsoontobe]
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Originally Posted By: iMacsoontobe
Well I can return it....or thinking of using it as another backup.

I currently have a 200GB HD with old pics and stuff, was thinking about putting all those, plus whats on my current iMac on this HD. Then when I get another iMac, probably 6 months or so, I can just have the option of accessing all that via this HD.
That sounds like a good plan to me.

BTW: I still have 2 120Gig Seagate IDE drives that are just whirring along that I pulled from my G4.
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#565045 - 09/28/11 01:53 PM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: MacBozo]
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Greetings!!

Ok after much debate, I bought this,

http://www.staples.com/Seagate-FreeAgent...cmArea=CIRCULAR

since it seemed Seagate was the better choice.

Soooooo now what to do.

Currently have a 500GB Seagate setup with TM. I have discovered if TM doesn't run for a few days, it takes a total crap!! It happened when I shut down for a week on vacation. I was considering leaving that set up in tact. I also have an old 200GB FW HD with some old stuff on it. Was going to put the old stuff on the new Seagate, with Apple killing FW going forward. Also archiving "stuff" pics, docs, ect from my current iMac on to the new Seagate and then when I get a new mac, I can just move over what I want and keep using the Seagate as archive disk. I think this would work better than trying to do a TM to my new iMac when I get it, because I'm just gonna snow snow leopard on the current machine.

One other question, does the old version of iMovie, the one with the chapter marks, before the "big" change, run on Lion?

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#565047 - 09/28/11 05:15 PM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: iMacsoontobe]
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Originally Posted By: iMacsoontobe
I have discovered if TM doesn't run for a few days, it takes a total crap!! It happened when I shut down for a week on vacation.
What consistency is the crap? smirk It shouldn't do that, what happens exactly, taking a crap is a little vague. grin

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I also have an old 200GB FW HD with some old stuff on it. Was going to put the old stuff on the new Seagate, with Apple killing FW going forward.
Firewire isn't going away, in the near future anyway. Don't erase the stuff from the 200G, if you only have it on the Seagate it's not a backup if it's only in one location.
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Also archiving "stuff" pics, docs, ect from my current iMac on to the new Seagate and then when I get a new mac, I can just move over what I want and keep using the Seagate as archive disk.
Same thing, if it's only on the Seagate it's not a backup. Any disk can go bad.
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I think this would work better than trying to do a TM to my new iMac when I get it, because I'm just gonna snow snow leopard on the current machine.
Not sure I follow you.
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One other question, does the old version of iMovie, the one with the chapter marks, before the "big" change, run on Lion?
Which version do you mean, 05, 06 HD etc?
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#565049 - 09/28/11 06:09 PM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: Reboot]
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1. It just won't complete the backup, goes forever, then got a error message, but didn't write it down. After being through it before, see prior entries in this post, I just did the scrap it and start over, as you suggested before.

2.I agree, I can keep the old FW drive around, but, new Mac's will not have FW ports.

3. I agree, so what "process" for getting a new machine. Say I clear the old iMac, move some of the stuff from the new Seagate to the new iMac, and then continue to keep all that on the Seagate and put more stuff as time goes by. While all the while using TM with the new iMac, but just not "relying" on it. So I would have the "current stuff" and some old stuff on the new iMac and TM. but also have it all backed up on the new Seagate. I realize the still loss potential of the old stuff that is only on the new Seagate, that never got moved over to the new iMac. Gosh, I hope that isn't confusing???

4. Don't want to do a TM machine restore to the new iMac, not even sure it would work with snow leopard TM back up to a new Lion iMac. BUt I may rethink this, as I will lose all my mail and other passwords.

5. iMovie HD 6.04

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#565051 - 09/28/11 06:29 PM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: iMacsoontobe]
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#565053 - 09/28/11 06:36 PM Re: External HD for Time Machine [Re: iMacsoontobe]
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Originally Posted By: iMacsoontobe
Don't want to do a TM machine restore to the new iMac, not even sure it would work with snow leopard TM back up to a new Lion iMac.
It should work, that's one of the purposes of it.
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iMovie HD 6.04
Yes it will work, but you can't use the installer.

1. Copy iMovie HD folder from /Applications folder on the old system disk to /Applications folder on the Lion system disk

2. Similarly, copy 'iMovie' folder from /Library/Application Support folder

Got that from here.

The new Macs will at least have Thunderbolt, which can take an adapter to go to firewire. I haven't heard anything for sure if the new Macs will lack FW though, but I have't heard it all either. grin The only one lacking FW is the MacBook Air.
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