How To Clone Mac Hard Disk ?
Cloning the hard disk means creating something that exactly functions like the original. The cloned one is not an original but seems to be the same when compared. Mac operating system is quite different from windows. Once people use windows they find it very difficult to use Mac operating system and vice versa. These two are entirely different from each other and the procedures to perform some operations are also entirely different. |
So what exactly does cloning do? Cloning will help you make a bootable copy of your hard drive in a totally different drive. You could say we can use the copy command and copy from one hard disk to the other. However, all the flies will be copied the other copied hard disk will not boot. Cloning helps you make a bootable copy.
Here are some of the things you will need for cloning on Mac operating system:
- A Mac with Mac OS X Tiger or Leopard
- A new hard drive
- A FireWire or USB enclosure for the drive
- A cloning software
In order to copy, plug in the hard drive and switch the computer on. You will have to format the new hard disk that you are about to clone first and for this you will be required to use the format command. Once it is ready, you can use disk utility and you will find the formatting option here also. When you select erase from the drop down list your new disk will be formatted and ready for use. You will need software for cloning and once you have found a suitable one start the software. Most of them walk you through the entire process and it is actually a no brainier procedure.
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