![]() ![]() ![]() Terminal provides you with all the tools you need-specifically, commands that copy every single file, preserving permissions and file properties-to successfully copy an entire Mac OS X volume. This is one of those situations where Terminal can do something you can't do in the Finder. The Finder doesn't always copy invisible files properly (and there are lots of them in OS X), and because of permissions issues, it's difficult to make sure that all files are being copied. The bad news is that unlike Mac OS 9, where you could simply connect a drive or another computer, select all your files, and copy them over using drag-and-drop, Mac OS X requires some special tools. That means that you can copy Mac OS X, and all installed software and files, directly from one computer to another, and it should boot up and function properly. That is, the same OS X that runs on a PowerBook also runs on an iBook and a G4 tower. The good news is that Mac OS X is, for the most part, hardware independent. In my experience with users and participating in online forums and mailing lists, one of the most common questions that users of Mac OS X seem to have is "How do I copy my Mac OS X installation from one hard drive/computer to another?" Users generally fall into one of two categories: (1) people who have bought a new (larger) hard drive and installed it in their Mac, and want to move everything over from their old hard drive to the new one or (2) people who have bought a new Mac and want to copy Mac OS X and all their files and software over from their old Mac to the new one. ![]() Transferring Mac OS X between Computers or Hard Drives ![]()
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