Q: How do you back up dead MacBook using FireWire to iMac? I can view all files on iMac but not sure how to back up before I reinstall MacBook.
My MacBook Pro won't start up so want to wipe and reinstall iOS. Before I do this i want to back up all my files. If I connect to imac via FireWire I can view all files but how do I back it all up?
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), iOS 9.3.1
Posted on May 2, 2016 6:40 PM
Or just select a bunch of them and drag and drop them where you want to find them later. (just make sure there is enough room at the destination.) The only files that cannot be copied by the Finder are invisible files at top-level.
There is also really no need to copy the over 350,000 files that make up Mac OS X. A new install will re-create them all with exact copies. Any "customization" is done by creating preference files in your Home folder (by user-short-name subfolders in /Users).
Mac OS X does NOT modify itself -- by design.
Posted on May 2, 2016 7:33 PM