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target disk mode

I am trying to make a back up of a MacPro to my iMac, with the Mac Pro in Target Mode, using Time Machine. I want to just back up the MacPro, nothing else. Then wipe the Mac Pro, and restore it and the OS from the Back up. Is that possible.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 21, 2013 3:45 AM

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Feb 21, 2013 3:55 AM in response to ebenmmNYC

In theory it is possible, check the ML article on Target Disk Mode, and after the connection is made Time Machine can be turned on and pointed at the iMac disk as the place to backup...I would create a partition on that disk, though, so TM can be pointed at a specific partiton so the material is confined to a known location. This is not the usual practice for using Target Disk Mode and Time Machine backup. The prefered approach is to use an external hard drive or a second drive inside the MacPro as the TM destination for backup. Have you checked sources such as OWC to see what drives they have available?

Feb 21, 2013 4:14 AM in response to ebenmmNYC

Another thought, you could connect the two machines via ethernet cable, just a standard and non-cross-over for newer Macs, and then ehen the MacPro HD shoes on the iMac desktop, drage and drop or copy and paste the file systems you want to retain. The corrupted system files you don't have to worry about...if you do a TM backup you get everything, corrupted and uncorrupted so you don't gain much in the end.

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