Re: How to back up an existing Backup to a larger External HD

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Re: How to back up an existing Backup to a larger External HD

I have an iMac i5 (late 2009) which has a 1TB HD. I am currently backing up on a 500GB External HD. Although I have still got over 100GB left on the External HD, I am beginning to consider a 1TB External HD, as I am getting more into photography, which is space intensive. How would I go about ensuring, that my current backups are transferred to the new External HD, before cutting loose the old 500GB one? Can anyone suggest what use, that I could put the old one too. I have considered, backing up photos, but read somewhere, that this can cause problems, but cannot remember precisely, what they were.

iMac 27" i5, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Nov 13, 2013 11:31 AM

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LowLuster

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Nov 13, 2013 11:35 AM in response to billbir

Why not just connect the new external hard drive and do a new complete backup of yout Mac on it. Then you don't have to copy anything from the original backup drive. That is what I would do.

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LowLuster

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Nov 13, 2013 11:37 AM in response to billbir

When I use time machine I don't exclude anything and so far when I have used my TM backup to restore my Mac everything that was on my drive originally is restored completely from the TM backup.

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ssls6

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Nov 13, 2013 11:54 AM in response to billbir

This will tell you what you need to know. LowLuster is correct that it is easier to make a new fresh backup and keep the old drive just in-case you need something from it.

http://pondini.org/TM/18.html

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billbir Author

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Nov 13, 2013 12:28 PM in response to ssls6

Thanks for your very helpful replies and particularly the link. Much obliged.

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