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Dec 23, 2014 4:28 PM in response to spinningstillby schaafsmaster,Why not connect you're new HD to the computer and start a fresh backup before going to bed? That way you'll have extra redundancy of your data as well.
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Dec 23, 2014 4:56 PM in response to Allan Eckertby spinningstill,Hi. Tried all that already. Still have permission issues. I don't have a "ignore option."
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Dec 23, 2014 4:57 PM in response to schaafsmasterby spinningstill,Was wanting to donate drive to friend in Haiti. Plus wanted to add it to new drive.
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Dec 23, 2014 9:40 PM in response to spinningstillby Linc Davis,Although the documentation says you can copy Time Machine backups in the Finder, it's very slow and sometimes doesn't work at all.
This technique will only work if the volume you're copying to is the same size, or larger than, the one you're copying from.
First, open the Time Machine preference pane and click the Select Disk... button. You may have to unlock the settings first by clicking the padlock icon in the lower left corner of the window. Authenticate as an administrator.
Delete the volume you're going to copy from the list of backup destinations. Then turn Time Machine OFF.
Launch Disk Utility, open the built-in help, and search for the term "Duplicate." Follow the instructions. All existing data on the destination volume will be erased. That shouldn't be a problem, because you don't want to mix backup and non-backup data on the same drive anyway.
If the volume you're copying was encrypted by Time Machine, you may have to unlock it first. Click the Unlock button in the toolbar of the Disk Utility window.
Turn Time Machine back ON and select the new volume as a backup destination. You can also continue to use the old volume, if you wish. The two will be alternated when both are available.
CAUTION: If the volume you're copying is corrupt, as shown by Repair Disk or Verify Disk in Disk Utility, then that corruption will be copied to the new drive. Don't copy data from a corrupt volume on a malfunctioning drive. Put the drive aside and don't use it until you're sure you'll no longer need the data. Then securely erase it and take it to a recycling center. Do the same if the Restore operation fails with "disk errors."
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Dec 23, 2014 11:02 PM in response to Linc Davisby spinningstill,Looks like great insightful information. Thank you. I don't show a duplicate or an unlock feature.