SuperDuper

So it won't back up the Firewire hard drive. An alternative solution would be to use a product like SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner which can be set up to do incremental backups of any specified volumes (for two volumes – your Boot volume and your Firewire volume – you would set up two scripts). Note that SuperDuper can clone your Boot Volume to the same volume as your Time...

Unfortunately, does not cover... However you can probably bring it in the the apple store for a repair, although it will cost you. To backup, it has to be read by disk utility (if its bootable, it is). You can either just burn your important information to dvds, flash drive, etc. You could also purchase a cheap external hard drive and backup all your important files...

Does SuperDuper! work well for 10.4? --J.D.

Or.. make life easier with any of the other free backup tools! Or pay for SuperDuper which is the BEST. ...

You need to be more specific about what you want. You can use a third-party backup program, like Retrospect, Chronosync, SuperDuper!, or any of the hundreds of available programs that can do incremental backups based upon file changes. You can also write shell scripts to accomplish this as well. This can also be done with AppleScript. This can also be done with...

MisssssssSTAKE!!!!! Do not do that. The TT Gurus--I will look for a quote--will tell you not to do that. That was what confused me--even with a FUBAR'd volume that I created--"what happens if I randomly do this with failing RAM while playing Celine Dion"--I would not get the "Red." I cannot remember if you have to be registered to read that forum. I can post the...

I have a backup utility called SuperDuper which provides me with a bootable backup of my entire hard drive. ...

Well yes if you have a Time Machine backup connected or you have a second disk you backup using the bootable clone procedure. SuperDuper, Carbon Copy Cloner or Time Machine (with an second hard disk & install disk) are your friends in this kind of situation. Now in your case (since you never backup) you have several options, fist there is an Archive & Install to save your...

I'm looking at superduper as one of my alternatives. ...

If you updated over the line--through Software Update--you may have had the problem happen with a "hiccup." Now, I use to use that all of the time, but people HERE recommend downloading the ComboUpdates. I suggest that after you fix everything and want to update. I agree with TimeMachine--it does not make a bootable clone . . . USELESS!! A lot of people recommend...