[sergeantdave]

Need a link that explains how to copy the iMac hard drive (OS 10.4.2) onto an external hard drive.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[IncPen]

Do you want to clone your iMac to a Firewire drive, is that what you're asking?

[AZLiberty]

Freeware Carbon Copy Cloner does the trick.

[CFC__VRWC]

I use a shareware application called SuperDuper (cost is $20) to copy my Mac Mini drive to an external drive. However, if you want to be able to boot directly from the external drive, it needs to be on a Firewire connection.

[Star Traveler]

You said -- "Need a link that explains how to copy the iMac hard drive (OS 10.4.2) onto an external hard drive."

The program "SuperDuper" is the absolute best way to go. It operates flawlessly, you get a bootable external drive (as long as it's Firewire), and it's too, too simple to believe.

Also, I use raw hard drives for my backups (having a stack of them) by using Wiebetech Combodock. This is a very small hardware device that I simply plug into a raw hard drive and I can boot up and use it. I can switch hard drives as fast as I can unplug and plug. I can have a stack of cheaper raw hard drives for backups. It's a lot easier that way for large amounts of storage. You can then carry your raw hard drives to other sites if you want off-site safety.

Regards,
Star Traveler