I'm happy to elaborate on this if you have a specific question, just e-mail me. Firmware is a special software that sets switches on computer chips to operate a certain way. Firewire is not to be confused with firmware.
Firewire and Firewire 800 can be adapted to each other as well. Thunderbolt which is found on some Macs has a thunderbolt icon, and can be adapted to Firewire, but USB can not. Obviously check if your Mac has Firewire first before getting a Firewire drive.
#Filesalvage how to#
If you get one that says it has its own backup software contact the vendor in question to find out how to turn it off, and use your own backup software if you find your Mac is slowing down as a result of the software in question. That said many USB drives come with their own backup software that runs in the background, and can slow down your Mac.
#Filesalvage mac os x#
* Firewire was more essential for PowerPC Macs than Intel Macs, because PowerPC Macs can't boot Mac OS X over USB.
#Filesalvage install#
Doing a straight copy from one disk to another with the Finder won't work except for individual document files, which take a fair bit of time to explain where they are.īackups should really only be done when you aren't using the computer for anything else, and before you install any new software or hardware. If you don't mind writing down registration codes for all the applications, and risking a few CDs may not be working in a couple years time, just backup your Home folder (your Users -> yourname folder), using Shirt-Pocket Superduper as well. Be sure to only leave the backup drive connected and no other Firewire devices at the time of the backing up.
If you want to know how to do it the easiest way to recover from, get two external Firewire hard drives* at least the same size as the one you are using on the internal, and Shirt-Pocket's Superduper. The most important thing to keep in mind is keep at least two copies of all your data someplace at all times. And many of your questions are answered below. A third party blog discussing the different PCIe standards Apple has used since 2010 on Macs replacing the old SATA standardsįor those who don't need to know why, and just want to get down to business, I've written a shorthand of what's below.What to do in event the disk appears to be full.Using the Migration Assistant for cloning purposes*.How to recover when no backup is available and drive becomes inaccessible (with instructions for FileVault?.Which files are safe to delete or move in Mac OS 9 from Mac OS X? (this FAQ is on a separate page, though is related).Short and easy description of backing up.Quickbooks Data Recovery tool from Stellar Data - a commercial software to recover Quickbooks data.This FAQ is divided into several sections. If you need technical support for issues after reading this FAQ, please visit my Tech Support page, where I offer fee based support. Need computer help? Book now to resolve most computer issues. Download my résumé as a Word compressed zip file and Adobe Acrobat.
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