Re: Will "Migration Assistant" work from one drive to another on the same machine

Keep it to Usenet please <idontreadthis56@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm adding a larger, faster drive to my machine to my MDD G4. I'd
> like to upgrade to Tiger (from Panther) at the same time. Can I just:
> Move the original drive to the ATA66 Bus
> Install the new drive on the ATA100 Bus
> Boot off the Tiger DVD and install Tiger on the new drive
> Boot into Tiger and use "Migration Assistant" to pull everything
> off the original drive that has Panther?
>
> If not, any suggestions for a "minimally painful" migration? Would
> doing a "ASR" copy of my Panther disk to the new disk and then upgrade
> to Tiger work?

Since you are not planning to remove the old drive, how about installing
Tiger on the new drive and *don't* move the old stuff? That's what I did
in a similar situation. Bonus benefit: if necessary (and it sometimes
is), I can boot back into Panther. m.

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