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- mhenders: Drobo gotcha: You can (and should) allow Drobo to format itself *larger* than the total disk cap you've installed. (Default 2, better 16GB)
- mhenders: @exposur3 4 500GB drives. The docs advise to only buy what you need *now*, given how fast drive prices drop.
- mhenders: @dspiers Will do. I plan to connect it to a server, and create 2 partitions: (1) a shared Time Machine, (2) shared general storage. Mac OSX
- mhenders: @markboulton And letting 10 years go by isn't a good idea either... "Marge, we've got a bleeder in here!"
- mhenders: @markboulton I just went for the first time in 10 years. :-( I also noticed they've stopped cleaning with a rubber bit and strawberry paste.
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Update:
I’m happy to say that the process, while not smooth, worked as expected. My G4 is now booting from my backup drive using the exact copy of my system from the failing drive.
During the process, the failing drive made a lot of unpleasant noises and had some I/O errors, causing the loss of a few files (from software I can reinstall if they’re important). The first run through died on the last 4mb of data as the machine halted. Luckily it restarted this morning and ran through the backup completely.
Thanks a lot Matt. I would’ve been seriously lost without this blog entry. Now I can finish erasing the old drive and throw it in the trash with a smile on my face.