Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] replacing system HD in a Mac
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From: Eric James Wood <list@helium14.com>
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Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 17:16:55 -0700
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You cannot copy at the finder level. You will be left with a non booting sys=
tem.=20

You need to use carbon copy cloner or one of the other apps similar to make a=
 clone.=20

You could use disk utility, but I find CCC more robust and reliable.=20

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> On Sep 4, 2013, at 17:09, "Chris Zwar" <chris@chriszwar.com> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> I have an OT query - I always value the knowledge on the list and I know i=
t's not limited to AE.
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> I will be replacing the old 5400rpm drive in a Mac Mini with a new SSD.  I=
 won't be upgrading the OS or changing anything else - just the physical swa=
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> Can I simply copy everything over between the two drives or should I clean=
 install the OS onto the SSD first?  I know that in an ideal world you would=
 re-install everything from scratch and it's a good opportunity to do a spri=
ng clean, but I really won't have time.  I'm not expecting any problems with=
 doing a straight copy & replace so if anyone is aware of pitfalls then plea=
se let me know.
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> As payment for an OT query I offer 2 handy keyboard shortcuts:
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> 1) holding down the option key when pasting will paste at the current time=
.
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> 2) When the main viewer window is selected, alt-double clicking on the han=
d icon will re-centre the viewer contents, which is very handy when comparin=
g multiple compositions.
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> Cheers,
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> -Chris
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