Michael (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} mage_imbroglio) wrote,@ 2008-05-23 10:45:00 |
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| Current location: | work |
| Current mood: |  cheerful |
| Entry tags: | geek |
Call to Mac Geeks
I'm planning on having a fantastically geeky holiday weekend by erasing and installing Leopard on my Mac, and doing a whole bunch of file moving to best utilize my new hard drive. I've listed my entire procedure below, so if you are a major Mac geek and feel like taking a look, let me know if I missed anything.
My ultimate goal is to have all media from my and Sabrina's computers to reside on the 750 gb drive, have each of our computers back up to independent 250gb drive, create a basic backup for Trent's computer, and finally, have the entire system set up so that Sabrina is running her media libraries and backups wirelessly, to get the clutter off the serving table where we keep it.
Backup, Erase and Install for Desktop Computer
1) Attach 750gb drive to Desktop and configure.
2) Create full bootable clone backup of Desktop Computer on 750gb drive.
3) Create full clone backup of Media Drive on 750gb drive.
4) Confirm full Time Machine backup of Desktop on 250gb drive #1
5) Create easiest importable form of iPhoto
6) Create easiest importable form of iWeb
7) Create easiest importable form of eMail
8) Create easiest importable form of Address Book
9) Create backup of bookmarks
10) Create easiest importable form of iTunes playlists
11) Erase and install Leopard to Desktop
a) Create list of all internet settings
i) Incoming POP server address
ii) Outgoing POP server address
iii) Incoming port
iv) Outgoing port
v) User names and passwords for accounts and ISP
b) Create list of apple apps and serial numbers
i) iWork 08
ii) iLife 08
iii) iTunes
c) Unregister apple apps.
d) Create list of 3rd party apps. and serial #’s
i) Firefox
ii) Mac The Ripper
iii) Handbreak
iv) Nero
v) MS Office
e) Check registry procedures for 3rd party apps.
f) Unregister Leopard
g) Boot from Leopard DVD
h) Select Erase and Install
i) Configure internet settings
j) Apply all updates to Leopard
12) Import Address Book
13) Log onto .Mac
14) Integrate calendars
15) Import mail and mail settings
16) Install iWork 08 and apply updates
17) Install iLife 08 and apply updates
a) Import photos to iPhoto
b) Import web pages to iWeb
18) Install and update Firefox – import bookmarks
19) Set up iTunes
a) Check for most recent version
b) Change default library to 750gb drive
c) Import music to iTunes (go get dinner)
d) Import playlists
e) Sync iPod
20) Install 3rd party apps.
i) Firefox
ii) Mac The Ripper
iii) Handbreak
iv) Nero
v) MS Office
21) Remove partitions from 250gb drive #1, format, and create Time Machine Backup
22) Remove extra backups of Desktop Computer from 750gb drive
Backup and Setup iTunes for Notebook Computer
1) Attach Notebook to 750gb drive
2) Create iTunes library on 750gb drive and move files
3) Format 250gb drive #2
4) Create Time Machine backup on 250gb drive #2
5) Detach Notebook from 750gb drive
6) Redirect iTunes to library on 750gb drive wirelessly
7) Redirect Time Machine to 250gb drive #2 wirelessly
Setup Time Machine for Trent’s Computer
1) Format 80gb drive
2) Attach to Trent’s Computer
3) Turn on Time Machine
