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Date: Sat,  1 Oct 2011 16:14:41 +0100
From: Ethan Grammatikidis <eekee57@fastmail.fm>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] OT: how do 9fans backup their Mac(book)?
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On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:59:00 -0400
erik quanstrom <quanstro@labs.coraid.com> wrote:

> backup:
> 1.  power down mac.  remove hard drive.
> 2.  stuff drive as one gigantic file into venti.
>
> restore:
> 1.  copy your backup onto drive
> 2.  install hard drive.  power up mac.

ROFL! What I guess you don't know is you can more or less do this
without disassembling the Mac. Boot the Mac with the right keys pressed
(I forget which) and it will emulate a Firewire drive.