Use Mac OS X Setup Assistant with cloned drives

Mar 23, '05 08:54:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

When installing the copy of Mac OS X that is shipped with newer machines, the "Mac OS X Setup Assistant" lets you copy your user accounts and installed applications from your old Mac to the new one. Though Apple does not advertise it, this feature also works with cloned systems on external hard disks. This can be useful if you don't own an old Mac and want to install from scratch -- just clone your installation, then re-run the installer on your Mac.

Another cool thing is that it works with both FireWire and USB devices, which Apple doesn't promote either.

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