2 Mac Questions Re. Copying and Moving

fpunky · 11-16-2017, 02:55 PM

I have an imac 10.9.5 running Mavericks. It has a failing hard drive. 1. I would like to copy calibre to an external hard drive so that I can transfer it back to the imac after the hd replacement. I still want to keep the backup on the hard drive. 2. After Christmas, I'll have a new ipad and will want to copy everything to the ipad, while retaining the information on the imac and the external hard drive. You can never have to many coping I suppose.

I did look through all the previous questions but never found a complete explanation for my gestalt impaired brain. Having all the mac explanations bundled together will certainly help. Thanks for any help you can offer. Feel free to answer just 1 or 2 if you find that easier.

theducks · 11-16-2017, 03:01 PM

IMHO Use the Export function on the Library icon.
This will offer to archive ALL known libraries and the base configuration.

The same Icon, to Import to your new Iwhatever

sososimps · 11-17-2017, 05:09 AM

Not sure if I've understood your question correctly, but in the past I've just gone to the location on my mac where my calibre library is stored (users; me; calibre library) and copied and pasted onto a USB drive. That way I can share my library with friends and family.

meeera · 11-17-2017, 06:34 AM

I backup my entire Mac every hour using Time Machine, onto two (alternating) backup hard drives.

All hard drives will fail if you use them long enough, and most won't give you enough warning to pull your data. Storage is cheap. Have a proper strategy in place.

11-16-2017, 02:55 PM	#1
fpunky Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2017 Device: kindle	2 Mac Questions Re. Copying and Moving I have an imac 10.9.5 running Mavericks. It has a failing hard drive. 1. I would like to copy calibre to an external hard drive so that I can transfer it back to the imac after the hd replacement. I still want to keep the backup on the hard drive. 2. After Christmas, I'll have a new ipad and will want to copy everything to the ipad, while retaining the information on the imac and the external hard drive. You can never have to many coping I suppose. I did look through all the previous questions but never found a complete explanation for my gestalt impaired brain. Having all the mac explanations bundled together will certainly help. Thanks for any help you can offer. Feel free to answer just 1 or 2 if you find that easier.

11-17-2017, 06:34 AM	#4
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,658 Karma: 66417824 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	I backup my entire Mac every hour using Time Machine, onto two (alternating) backup hard drives. All hard drives will fail if you use them long enough, and most won't give you enough warning to pull your data. Storage is cheap. Have a proper strategy in place. Last edited by meeera; 11-17-2017 at 06:38 AM.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,798 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	IMHO Use the Export function on the Library icon. This will offer to archive ALL known libraries and the base configuration. The same Icon, to Import to your new Iwhatever

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sososimps Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus and Mac computer	Not sure if I've understood your question correctly, but in the past I've just gone to the location on my mac where my calibre library is stored (users; me; calibre library) and copied and pasted onto a USB drive. That way I can share my library with friends and family.