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Shapeshifter filedisks

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#197686From: Kenny GreenMay 21, 1995 11:33 AM
Hi there, Just got registered for shapeshifter, and I want to repartition my hd to work with it. Problem is, my filedisk is on one of these partitions. Can I copy it across to another partition, then copy it back ? Kenny Green The Problem with the rat race is that even if you win you're still a rat.
#197788From: Rafael VicariaMay 22, 1995 3:38 PM
Sorry, but the answer is no. If you want to repartition the drive, you will loose all its contents. You have to make a backup first. That's why it is quite important to make an "appropriate" when you first partition the drive. What you can do is copy it to other partition, and format the first partition only. But without repartitioning the hard disk. Rafa <Motorola Inside> from Berlin, thanks to AP1.80 >…olive oil is the way to go.<
#197797From: Kenny GreenMay 22, 1995 5:48 PM
Got it sorted. I copied the filedisk over to another partition, chose a devicedisk, then initialised it on the mac side. I then copied the filedisks contents onto that new partition, chose it as the new startup disk for the mac, and deleted the filedisk. It works great, and I can tell you that using the HD on an A3000/Picasso/18mb ram w/250 mb HD space dediacted to the MAc, is very good. I am awaiting word from Phase 5 on whether they will make a custom 060 for the a3000, and seeing that SS will work, (and benefit) with using one, then things could get much, much faster.