disk partitioning: can i use my external drive to save my current system?

[bruce woller]

sorry I gave you a bad link try this one

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/psyncx.html
On Thursday, September 18, 2003, at 05:44  PM, Peter McMahan wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm running mac os 10.2.6 on a tibook with a lacie
> firewire external hard drive.
> my current disk usage on my internal hard drive is
> less than half the capacity, so i would like to
> install ydl and mac os on partitions in my internal
> hard drive.  i would also like to not have to
> reinstall mac os, all my software, all my drivers, and
> reset all my preferences.  is there any good way to
> get my current system onto my external drive while i
> wipe and repartition the internal drive, only to
> recopy my system back onto the partitioned internal
> drive?  i've tried a few things with disk copy (my
> external drive has a disk image of my internal drive
> on it...) but i can't figure out what to do.  or even
> if this is possible.
> any help would be greatly apriciated.
> thank you,
> peter
>
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