SuperDuper! Question(s)

[HarpuaFSB]

Well, that was easy, I guess I got lucky with my LaCie.

Now, if I wanted to restore that clone I would:
1. Boot up from the clone
2. Using Disk Utility, erase the target disk, the hard drive on my Powerbook (that whole Mac OS X journaled thing)
3. Run SuperDuper! from the firewire cloned disk, and copy "Clone" to "Macintosh HD".

That's it right?

And what does it mean when you state that "...except the temporary and system-specific files that Apple recommends excluding..."?

And last question, my $19.95 gets me the SmartUpdate right?

Thanks,
Tom

[dnanian]

That's all there is to it. The manual discusses this pretty extensively in sections 3-5. You don't even have to erase your drive with Disk Utility: you could use Smart Update, or just use "Erase, then copy", since it (internally) uses Disk Utility to erase.

That's really it.

The special excluded files are things like temporary files (in /tmp), your VM swap files, and the like. A full list can be found in the appropriate script, but don't worry about it too much -- really!

And, yes -- your money gets you Smart Update, the ability to save/restore settings, modify scripts, use the Safety Clone scripts, etc... not to mention future features.