Using iPod in Target Disk Mode

Hi all. I have a Powerbook G4 and am being asked to fix a friend's iBook G4. I want to connect the PB and iB together via firewire and boot the iB in target disk mode. My question is, could I back up the contents of their hard drive to my iPod hooked up to my PB USB through target disk mode? Any advice would be absolutely crucial. Thanks all.

Follow the instructions in this article, and then drag files from the iBook's hard disk to the iPod in the Finder. This method cannot be used to back up the entire Mac OS X system; copying files in the Finder should be limited to the Applications, Library, and Users folders, and only the Users folder unless there's software on the iBook that would be difficult or impossible to locate again.
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Hello,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
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I don't know what to do.
I was using Safari today when the whole computer froze. Nothing was responding, so I had to force shut down.
When I went to restart, I got a gray screen with the apple logo and a progress bar; the bar will take a while to fill, then the computer shut down completely. Happens every time now.
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Partitioned fresh hard drive into 2 partitions: 1 for OS clone, 1 for data recovery
Used Carbon Copy Cloner (an excellent tool) to clone working OS to 1st partition
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Held Option on malfunctioning MBA and booted to cloned drive
Once booted, I used old-school Data Rescue II to salvage data from MBA internal drive to my data recovery partition. (Probably need a newer / better data recovery program, as this one changed file names, moved things around, was generally not that awesome...)
Used Disk Util from booted clone to format MBA internal drive.
Used Carbon Copy Cloner to clone to formatted MBA internal drive.
Shut down, disconnected external drive, MBA booted normally.
Think that's everything. I've been touting the excellence of Carbon Copy Cloner for a while now for backups. In my opinion it's much more thorough than Time Machine backups, as you don't need a functioning OS. You can boot to a clone -- time / life saving!

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Hi all,
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Recently, I replaced the dead hard drive on my wife's computer. All the data was previously backed-up so all I needed to do was reinstall the original OS. Oops! Those disks disappeared over two years ago...perfect, right? No poblem, I already had the boxed install DVD for Snow Leopard and installed the core OS. But what about those bundled applications? Aha! That is the marketing coup Apple doesn't really talk much about. You see, you get the entire suite of Apple branded apps with the original install disks but not with a boxed OS install disk. It's just something that you have to find out for yourself...the hard way.
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Dear Apple community,
There's absolutely no way that I'm going to be able to fix my MBP without a clean install. I simply cannot log in and get to my desktop screen after upgrading to Mavericks. So I will have to erase everything and perform a clean install. However, before proceeding with this plan, I'll have to back up my files from my MPB since I cannot use my mac normally, I'll have to back up my files using the Target Disk Mode. I've connected my MPB to another MPB in the past, so I know how the process work. But this time around I won't be able to use another MBP but a MB. I have a few doubts regarding the process especially in what concernd adding an external HD to this equation. So please bear with me and see if you can answer my doubts.
So this is the equipment I'll be working with: my MPB, my friends MacBook (2008) and my 1TB external hard drive.
My basic question is: once I connect my MPB in Target Disk Mode to the MB, I'm sure I'd be able to transfer my files to this MB. But let's say that I don't want to leave my files in this MB (after all it's not my computer) and want to send my files straight to an external HD connected to this MB. Is it possible? If positive, I know that the only FireWire port in the MB is a 400 port. That means my MBP will be connect to the MB using the only FireWire port available in the MB. So I believe that my external HD would have to be connected to the MB with the help of an USB cable. I assume that this will make the transferring process a little slower than if I could count solely on FireWire ports. Slowing the process down is not a problem but could this corrupt any of my files during the transferring process or even damage anything? I assume that would never happen after all it's just digital data, but better safe than sorry, right? What do you think?
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Ehh, you meant $60 , not $160
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I have a PPC G5 Dual 2.0gHz which failed the other day. All the fans were running full and a red LED showing on the logic board (it's just a warning I think). Since then the machine cannot be started up. It will begin the startup process normally but will hang on the Apple logo screen (no spinning gear wheel).
The same thing happens when attempting to start up from the install disks and also when started in safe mode or with Option pressed down at startup.
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Boy, I love these forums, and I love Macs (most of the time). I was so convinced this was hardware but it seems (fingers crossed) to be fixed. Yay!
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I didn't even need to repair the disk. Disk verify shows no problems. Even repairing permissions was just a couple of minor changes. I'm amazed. And delighted.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
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