Copy disk image..

hi,
im about to update my old powerbook from tiger to leopard... im really scared to lose data and some compatibility with all my soft like pro tools and all its plug ins... so someone advised me to make a copy of disc image thrue the disk utility device...
someone can explain me foot by foot how to process and give his advice about all that ?....
thanx a lot

how do you do that clone copy ?
Cloning makes an exact copy of the volume on an external HDD that is bootable. However, if your computer is PowerPC you need a firewire external drive to boot from the clone. You can clone with Disk Utility, but most users prefer to use either SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner. I will post both methods below.
Creating a Clone using Carbon Copy Cloner
• Connect external HDD to computer
• Download and launch Carbon Copy Cloner
• Select a Source. This will normally be the Disk which you want to backup
• If you wish to backup/clone only your Users Folder or other folder click on the checkbox. If you want to copy the entire HDD, check Macintosh HD.
• Select a Target. This can be your external HDD, or, if you so decide, you can backup/clone to a Disk Image on the external HDD.
• Cloning Options: for the first time you should backup everything. For updating your backup you should select Incremental backup of selected items.
• If you want your clone to be an exact copy of the original you should check the box to Delete items not on the original.
• Click Clone
Clone Old HDD to new HDD using SuperDuper
• Connect external HDD to the computer and boot from internal HDD.
• Download and launch SuperDuper
• In the Copy field select your internal HDD
• To is your external HDD
• Using *backup all files*
• Click Options button
• Check *Repair Disk Permissions on Source*
• During copy Erase Destination HDD then copy from Source
• On successful completion Quit SuperDuper
To test clone
• Shut down computer and with external still connected
• Option boot from external HDD to check clone.

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