Selling iBook before I have replacement - what should I back up?

I am selling my iBook G4 so I can buy a newer one. Completing sale before new one arrives. What should I back up so I can transfer as much of my data (e.g. online usernames and passwords, etc.) before I wipe it clean? I have an external hard drive with plenty of space to hold it, I'm just not sure what to back up other than the obvious music, photo and document folders. Any help much appreciated. thanks

AliciainCinti:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
If your external HDD is a Firewire drive, and if it is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) you can use SuperDuper to make a bootable clone of your entire HDD. This will preserve everything on your internal HDD exactly the way it is now.
After you have cloned your HDD, and you are sure the clone works, zero all data on your internal HDD, install Tiger and shut down before the setting up. When the new owner opens it, the set up wizard will lead them through the set up process. Be sure to include all the discs that came with your computer to the new owner.
Please do not hesitate to post back with further questions or comments.
Good luck.
cornelius

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