Booting up from external backup - no longer
 

I have been using a Freecom drive to backup using SD. When I first had the system up and running, I did check that I could boot from it and I could. However, today when I tried to boot from it, it did not appear as a boot-from option (as you should get when holding down the Option key at startup). I have run Dusk Utility although I can only Repair the Disk..all reported OK.

There are no error as far as I can see in SD's log..."Copy Complete" is the final entry.

Reformat and do a clean backup?

Any suggestions, please?

Many thanks

Does it appear in the Startup Disk preference pane?

Quick reply...many thanks.

No..all I can see is the iMac internal boot disk and Network Startup (unless that is the Freecom)

Please send the log from your last backup using the 'Send to shirt pocket' button. Make sure to use "Error during copy" as the issue type.

I've done that. I have three screen grabs available of the various parameter SU screens if that is of any interest.

No need. As I indicated in my reply, you were using "Backup - user files" which only copies your Home folders, and not the system.

Mmm...that's not what the set-up screen says..just checked the screen grab I took..says 'backup- all files'.

That's certainly what you log says, and a schedule backup is separate from the main window.

http://www.tristan.demon.co.uk/image...20grab%201.jpg

Not saying the log's wrong...or that there's something amiss with this excellent program..but this is the screen I grabbed. User Error on my part?

I don't know. Take a look at the log - It wasn't from your default settings. It was from some saved settings and/or a schedule.

It was from the log of last nights scheduled backup...parameters set as discussed. Am currently running a copy. It definitely says "Backup-all files"...fingers crossed.

Again, a scheduled copy is entirely independent of the main window, and your *schedule* is set as a "Backup - user files". Settings in the main window have nothing to do with it after you've made the schedule.

Where is that 'embarrassed' emoticon. I see where I went wrong now. Thank you for your patience!

No problem. Sorry I kept kind of repeating myself... :)