Disk Operations 1
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extensive discussions
of
them shall appear in following chap-
ters. We will learn
to
copy
data
from disk to disk. This will
include both copying
of
the entire disk and individual disk file
copying. We will also discuss the Font Mover application and
see how it can be used
to
save disk space. In addition,
we
will
discuss the procedure for saving
data
on disks and recovering
data
from faulty disks. The hierarchy of the Mac disks will also
be discussed along with the various possible placements
of
files
on more than one disk.
When discussing copying
of
various icons,
we
will use the
terms
"source" and "target.
"The
source refers to the disk or file
which you want to copy from, while the target refers to the
destination
of
the data.
Disk Copying
When working with a magnetic medium such as the Mac
disks, it
is
always wise
to
have
at
least one copy
of
important
data on another disk in case one disk becomes unreadable. The
disk containing the second copy
of
the data
is
known as the
backup disk. There are two methods for copying an entire
disk's data to another disk. The first
is
the normal procedure
which requires no special software; the second
is
an alternate
method using a special application.
DISK INITIALIZATION
When inserting a
new
disk
or
a disk whose software has
been irreparably damaged, the Mac will display a message
informing the operator that the disk
is
unreadable and asking
the operator if he
or
she wants
to
intialize the disk. All disks
used on any computer must be initialized. Many computer
manuals refer to this operation as
formatting.
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