1 04 Macintosh
User's
Handbook
When instructed
to
initialize a disk, the computer will
begin by reading every sector on the disk to check it for
damaged sectors and erase any old data. Then it will place on
the disk the essential information it needs to recognize the disk.
In
the Mac's case this will include the disk's name which the
operator enters during the process.
It
will also include a folder
entitled Empty Folder. This folder will
be
the basis for all
folders on the disk.
To
create a folder for documents or other
files, select the Empty Folder icon and select Duplicate from
the File menu. A Copy
of
Empty Folder will appear. The
operator can rename the folder
as
desired.
NORMAL DISK COPY
In order to copy the contents
of
one disk to another,
simply move the source disk's icon to the target disk's icon.
Make sure
that
the pointer moves to within the target disk's
icon. At this point, the Mac will respond with a message as
shown in figure 4.1. The purpose of this message
is
to allow the
operator to change his
or
her mind and not perform the opera-
tion if desired. Click
0 K
or
Cancel as the case may be and the
Mac will begin the copy sequence. The copy sequence will be
performed by the Mac in the following manner. The Mac will
load a portion
of
the source disk's
data
into RAM. Then it will
eject the disk and request the target disk. When the target disk
is
inserted, the Mac will transfer the
data
to the disk and then
start the procedure over again until the data has been copied.
The operator should be prepared to remain
at
the compu-
ter for a
few
minutes. The Mac will request
that
the disk be
switched ten
or
more times. When the operation
is
complete,
the Mac will stop,
and
the Desktop will appear as before.
Data
in the source disk will also occupy the target disk. The names of
all files, folders, and applications will remain as with the origi-
nal. The name
of
the target will
be
unaffected.
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