APP to backup entire HD including Authorizations.

[mixo]

in looking at Disk Utility... it seems to have an option to create a disk image... could I just create a disk image from disk utility, and then restore that disk image... anyone try this?

This work for me. (i bad explained in my other post but this is the juice)

[Tim]

The first thing I do after cloning my system drive is boot from the clone and re-auth all that needs it. That way in case of an emergency I can switch to the clone in the middle of a session if need be.
This is no big deal since I don't need to backup the system drive anywhere near as often as the Audio/DP Projects/ and other data drives.

[monkey man]

Just a thought, but couldn't one copy the MOTU auths from the root directory to a folder somewhere that'll be backed up, and drag them back when restoring?

[spirit]

Some years ago authorizations started looking at system information as a condition of authorization. So instead of just saying "wherever this authorization file is is authorized" (which was somewhat effective when floppies were the primary means of authorization (the authorization would be deleted from the floppy when the floppy authorized a HD)) with pace challenge and response and some other schemes the authorization was only authorized if the computer was the same serial number and the harddrive was the same, and who knows what other system specific info. That way users couldn't just authorize unlimitedly from the installer CD or DVD, except DP users. So one must appreciate that MOTU has a policy friendly to users who don't want to take an easy to lose/break ilok with them to open up DP on a plane or between classes, or have to explain one more authorization request when a harddrive fails or is upgraded. Hopefully implementation of ilok on MachV doesn't presage the future for DP. If anything I'd rather insert a cd every couple of months (with a few weeks notice so as to not have to take the CD on trips). Or if MOTU gets bought by Apple the computer becomes a giant dongle (like Logic- even if you stole the software, you have to buy the profitable hardware from Apple to use it, and at some point you'll buy it to get support, upgrades etc. (about the time you've paid your student loan). Or how bout an "upgrade from crack" path?
Honestly some software companies ought to consider a "light use" version
i.e. Final Cut Pro under 30 hours a year license- occassional users may hesitate to pay $1grand for occassional use, but might pay 1/4 or 1/3- and probably will upgrade to a full version once they have that invested and their project runs over (as rare as THAT happens).

It's a little hard to be clear on what Miso is saying, but if Miso is backing up to a partition on the same disk with DP that disk might possibly stay authorized regardless of which partition Miso boots from.