I have a MacBook Pro mid 2009, It came with two DVDs: Application Install DVD and OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Installation DVD.
Since DVDs have a short life, I want to back up these two DVDs (Especially the OS X Installation DVD).
How can I clone these DVDs? Or even better, can I clone them on a bootable USB Drive?
Best Answer
Well, here are a few things:
1) That OS X installation disk (10.6), will only install Snow Leopard for your 2009 MBP
You cannot use that disk for OS X installs on other machines
2) Generally, the applications disk is nearly useless. Your milage may vary, but I've never, ever used them.
3) Obviously your external drive (USB you say?) will have to have enough space to boot the installation process. I'd recommend 8+ GB if you will actually use this thing. However, you will only need a usb drive as large as the disk image file that we will create later on.
So, lets get started. There are probably guides out there that have more comprehensive answers than this, but I digress.
You need to use Disk Utility for the following steps. It should be in your Utilities folder. Put the OS X install disk into your Macbook, while your USB drive is also in the computer.
Let me know how it goes!
Charlie