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Originally Posted by dnanian
Right, I'm saying put the MBP into FireWire target mode, then select that disk as the startup disk in the startup disk preference pane. The mini should boot from it, and the USB drive should be fine, you can then copy to it. See what I mean?
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Amazing!!!! worked like a charm! This time the SD full backup ran to completion. It wasn't even particularly slow (another surprise, given that it was running through a FW connection on an aged Mini!) A big thanks - this saved our bacon!!