🚀 go-pugleaf

OK thanks for everyone would offered advice on this subject.

I've done it!

Here's how:

My set up:   Performa 5200 PPC and a D2 Jaz drive 1Gig

You should already be running OS 8.

Back up all your stuff onto a separate drive (I used my Jaz) and check it is OK.

Restart with unnecessary extensions off (normal procedure).  Run the OS 8.1
updater.  Restart.

Check it all works and you haven't lost anything.  Be sure.

Click the icon for your back up drive and select ERASE DISK from the SPECIAL
menu;  when prompted select Mac OS Extended in the pop up.  Click ERASE.  (Not
all drives will work).

When it is done, back-up your updated OS 8.1 main drive onto it.  Check it's
all OK, (be sure!).

Restart, using the back-up as the start up disk.  Check it's all OK, (be sure!).

Click your original drive icon and select ERASE disk from the SPECIAL menu; 
when prompted select Mac OS Extended in the pop up  (Partitions can be
selected at this stage - click CUSTOM:  Essential if you are running on 68040
or similar. 68040 will require the start up partition to be Mac OS Standard
Format, the other(s) can be any format).  Click ERASE.  (Not all drives are
supported / will work).

If successful you can now transfer your backed up files to your hard drive. 
Restart and check.

NOTE.

It worked for me.  It might not for you.  I did save loads of drive space and
I now have only one partition on a 3.2 Gig Seagate hard disk.

The only problems so far are lost Aliases and it lost my User Profile in
Netscape which I have successfully restored from my back up.

Good Luck.



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