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3 Replies Last post: May 16, 2006 6:02 AM by sereluna

wgood

750 posts since
Nov 11, 2004

May 15, 2006 7:32 PM

backing up a keychain

Hi everybody,
quick question: is it possible to backup a keychain so it can be restored, say, after a reformat? I have an external drive, and would like to restore my system some time in the near future... is this possible? I see an export menu item, but it is greyed out.

thanks

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macworldguy

671 posts since
Sep 17, 2001

1. May 15, 2006 8:20 PM

in response to: wgood

Re: backing up a keychain

Consider using SuperDuper.

drmbb

2,353 posts since
Jun 14, 2001

2. May 16, 2006 3:49 AM

in response to: wgood

Re: backing up a keychain

Just make copies somewhere of::

/Library/Keychains/System.keychain

and, all the keychain files in

/Users/userid/Library/Keychains/*.keychain

Then just put them back where they belong after you restore.

sereluna

1,037 posts since
Feb 24, 2004

3. May 16, 2006 6:02 AM

in response to: drmbb

Re: backing up a keychain

Keychain Access doesn't recognise them automatically after you restore. You have to go through its import menu the first time.

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May 15, 2006 7:32 PM

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