Configuring Time Capsule in a new machine

Hello,
I just bought a new macbook pro and I used the time capsule to set up the new one. Everything went fine but I found two issues:
1) Even though I selected to copy applications, Microsoft Word and Keynote were not copy to the new computer. Does anyone know why this could happen?
2) The other thing is that I want to use the old backup as a base to the time machine. I have backups there from more than a year now, but when I try to set up the time machine it shows the time capsule but it tries to start a new backup instead of using all the ones that are already there. Is this normal? Do I have to start all over again? how do I tell time machine that I want to use the backups that are already there?
Thanks in advanced for your help.
Message was edited by: rafaelchacon
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rafaelchacon wrote:
Hello,
Hi, and welcome to the forums.
1) Even though I selected to copy applications, Microsoft Word and Keynote were not copy to the new computer. Does anyone know why this could happen?
Did you omit anything from the migration? If so, could those apps have been somewhere besides your top-level Applications folder, perhaps in a user folder that was omitted? Do you see them on the backups?
Apple does say there are some apps that Time Machine can't back up (due to some settings by the author), but have never heard of it actually happening. If they're not on your backups, and you hadn't excluded them (via Time Machine Preferences > Options), I guess that's possible. Check with Microsoft.
2) The other thing is that I want to use the old backup as a base to the time machine. I have backups there from more than a year now, but when I try to set up the time machine it shows the time capsule but it tries to start a new backup instead of using all the ones that are already there. Is this normal?
Yes, unfortunately.
Time Machine backs up each Mac (and HD) separately; a new Mac means a new, full backup. You cannot prevent it.
If you're worried about it having to delete most or all of the old Mac's backups, you can "archive" the TC's internal HD to an attached USB disk, then erase the internal HD. See #Q6 in Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
You can view and restore from the USB drive if necessary (better if connected directly to your Mac), via the +*Browse ...+* option, per #17 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.

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