Moving to new Mac with time machine

Hi
I'm purchasing a new mac pro soon and i'm wondering if using 'time machine' will enable me to transfer everything to the new mac, with everything 'in place' as it was on the old mac, in other words will i have to re-install my apps? (i certainly hope not)

Yes. I was surprised how easy it was and how well it worked when I migrated from an eMac (PowerPC) to an Intel iMac a few weeks ago. You'll have an even easier time.
Just make sure to use Migration Assistant when you first power on your Mac; when it asks if you want to transfer data from another Mac. Don't click "no" or "later" and then proceed to start from scratch. Using Migration Assistant after your Mac has been set up could lead to a whole bunch of permissions issues.

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I'm having issues backing up a new Mac with time machine and time capsule.

I've been trying to backup an extra macbook to the time capsule via time machine but the two sparsebundles (for two other Mac's) were taking up too much room. I deleted a heap of old backups from one of the sparsebundles to create enough room. The time capsule was still showing up as nearly full so I tried the method Pondini (God rest his soul) describes to "compact" the sparsebundle. That didn't work (I got this message in terminal):
hdiutil: compact failed - Function not implemented
I've had many other issues which required hard resetting the time capsule twice. And since then my wife's Macbook is having trouble backing up. I'm beginning to think I should maybe get an external HD and move all existing backups from the time capsule to the external HD. Do a factory reset on the time capsule and start from scratch. I guess my question is, does this sound like the best solution and if I move all the old backups to an external HD, will they be accessible.

Yes, the old backups if they are working now will also be able to work from archive on USB plugged into the TC or into the computer directly.
Then do an erase of the TC and start over.
TM is becoming less reliable with each new OS.. and so far Yosemite is proving the worst by a big margin.
Strongly recommend that it is time to use Carbon Copy Cloner or some other software.
I use both TM to a TC.. and CCC to local usb hard disk..

Re-associate new mac with Time Machine backup

I have got a new MacBook and I want to load it with a TM backup residing on a USB drive. I know this cannot be done unless hacking the terminal because TM associates the backup between MAC addresses. I have searched the web where I have learnt this fact and how to go about fixing it but I cannot get the commands to work for me. Can someone tell me what I do wrong?
My new computers name as in Sharing prefs is MyMacbook.
Putting this name into the line:
$ xattr -p com.apple.backupd.BackupMachineAddress MyMac
gives me "No such file" !!
PLEASE help!
(this has taken a good part of my last 2 days and why there aint a simple procedure to fix this provided by Apple is beyond me as this scenario cannot be rare?)

igroucho wrote:
"From a TM security copy etc"
It should be "From Time Machine or other disk." Do not select "From another Mac."
I get to a window showing me drives on my network but NOT the drive connected to the USB-port on which I have my TM backup
The display can be a bit misleading. If it shows a yellow or green icon, and the name of the computer and internal HD that was backed-up (not the disk it's on), those are your backups.
This drive has been checked and passed both by TechTools Pro 6.04 and DU and it shows on my desktop.
Do you mean Repair Disk (not permissions) via Disk Utility?
Are the backups full backups -- ie, with nothing major, like System files and Applications, excluded?
EDIT: If you don't get the prompt, you may be able to manually "inherit" the backups, per #B6 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
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Migrating to new Mac with Time Machine?

I just got an new 27" iMac. I used my Time Machine backup to copy everything from my old IMac. Everything appears to have been copied correctly. All of my photos, music, documents and Adobe CS4 applications run. I was really impressed by how easy this was. I expected to have to reinstall the Adobe apps but it went perfectly. I am going to run this for a few days to test to see if everything works. This leads me to my question:
Can I use the same Time Machine backup on this machine? Or will TM want to re-archive everything again?
I clicked on Time Machine and this menu popped up. See jpeg.
[IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/2wq7pu8.jpg[/IMG]
I was hoping to reuse this backup as though this is the same machine. Which button should I select? Reuse? I'd hate to ruin this archive by making the wrong choice. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Hey Cricket wrote:
I was hoping to reuse this backup as though this is the same machine. Which button should I select? Reuse? I'd hate to ruin this archive by making the wrong choice. Any advice would be appreciated.
Yes. Select "Reuse." See #B5 in the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum, for more details.

Working in adobe illustrator - computer crashed - will not soft boot or reset PRAM - should i reinstall from CD snow leopard 10.6.3? I have an extra hard drive in my MAC with time machine on it set to do auto back ups. How do i recover ?

working in adobe illustrator - computer crashed - will not soft boot or reset PRAM - should i reinstall from CD snow leopard 10.6.3? I have an extra hard drive in my MAC with time machine on it set to do auto back ups. How do i recover ?

Well first you have to figure out what is wrong with the machine and solve that problem first.
Your post is very vague on what occured, and there are many types of "crashes" it really depends upon what see on the screen and what the hardware does, we can't see it to tell you, so you have to tell us.
I suggest you run through these user tips and provide more information about your hardware.
Disconnect the TimeMachine drive for now
..Step by Step to fix your Mac
Help us to help you on these forums
Create a data recovery/undelete external boot drive
If this is going way over your head, there are local PC/Mac techs that will assist you for a fee, Apple only does hardware repairs and is advised to use them if you discover it is, especially if under warranty/AppleCare.
Hard drive and RAM upgrades can be handled yourself or by a outside tech in many older models of Mac, but don't expect Apple to cover the new parts.
Install/upgrade RAM or storage drive in Mac's

I migrated info from a hard drive to a new mac under time machine. It says I have shared files, but I don't see the old info on the new machine. Where do I look for it ? How do I make the old backup the base for my new macbook ?

I migrated info from a hard drive to a new mac under time machine. It says I have shared files, but I don't see the old info on the new machine. Where do I look for it ? How do I make the old backup the basis for my new macbook ?
The old OS was Mac X 10.5.8. I think the new one is 10.7.2 Lion.

Have a read here How do I set up a new Mac from an old one, its backups, or a PC?
Stefan

After restoring backup new macbook with time machine Firefox will not start. says missing profile

after restoring backup on new macbook with time machine Firefox will n to start. It says it is missing profile although profile exists and profile manager will not start. Also reinstalling does not help. Direct after starting Firefox it says profile is missing and then quits Firefox. Please help edit

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile":
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins" in case there are still problems.
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile, but be careful not to copy corrupted files.
See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

Sharing a hard drive between two Macs with Time Machine

can I use the same hard drive to back up two different Macs with Time machine? I'm ok with hot swapping the cables.
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Brian Monson wrote:
can I use the same hard drive to back up two different Macs with Time machine? I'm ok with hot swapping the cables.
Yes, but TM, Leopard and external drives are not OK with hot-swapping. Never unplug a drive without properly ejecting it first.
Each computer will have it's own backup folder on the drive and each computer will recognize its own backup folder. There is no limit other than HD space on how many computers can be backed up on an external drive.

HT201250 I've just used an external drive to back up my Mac with Time Machine. I have Lion, but didn't click and check the "Encrypt Backup Disc". What should I do? Can I delete the external drive and start again, or can I encrypt later?

I've just used an external drive to back up my Mac with Time Machine. I have Lion, but didn't click and check the "Encrypt Backup Disc". What should I do? Can I delete the external drive and start again, or can I encrypt later?

I guess if stolen or lost it would protect my "stuff", and if I'm travelling would protect my privacy.
You must understand the purpose and implications of encryption before deciding whether to use it.
Encryption locks your data with a password. If you forget that password, the data is lost beyond any chance of recovery. Neither Apple nor anyone else will be able to help you recover that data if you don't know the password.
By the same token, the password must be strong enough to provide the security you want. For example, if you're the potential target of industrial espionage by a government or large corporation, you need the strongest possible password. To create and manage such a password safely is a task in itself, not to be undertaken lightly.
If you're only concerned about casual snooping by someone with no special skill, a weak, easily-remembered password is appropriate.
But regardless of the strength of the password, if you lose it, the data is gone forever.
Another point to remember is that if you encrypt your data on one storage device, you must also encrypt it on all other storage devices that would be accessible to the same attacker. Otherwise the data isn't protected. For example, if you keep your computer and your backup drive in the same room, and the internal drive of the computer is not encrypted, then there's no point in encrypting the backup drive.

Transfer iTunes to new Mac from Time Machine, then sync with iPhone

Hi everyone,
I just sold my old Macbook (everything was backed up with Time Machine) and bought a new Macbook Pro. Now I want to copy the iTunes library back. The problem is, even if I copy all the music, video, apps, iTunes U... from Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/... to the new Macbook, iTunes still thinks (rightfully) that it is a new machine. So if I plug my iPhone to it and try to sync, it will ask to *remove all my apps*, music, contacts... and resync again. That would probably *remove every user data* I have in those apps.
Do you have any solution?

By any chance do you still have the old computer? If you do then copy /Home/Music/iTunes/ folder on the old computer to an external drive then transfer it to the new computer.
If you don't have the old computer then you have a little bit of a problem. Did you use Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant to transfer your files from the TM backup? Is the username (account short name) on the new computer the same as on the old computer? I'm guessing "no" because you are getting the permissions errors.

Restore Mac with time machine, consequences for itunes library

Ok, here is the problem, if there is one. (Using SnowLeopard)
(I want to restore my Mac because I want to install Windows 7 as additional OS. However, therefore have to install OS X once more because otherwise partitioning the disc does not work).
I want to set up the computer completely in a new way, but with the help of time machine, so that the computer looks exactly the same as before with the only difference that I will be able to partition the hard drive afterwards.
I am in particular concerned about how Itunes will behave in this situation:
Since I have a very huge Itunes library and it took me a lot of time to create it, I want to be absolutely sure, that it works afterwards in exactly the same way as it does now, that means basically: Not being necessary to import any music into itunes library again, instead the music should appear in exactly the same way as I see it now when I open Itunes with all the artwork etc. This should normally be the case with time machine. But it is getting more complicated now and this challenges me regarding my itunes preferences:
I did NOT go for "organizing itunes library by itunes" + did NOT go for "copying files to itunes library when importing music". THis basically means I use my own structure of folders, some of the music is located extern, same is located on the mac. Itunes work perfectly fine with this preferences until now. Timemachine does only back up the music located on the mac harddrive of course. However Itunes on the other hand can reach the extern music and play it in the same way as the music located on the mac. Me as a consumer, I do not realize when using itunes where the music comes from.
So if I restore my computer and using timemachine to set it up, will itunes still work in the way it works now? In particular will itunes still know where all the different media files are located and that some of them are located extern? I do not want to import 200 albums once more. Otherwise I forgo installing Windows.
I am not exactly sure how Itunes works and how timemachine behaves in connection with itunes (especially with my settings), thus I would rely in your help now. I would appreciate your comments. Thanks for your help.

christian111113456 wrote:
Thanks for the hint.
However, does this safe my problem? When trying to partition my harddrive, it always says that a file has been changed and thus partition is not possible to proceed. So if I clone this harddrive and then reclone it back, woudn't I get the same error?
not if you have enough space on the drive overall. the most common reason for this error is hard drive fragmentation. cloning to an external, reformatting and cloning back defrags the drive as the cloning is done on file level not block level. I thought that's what you were trying to do. doing a full system restore will achieve the same thing as it also defrags the drive. and the end result will be exactly the same if you do a full system restore or clone. why did you think doing a TM restore would work when cloning wouldn't? of course, you need enough free space overall to do it. how big is your hard drive, how much space is used and how big do you want the bootcamp partition to be?

Can i use air port express to back up my mac with time machine

I was wondering if i can use airport express to work with time machine to back up my mac

What is it, because this is the setup I have and it works great for manual back ups.

If I restore my Mac with Time Machine, will I lose any new data?

About a month ago I had my computer sent in to get some work done on it. They fixed the problem, but I didn't notice until later that it had lost my Apple ID.
It was still the same computer all of my files were on it, but I had to resign in on everything with my Apple ID.
Is there a way to use Time Machine to restore my computer back? My only problem with using the system restore is I think that will cause me to lose all of my new data like, songs, docs, photos, etc...
Is that the case? or is there a way to restore without losing that information?

Try something stronger, such as DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro.
iMac refurb (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), SL & ML, G4 450 MP w/Leopard, 9.2.2

Problems Moving to New Drive For Time Machine Backups

I'm moving to a new, bigger drive for my TM backups. So with the help of some suggestions here, I:
1. Turned off Time Machine
2. Formatted the new drive with "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)"
3. Cloned the old drive to the new with SuperDuper (Erase and copy)
4. Turned on TM and told it to use the new drive (with a different name than the old one) as the backup drive.
That was twenty minutes ago. TM backups usually take a couple of minutes. The only time it went this long is when it was doing its first backup. Is that what's happening? I've still got the folder structure you'd expect -- with a new folder for the backup going on now.
In addition, the clone took forever -- five hours for 120 GB over Firewire 800. It seemed to slow down as it went on, too.
Does anybody have any suggestions? Should I stop the current backup and try something different?
Thanks very much to anybody who can help,
Steve

Steve Cohen4 wrote:
Cool. A "deep traversal." Sounds like something you do when you make the jump to lightspeed.
Anyway, I did let it finish and everything seems to be normal now. The next backup took just two minutes. Much better.
Thanks very much for your help.
I trust that you have no issues with the procedure I used?
not sure which procedure you mean but you should be fine now.
Steve

Migrating to new Mac via Time Machine: computers conflicting?

If I get a new Mac, and then during the Setup Assistant tell it to migrate from my Time Machine drive, will I have any conflicts with the old Mac? For example, will both computers have the same machine name? Will they be trying to write to the same Time Machine backup? I want to continue to use the old Mac, but want all my stuff on the new Mac, too.
Thanks!

misterMason wrote:
If I get a new Mac, and then during the Setup Assistant tell it to migrate from my Time Machine drive, will I have any conflicts with the old Mac? For example, will both computers have the same machine name?
Yes, but you can easily change one (or both) via +System Preferences > Sharing.+
Will they be trying to write to the same Time Machine backup?
No. Time Machine keeps track of which Mac is which by its +Ethernet Address,+ which is embedded in the hardware on the logic board.
If you're going to be backing-up both Macs to the same place, see #4 in the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum.

Moving to new Mac with time machine

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