Time machine backup between OSX versions?

Hi,
I have a 2006 Mac Pro with OSX10.7 installed, I decided to upgrade as the newest versions of OSX aren't supported. My question is could I restore my OSX 10.7 time machine backup to OSX 10.8? Or would it change the OSX version to 10.7 on the new machine? If so is there anyway to restore the time machine backup without losing OSX 10.8 or having to buy and reinstall it?
Thanks, Tom

Once you have bought a version of Mac OS X, you may re-download and re-Install it as often as you like without paying again -- provided you use the same Apple-ID to do so.
A 2006 Mac Pro cannot run 10.8, so I do not understand the rest of your query. That Mac is stuck at 10.7 as the highest it can run. If you attempt to download 10.8 to it, it should refuse to do so, offering instead the highest purchased version that can actually run on that machine.

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Hello all,
I'm fairly sure I know the answer to this, but I'm not finding anything definitive so I thought I'd turn to the experts here. I accidentally posted this to the Mac Pro forum and I'm not sure how to delete it there. Figured I'd post it to the correct place anyway.
I support a school district using MacBook Pro laptops. We are licensed for OS X 10.6 on these machines. A teacher upgraded on his own to 10.8, so I have to wipe his drive and start over with 10.6. He's doing a Time Machine backup to restore his files once he's back on the correct version of the OS, but I'm thinking that because the Time Machine backup was done on 10.8, it won't restore files to an older version of the OS. Is this correct? Thanks for the help.

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A, why or where is the master system restore image?
B, Wipe and install
C. Clone the system once installed for future restore
D, support for 10.6.8 for some security updates continue but for how long
E. 10.6.8 can be run in a Parallels or other VM under Lion or later (if it has the processing and RAM to handle a guest VM)
F. TimeMachine - moving between versions and backward does have some challenges, and once it was updated for ML I assume no go
G. Don't have just one backup drive - they could have pulled the old (and probably is old by now) and start fresh with a new backup set and drive.
http://www.apple.com/support/timemachine - best bet would be the FAQs there and the actual subforum for Mac OS. This forum? is for workstations rather than notebook line.

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I had read a lot about the problems with loosing files so I made a complete backup of the computer using time machine.
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That's probably a good option for you. It's not easy to keep a 3 way sync.
If you really want to keep certain files synced on your Mac Mini, you might want to look at ChronoSync. It appears it's a good backup-sync program. Don't know if will keep synced between the 2 computers and external drive without a little manuel effort, but would be easy to sync at least 2 devices, such as MacBook to Mac Mini, or MacBook to external.
If you don't need to keep synced files, then best option is to do a full TM backup of both computers. Since you have 2 externals, use one for each. You can still use TM to access files if you need, and if you have a hard drive failure, it's an easy replace drive and restore the whole computer from TM.
And don't overlook the option of File Sharing between the 2 computers to access each others files or a shared folder. That's a real easy way just to copy a few files when you need them.
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HT201250 when restoring a time machine backup to a new computer, does it affect the new operating system on the new computer

when restoring a time machine backup to a new computer, does it affect the new operating system on the new computer?

That depends on how you do it.
By far the best, easiest, most reliable method is to use Setup Assistant when your shiny new Mac first starts up, to transfer your apps, users, data, etc. That doesn't disturb either the OS or basic Apple apps that came with the new Mac. See Using Setup Assistant on Mountain Lion or Lion.
There is a facility to restore an entire system from Time Machine backups, including the version of OSX on the backup, but that's for use when your internal HD has been erased or replaced only. It's not a good idea to restore the full backup of one Mac to a different one. Depending on the circumstances, the installer may not allow it. Even if it does, the Mac may not start up, or may kernel panic, or not work properly.

Times Machine backup scheme

I run a small office with three machines:
new Core i5 iMac, just purchased, (refurbished from Apple) running MacOS 10.8 (1 TB HDD)
Macbook, first generation, running MacOS 10.6.8 (160 GB HDD)
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Do I need to partition an external backup hard disk for use with more than one computer?
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Should I at least put folders on the hard disk for each backup to be separate, or won't that matter?
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I just restored my 13" MBP i5 at the apple store to the newest version of Lion after issues with a previous Time Machine backup from Snow Leopard- this time I created a new account and just ported files and folders, and now MS Office doesn't work. Help?

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^^ that's the main problem. Here's the full history.
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