Time Machine Restore New HD

I have just had my HD replaced and it has a clean install of 10.5. I want to know how hard it will be/ even possible to restore Mail, IPhoto and ITUNES as well as my MS Entourage data.

Restoring data on a 'need to have' basis is no problem. When it comes to programs it is better to install them separately from their install disks (if any) rather than from Time Machine because Time Machine only installs the file(s) you ask it to and so you might miss important system files (plug ins etc) that the program needs to run.
Be also aware that the best way to restore files related to some of Apple's installed applications is to enter Time Machine after opening the application (iPhoto and Mail are cases in point).

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    My Macbook Pro was recently stolen, and I have replaced it with a Macbook Air. I attempted to simply do a restore from the Macbook Pro's Time Machine backup, but since the new Macbook Air's hard drive is significantly smaller, a Time Machine restore was not possible. I even tried to choose only settings or only my User Profile (option) when restoring, but the backup was still too large to do a restore onto the new machine. How do I restore my more-expensive apps (ie iWorks) onto my new Macbook without repurchasing them? Also, I reaad somewhere that if you went to the Mac App Store and attempted to repurchase the app and clicked BUY, it would simply alert you that you have already purchased the app (and trigger a re-download)... NOT THE CASE... So I just dropped another $19.99 for a second copy of Pages... Not my intention....
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    LM

    you should get a usb backup drive as well.  time machine has limited use in my eyes. it saves things. but older things can be errased ad space drops without telling you
    nothing beats data redundancy.  2 saves is. 1.    and 1 is none
    im personally not fond of time machne though i use it only for a recovery parameter for a mac
    id never ever myself consider time machine a genuine data backup tool.  though most do consider it as such
    drive clones such as superduper and carbon copy cloner can clone your entire drive for emergency recovery.  and you can boot from them as well o. another mac

  • After restoring from Time Machine to new Hard drive, system will not boot

    I replaced my hard drive on my Macbook (2008 model) with a larger drive. I then put in my Snow Leopard disk, and followed the steps to restore from Time Machine backup. a few hours later it said it was restored, but when trying to boot up, I just get a blue screen with an occasional flicker to the Leopard screen. I tried an earlier back up as well but with the same results. Any suggestions??

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    Got a bigger hard drive on my MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo) and installed it. Followed the restore procedures from Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/333319/the-secret-of-the-time-machine+assisted-hard-drive-swa p). Then got the blue screen immediately after the chimes.
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    ... But when I decided to try and just do a fresh install and work my way back through all my software, I started by installing Snow Leopard and suddenly it boots and everything from my Time Machine backup is there...
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    Portland Mac wrote:
    ... On a new drive apparently you have to install Snow Leopard before you do a time machine restore.
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    To answer your question about replacing a hard drive and recovering what was on your old one ...
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    (2) If the hard drive is replaced but no operating system or anything is put on it, you need to boot from your Install-OS-DVD and install a new operating system on the new drive. Then, on the first reboot, Setup Assistant runs and you can follow the instructions from (1) above.
    A good informational site about Time Machine is here: http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html
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  • I was using osx 10.5.8 and upgraded to mavericks 10.9.4,after when restoring all my data from time machine ,the new mavericks os was replaced by the old OS 10.5.8 any solution

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  • Time Machine restore stalling on brand new 15" MBP (OS 10.10.1)

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  • IWork free with new purchase but not available after time machine restore

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  • Time Machine restore to new computer

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  • Can't Boot After New HD + Time Machine Restore

    So a couple days ago my 27" iMac running Snow Leopard started making some weird noises and stalling out. Annoyed, I talked for a couple hours with apple tech support which eventually lead me to run an Apple Hardware Test. This test returned the error
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    Here's what I got - apologies for any formatting peculiarities.
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    Identifying if you're affected:
    1) Boot the broken machine into "target" mode - hold "Command-t" during boot until the [Firewire|http://itunesu.utah.edu/terms/images/Firewire_Icon.png] icon appears.
    2) Connect the broken machine to the working 10.6.6 machine with a firewire cable.
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    4) Open Terminal
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    <pre>
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    </pre>
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    Fixing if you're affected:
    1) First, make sure the working 10.6.6 Mac has a correct version of the framework:
    <pre>
    nm /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security | grep random_fd | cut -d. -f2
    </pre>
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    2) *Be extremely careful at this point* - Make sure on the mounted disk (not the machine you are working on!) run the following
    <pre></pre>
    2a) Make a backup of the broken library
    <pre>
    mkdir /Volumes/Macintosh HD/savedLibrary
    cp /Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security /Volumes/Macintosh HD/savedLibrary
    </pre>
    2b) Copy the working version over the non-working version:
    <pre>
    cp /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security /Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
    </pre>
    3) Eject the mounted disk from the working Mac, disconnect the firewire cable, and reboot the "broken" Mac. It should come up.
    If it doesn't, you have problem(s) that are probably outside the scope of this. I'd also suggest restoring your original security library that you saved off.
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    <pre>
    for name in 2010-12-30-093337 2011*
    do
    echo -n "In backup on ${name}, version of Security library is: "
    nm "${name}/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security" | grep random_fd | cut -d. -f2
    done
    </pre>
    In backup on 2010-12-30-093337, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-04-100707, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-05-082402, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-06-092846, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-07-094827, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-10-093559, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-11-110542, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-12-094137, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-13-103238, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-14-113145, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-18-112856, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-20-114953, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-21-103642, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-24-102321, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-27-002508, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-27-011931, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-27-104406, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-27-114322, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-27-123928, version of Security library is: 22457
    In backup on 2011-01-27-134523, version of Security library is: 22457

  • How do I safely stop a Time Machine Restore midway through?

    I started a Time Machine restore from backup at about 1pm this afternoon.
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    I'm backing up about 200 GB. Well, I'm about 2 hours into it, and the time remaining has been fluctuating from 19+ hours to 14 hours. I'm at about 18 hours right now.
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    majmanMac wrote:
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  • Can I use a Time Machine restore from an older OS to Mavericks?

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  • How do I know which id to delete and insure time machine restore?

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  • Using the same external drive with Time Machine on new mac?

    I recently got a new mac because my old one broke. Thankfully, I had a fresh backup on Time Machine ready to restore onto my new computer. But when I try to use Time Machine with my new computer, it keeps wanting to do a whole new backup. It won't recognize the latest backup to only add new or changed files.
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