True, but I think the main difference between Mac and the PC is that
PC manufacturers have extra bloatware.
The author makes a great point about how doing a clean install may be
faster than spending hours troubleshooting.
Both Windows and Macs have the ability to detect settings from other
machines on the network i.e. Mac from other Apple devices and Windows
from other Windows machines.
Therefore, the setup isn't as bad as it used to be.
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
<macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen
Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021 4:24 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Would love to hear from anyone who owns an M1 MBA
Certainly, it documents a preference, not a standard. Including the
author stating they have not done it themselves regularly on their macbook.
is it a fine choice for some? To be sure. Is it a recommendation
from professionals? no.
On Fri, 7 May 2021, Brad Snyder wrote:
Thanks Rebecca,
While this article is about 7 years old, it certainly explains why
wiping
your drive, and reloading the OS may be a good idea for routine
system health.
The article also makes it clear why I recommend making a clean start
when
setting up a new machine.
- Brad -
On May 7, 2021, at 12:50, <skipper8...@gmail.com>
<skipper8...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi,
I understand why Brad recommends the clean install, and this article
points out the advantages for Windows and Mac.
However, I usually only reinstall Windows every few years and am so
new to
the Mac that I can't tell you if I will ever do a complete reinstall
of the OS.
https://lifehacker.com/in-defense-of-the-clean-install-1726140915
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
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Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021 1:19 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Would love to hear from anyone who owns an M1 MBA
brad,
Would you provide two objective sources to document your claim that
starting clean is what professionals recommend?
Objective sources would include wire magazine for example.
If this were industry standard, the concept of backups and
restorations
would not be incorporated into systems, speaking personally.
So, kindly document that this is, as you say, a professional standard,
with objective published sources if you do not mind?
speaking personally, it counters the professionals I have worked
with for
years, but I am willing to learn from published sources.
Thanks,
Karen
On Fri, 7 May 2021, Brad Snyder wrote:
Hi Donna,
I am keeping my fingers crossed in the hope that you will have
better
luck with your exchanged MacBook Air.
I am confident that you will have better luck setting up the new
machine
as a new computer than doing a restoration from a Time Machine backup.
As I said before, starting clean is the recommended way to go by
most IT
professionals.
I don’t think some people understand that doing a
restoration from
a Time Machine backup is different than using Time Machine to
transfer files and other data from a backup.
When restoring from a Time Machine backup, you are essentially
wiping the
destination machine, and essentially cloning the old machine onto the
new machine. this transfers all the settings and configurations from
the old machine to the new one.
When considering that the M1 Macs are very different internally
from the
older Intel based Macs, this opens the door to a lot of compatibility
conflicts, which I believe is at the root of the problems you have
experienced with your new M1 MacBook Air.
Please let me know how it goes with your exchanged machine.
- Brad -
On May 7, 2021, at 08:40, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
<macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Hi Brad,
That makes two of us! I know the works out of the box thing is
setting
the bar kind of high, but even so, this one really takes the cake.
The thing that most irritates me about all this, is that when I
googled the error message about not having an available user for
authorization, it was all over the internet. I followed the steps
exactly as described at Apple Support, and there was no mention of
the possibility of receiving that error there. Had there been, I
probably wouldn't have tried to erase and reinstall. Apple really
should include that in their instructions, and better yet, find a fix for it,
because it really is a show-stopper.
I think I've decided I'm going to do as you suggest, and exchange it.
Clearly other users have not had the problems I have had, so I'll
give it one more go. As for Time Machine, I will probably use it to
restore files, but nothing else. It seems unlikely that the Time
machine restore had anything to do with the authorization error, but
who knows whether it was the cause of my original issues with
Voiceover. I personally agree with others that if it's a supported
method of migrating data, it shouldn't result in such major issues, but that
doesn't mean it didn't.
Take care,
Donna
On May 6, 2021, at 9:12 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net
<mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote:
Donna,
I am really puzzled by all the issues you have experienced trying
to
setup your M1 MacBook Air.
While I don’t have an M1 Mac at this time, I know of
several
others who have M1 macs, and have not experienced the problems that
you’ve had with setting up your new machine.
I do know that the M1 is a completely different animal than the
prior
Intel Mac, and I can’t help but think there is something in
the configurations that are brought over to your new Mac through the
Time Machine backup, and are causing some kind of conflict with the
M1 environment.
If you decide to exchange your bad M1 MacBook Air for another one,
you
might consider setting the new one up as a new Mac, and see if that
works out any better. If you do this and still have problems, I
guess you can return that one and get your money back.
Hopefully, you won’t have to do that.
- Brad -
On May 6, 2021, at 17:29, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
<macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
<mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>
wrote:
Hi all,
As I mentioned, I'll now be returning my MBA. I have to decide
whether
to return it, or exchange it. After my experience this week, I am
very concerned that this computer just may not be ready for
prime-time. I don't mean to go negative, but I would appreciate it
if anyone who owns one of these machines could share about any problems that
you have encountered.
TIA,
Donna
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