With time machine, you aren't restoring the actual operating system, you are just moving over your applications, data, and user settings, just as it was on your previous machine. It needs to be said though you need to have a deticated drive, about 1tb in size or 500gb for the images of time machine because they are huge, depending on what you want to backup. On your new install of lion you can choose in time machine wehat you want to copy over, and it will do just that. But I have not done this myself, because I really don't have a drive I can use at the moment, thinking about the 3tb time capsal, looking pretty sexy about now, and for $299, I think it's a go for that.
Cody On Aug 29, 2011, at 12:15 AM, Dan Roy wrote: > wow, is that advisable. Your restoring an OS configured on different > hardware to a different set of hardware and probably some driver differences. > Now, if people tell me it works, great, but, I don't think it's recommended. > > Personally, I used my external drive which had a complete backup of my MBP. > However, I simply copied the data folders over to the new drive replacing any > that had a conflict. However, I didn't do anything with the OS files at all. > > > On Aug 28, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Cody wrote: > >> One option is instead of using the migration assistant, to use time machine, >> make a backup of your pro, and then load that image onto your air. That for >> sure will work.. Also, if your pro is running leopard, not snow leopard, >> make sure you've got the latest updated migration assistant.. >> On Aug 28, 2011, at 8:59 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> >>> Did you create an account when you first got the macbook air, or are you >>> trying to do this during the initial set up? If you already created an >>> account during the initial set up, you will probably want to reinstall your >>> operating system and transfer the account information during the initial >>> set up. >>> On Aug 28, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I'm trying to transfer my data from my MBP to my MBa using the migration >>>> assistant. Every time I am at the point of starting the transfer, I get >>>> an error message that the transfer can't happen because the user account >>>> on the MBA has the same name as the one on my MBP, go figure, given that >>>> my name is still the same. Anyway, I've changed the account name and >>>> password, but still get this same error. I've tried going into system >>>> prefs in the hope that I can delete the offending account, but I can't >>>> even *see the defending account. I thought about just deleting the user >>>> directory, but there's of course no MacinTosh HD icon, so I seem to have >>>> no way to get to the root directory to do that. >>>> >>>> I'd really appreciate any help or suggestions anyone can provide. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
