That's correct yes, CMD + R Regards
Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk [email protected] On 29 Jul 2012, at 21:45, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes use a USB drive and either clone it or time machine, the migration > assistant will be able to import from either. > > Regards > > Sam > MacAmbulance > Providing affordable Apple & PC services > > Sam Mullen > 07747 778022 > http://www.macambulance.co.uk > [email protected] > > > On 29 Jul 2012, at 21:31, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My time machine is not working well and is terribly slow in backing up a >> whole machine, even a small one. I could much faster and more easily do an >> updated clone backup to a usb disc and the re-install from there. Would that >> be sensible? >> >> I'm trying to keep this a bit of a secret: it'll be a nice surprise for her >> to wake up one morning and find that her machine has morphed a little! >> >> I'm not quite sure how to find the recovery partition. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ranulph >> >> >> >> On 29 Jul 2012, at 19:05, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: >> >>> Hi Ranulph >>> >>> The easiest way is to do a full time machine backup of your current MB and >>> then wipe the MBA using the recovery partition. Hold CMD + R when booting, >>> then use Disk Utility to erase the drive, then reinstall OS X. It's easiest >>> to import from a time machine backup as the MBA doesn't have an ethernet >>> socket or firewire for target disk mode. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Sam >>> MacAmbulance >>> Providing affordable Apple & PC services >>> >>> Sam Mullen >>> 07747 778022 >>> http://www.macambulance.co.uk >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> On 29 Jul 2012, at 19:00, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I have a MBA running Lion. I'd like to erase it, and convert it to be my >>>> wife's machine, importing everything from her old MB. >>>> >>>> I know there's (often) a recovery partition. If I can find it, can I >>>> re-initialise the machine from that, importing the date from the old MB? I >>>> guess that has to be done by usb, so it'll be a little protracted! >>>> >>>> Thanks for any suggestions and/or pointers! >>>> >>>> Ranulph >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 26 Jul 2012, at 17:03, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Stephen >>>>> >>>>> The USB flash drives are nowhere near SSD drives in terms of performance. >>>>> Also the USB2 bus is 480mbps, your internal SATA connection is anything >>>>> up to 3gb/sec. >>>>> >>>>> You'll find the machine much slower than normal booting off a USB stick >>>>> and should only be done if you need to repair your internal hard drive >>>>> (or use the Lion recovery partition). >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Sam >>>>> MacAmbulance >>>>> Providing affordable Apple & PC services >>>>> >>>>> Sam Mullen >>>>> 07747 778022 >>>>> http://www.macambulance.co.uk >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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