I have been trying to use Time Machine at work as a device to image several macbook pros with a standardized image. My experience has been similar. While most of the applications and settings are automatically transferred, we began having problems when XCode development libraries were missing. I had to reinstall XCode on all the machines that I had imaged. While it's too late to change now, I probably would go with another backup solution if I knew Time Machine was like this. On the other hand, I probably would prefer they just fix up Time Machine. The ability to boot a new OS X machine from scratch and select one option and all your files and settings transfer is pretty attractive.
Jonathan On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Diane Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/29/09 3:22 PM, "Richard Kriss" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Needless to say SuperDuper saved me and I have little on no faith > > in the Time Machine for a total restore to new hard drive installed by > > Apple. > > > > My advice is do not rely totally on the Time Machine. Have another > > back up plan and I recommend SuperDuper. It saved my six on > > Christmas Eve. > > That about sums up my opinion of Time Machine. I call Time Machine an ooops > fixer and SuperDuper an OMG fixer. I think your experience validates my > opinion. > > -- > Diane > > > -- > YouTalk mailing list > List address: [email protected] > List information: http://entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html > List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] > To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected] > ?subject=unsubscribe > -- YouTalk mailing list List address: [email protected] List information: http://entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
