Re: Time Machine and Migration Assistant

Martin S Taylor <hogwash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So today I needed to use Time Machine in earnest. Messing about trying to
sort out an obscure bug in iCal, I corrupted my system so badly that nothing
would work properly. Fiddled around for a couple of hours, then gave up: ah,
sod it, let's go for the full backup - that's what Time Machine is for, after
all.

Go to unused partition, install a clean Leopard and boot from it. Open
Migration Assistant.

Now, here's the thing. Migration Assistant will let me migrate directly into
the clean system from my Time Machine disk *but only from the latest backup*.
How crazy that is! I *know* the latest backup is corrupt. What's the point of
TM holding onto yesterday if I can't use it?

So it seems the only solution is to use TM to put yesterday onto a blank
partition (about 2 hours), then - since it won't boot, of course - use
Migration Assistant to restore it thence onto the fresh system (another 2
hours).

Now someone tell me how I should have done it.

Okay, a mere week late, but howsabout this?

http://duncandavidson.com/blog/restoring_from_time_machine/

It appears that a restore using the Leopard install disc will allow you
to choose which backup to restore, and it will be bootable.

I think that would have worked in your situation...

-z-


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