Time Machine in an Emergency
I haven't been able to find the answer on Apple's website.
Say you're running Leopard with Time Machine enabled, using an external HDD connected via USB. If your primary HDD fails, but the backup one is safe and sound, is it possible to grab data from the backup drive as you would normally, or does it have to be "linked" up to a new OS X install?
Just wondering how easy it is for emergency data recovery in freakish circumstances.
Thanks.
Say you're running Leopard with Time Machine enabled, using an external HDD connected via USB. If your primary HDD fails, but the backup one is safe and sound, is it possible to grab data from the backup drive as you would normally, or does it have to be "linked" up to a new OS X install?
Just wondering how easy it is for emergency data recovery in freakish circumstances.
Thanks.
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I haven't been able to find the answer on Apple's website.
Say you're running Leopard with Time Machine enabled, using an external HDD connected via USB. If your primary HDD fails, but the backup one is safe and sound, is it possible to grab data from the backup drive as you would normally, or does it have to be "linked" up to a new OS X install?
Just wondering how easy it is for emergency data recovery in freakish circumstances.
Thanks.
1) Replace internal hard drive.
2) Boot holding Option (or Menu on the remote), and choose the external drive.
3) Download Carbon Copy Cloner while booted from the external drive.
4) CCC will clone every file to the new, blank drive. Restart and boot normally.
4) CCC will clone every file to the new, blank drive. Restart and boot normally.
Sure but that would also copy all the duplicate files too wouldn't it? Like all the older versions of files. I reckon there must be a way to boot from the Time Machine HD and restore just the latest files.