Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.portables Subject: Re: Any catches on restoring from an old Mac OS X v10.8.5 Time Machine HDD backup to new SSD on a 13.3" MacBook Pro (9,2; MD102ll/A)? Date: 30 Sep 2015 04:05:29 GMT Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <0Zednby4RbovlpfLnZ2dnUU7-cmdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <290920150001155253%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net ZDjQRKP+5htPCmtrn9dBPwnsWjPk4zI84Qr4kCVn/Mgtkxg7qA Cancel-Lock: sha1:O309nFECNS/s0WOhB/SdHgufosY= sha1:msqbwzmakSHYoEBnwUHpoGuh+rM= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.0 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:32242 comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage:943 comp.sys.mac.system:81141 comp.sys.mac.portables:887 Ant wrote: >>> >>> Wait, do I really >>> need the installer to do Time Machine recover? I found >>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202294 and it has a 1 GB Recovery Disk >>> Assistant that boots up the same Utilities stuff as the local drive, but >>> externally. If I boot from it, then I should be able to restore from >>> Time Machine's backup. > >> You can try it, and if it doesn't work, put an installer on the USB stick. > > I tried. It seems to work. Much faster than online. I also have a copy > of v10.8.5 app installer copy. :) It looks like I can use > http://diskmakerx.com/ to make a bootable USB flash? No need to bother with that if you have the Recovery Disk Assistant. -- Sent from my iPhone