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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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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 16:10:28 GMT
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On 2015-09-30, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>> >> While it's possible to restore a full disk clone, including all 
>> >> partitions, it doesn't sound like there's a disk from which such a 
>> >> clone can be made. It's been reformatted at least once. 
>> >> Additionally, this may not have been possible, if the disk was 
>> >> damaged in the drop.
>
>> > Interesting. I used Windows cloning softwares (e.g., Ghost) that can 
>> > do the whole disks, partitions, etc.
>
>> One can do the same using Disk Utility, including producing block for 
>> block identical whole disk clones.  To do such a whole disk clone 
>> requires booting to an external drive, perhaps even a USB flash drive 
>> with the utilities and installer on it.  By booting to an external 
>> drive, nothing is active and live on any of the partitions to be 
>> cloned.
>
> Interesting. I should check that out.

You're making a mountain out of a mole hill. You don't need to back up
recovery partitions, since they are created automatically during
installation to a new drive, which is the way you should be doing it
anyway. Erase / format the drive, install OS X, then restore from
backup. It's very simple.

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