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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: 29 Sep 2015 18:26:09 GMT
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On 2015-09-29, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> In comp.sys.mac.apps Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> What exact model Mac is this? It's relatively new, right?
>
> 2012 13.3" MBP (non-Retina) 9,2 MD102ll/A.

That's plenty new enough to use OS X Internet Recovery.

>> If you don't have a recovery partition (which is the case with a new drive)
>> and you have an internet connection available you can still use OS X
>> Internet Recovery by holding down the Command-R while starting the
>> computer.
>
> Ah, Internet download.

Yes, it's quite convenient.

>> Naturally this will be slower; so if you have a 8GB or larger USB stick
>> handy, placing the OS X installer on that would be preferable. But if not,
>> Internet recovery is the simplest method.
>
> Wait, is the online recovery that big too? Yikes!

No. What I am saying is Internet Recovery is slower than the normal
Recovery partition method since everything must be transferred over the
network. So it may be preferable to get a 8GB USB stick place the OS X
installer on it, so that the install happens locally rather than over
the internet which is naturally slower. So if you have or can get a 8GB
USB stick, placing the installer on it is the better (faster) way to go.
If you don't have that option, just do the Internet Recovery instead. 

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