Issues doing a full system restore from a Time Machine backup

micseydel · 11-07-2009, 06:00 AM

Well, in regard to swap I've always heard the 2x rule. For hibernation, you need at least 1x when your RAM is full. In regard to the restore, I don't believe a ton of free space is necessary. I should be able to have a system functional enough to get in there and move things afterward (I'll be removing pictures and documents and things to a different partition).

As for why the restore isn't working, I meant the partitions being different as an example of something that would require a small and precise fix. You seem convinced that Time Machine and OS X have failed me and wasted a ton of my time, as well as them having mislead me into thinking I could do this more quickly with Mac software than I could have by copying and pasting (had I known this would suck, I would have backed up less than half the data, saving time, and not come here or gone through a lot of other issues either). I also don't see any evidence you have that it can't be fixed. Saying "afresh" and then expressing skepticism of my speculation doesn't make you an expert on the topic.

benwiggy · 11-07-2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by micseydel


	I also don't see any evidence you have that it can't be fixed. Saying "afresh" and then expressing skepticism of my speculation doesn't make you an expert on the topic.

1. It is entirely possible that you should be able to restore your OS from a TM backup, if it's to the same machine. However, you've tried that, and it doesn't work for you.

2. There may well be, as you suggest, some small system preference, setting, or component which it might be possible to edit, that might fix your problem.
However, what that is, I don't know. In the absence of any other information, finding such a file might take up a lot of your time.

3. Doing a clean install ("afresh") from your installer disk will either: a) work; or b) not work.
If it works, then alls well that ends well.
If it doesn't, then you'll know that there is a problem with your partition, or perhaps even the hardware itself.

micseydel · 11-07-2009, 01:48 PM

It doesn't working for me and that's why I came here. You offered a solution to my problem that is not my preference, and that I didn't need to come to a forum to get.

And I figured most people wouldn't know how to fix this as I'm requesting, which is why I came to a specialized forum. I don't expect everyone who doesn't know the answer to respond.

I know the fresh install will work because I though I had reinstalled OS X to use Time Machine to do a restore, before I realized it could be done from the disk. I should have included that information.

Now I'm running out of time before I need a functional computer (not the one I'm typing on right now) so I'm going to tinker with the terminal and then probably install OS X "afresh" and work from there wasting hours instead of letting the computer do the work, but it's because I'm running out of time, not because I didn't know it was a solution.

11-07-2009, 06:00 AM	#1
micseydel Prospect Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 22	Well, in regard to swap I've always heard the 2x rule. For hibernation, you need at least 1x when your RAM is full. In regard to the restore, I don't believe a ton of free space is necessary. I should be able to have a system functional enough to get in there and move things afterward (I'll be removing pictures and documents and things to a different partition). As for why the restore isn't working, I meant the partitions being different as an example of something that would require a small and precise fix. You seem convinced that Time Machine and OS X have failed me and wasted a ton of my time, as well as them having mislead me into thinking I could do this more quickly with Mac software than I could have by copying and pasting (had I known this would suck, I would have backed up less than half the data, saving time, and not come here or gone through a lot of other issues either). I also don't see any evidence you have that it can't be fixed. Saying "afresh" and then expressing skepticism of my speculation doesn't make you an expert on the topic. Last edited by micseydel; 11-07-2009 at 06:11 AM.

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11-07-2009, 01:48 PM	#3
micseydel Prospect Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 22	It doesn't working for me and that's why I came here. You offered a solution to my problem that is not my preference, and that I didn't need to come to a forum to get. And I figured most people wouldn't know how to fix this as I'm requesting, which is why I came to a specialized forum. I don't expect everyone who doesn't know the answer to respond. I know the fresh install will work because I though I had reinstalled OS X to use Time Machine to do a restore, before I realized it could be done from the disk. I should have included that information. Now I'm running out of time before I need a functional computer (not the one I'm typing on right now) so I'm going to tinker with the terminal and then probably install OS X "afresh" and work from there wasting hours instead of letting the computer do the work, but it's because I'm running out of time, not because I didn't know it was a solution.