Hi Phil, Yes that's all there is to it. I have recovered my iMac from SuperDuper! backups several times and it has always worked. I used Smart Update to create the backup which usually takes about 20 minutes. the recovery also takes about 20 minutes. It was nerve racking the first time I did it, but I am now confident that it will work. Before doing each backup I use the VO Utility to temporarily change the VO startup message to include the date of the backup so that I can identify the backup if I ever need to restore it. Good luck!
Paul Hopewell On 4 Jan 2013, at 05:22, "Phil Halton" <philh...@comcast.net> wrote: > I've never done this, but I think I need to do a full restore from a recent > SuperDuper backup. I can boot into an external drive, one that I create twice > weekly with SuperDuper from the MacHD, and set SuperDuper to copy that drive > back onto the MacHD. Is that all there is to it? > > I'll probably attempt it tomorrow when I'm fresh-minded, just wanted to > verify my thoughts before acting. > If this doesn't work, I'll probably be going for the old "fresh install" I > keep hearing about. > . > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>