Hi Steven if everything that is on the MacBook Pro is on The MacBook I would use SuperDuper<http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html> To copy the hard drive from the MacBook To the MacBook Pro
You will need to start the MacBook Pro up in target disk mode And connected to the MacBook Then use SuperDuper To copy the MacBook's hard drive to the MacBook Pro. Let me know if you need more detailed instructions on how to use SuperDuper Kyle On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Steven Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I usually use a MacBook Pro (MBP). However a month or so ago, my logic board > blew up, so it had to go in for repair. > > Not being able to access the content on my MBP would have been a disaster. > Fortunately I use Time Capsule / Time Machine, and so I had to go and buy a > new MacBook (MB) and restore my system from Time Capsule. > > Now I have my MBP back. The data is as it was at the point the logic board > blew up, ie. outdated. What I want to do is put my system as it is now on my > MB (current) on to the MBP. > > What I don't want to do though is have to reinstall the entire system > (MacOSX) on my MBP because I don't have the original install disks for > another week, and ideally I need to do this today. > > What's the safest, cleanest, quickest and best way to do this? I have a > firewire cable handy so that I can connect the MB & MBP if I need to. The > disk on each is about 160Gb but with only 10Gb room left. > > I thought that should be a way of syncing the MBP with the TIme Capsule > (which is currently back up by with MB data), but I'm afraid that what would > happen is that the Time Capsule data would be overwritten by the month old > MBP data. > > Grateful for any tips. > > Cheers, Steven > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
