Thanks Ronnie, that is all nice to know. Seems I am ok to leave as is. How do I verify the backups being configured as "complete system" backups and not just a Users Home Directory backup?
Thanks for the link. Pete On 14/04/2012, at 7:56 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi Peter, > > As long as the Time Capsule drive doesn't die first; you are good. > Also I am assuming all the MacBooks are complete system backups (not just > Users Home Directory). > > Each computer has its own Sparse disk Image bundle (sparsebundle) on the > backup drive. > So you can restore one without harming any of the others. > > To answer your question: > >> If I were to buy a new one, it would undoubtedly be a Lion OSx, so does this >> make in difference in the restoration process? > No not at all. > Simply launch Migration Assistant, select your Time Machine backup and select > which settings and users to copy. It doesn't care that your backup is a Snow > Leopard backup. > > For more information here is an article about how to use Migration Assistant > in Snow Leopard. It is virtually the same in Lion. > > <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/27921.html> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 13/04/2012, at 8:53 PM, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > >> Hi folks, this is a question for precautionary purposes. We have 3 Macbooks >> in my house all using Snow Leopard, Two of them are the Black plastic bodied >> Macbook (2.4 GHz core 2 duo) for kids ~2007 vintage I think and the other is >> a White plastic one 2.26 GHz (core 2 duo) ~2009 I think. They are all set up >> and using Time Machine for constant back ups. >> >> My question, if one of them were to have a fatal hard disc failure, can I >> either get the hard disc replaced, and restore it to its previous >> configuration, or buy a new Macbook and then configure the new Macbook to >> the same config? If I were to buy a new one, it would undoubtedly be a Lion >> OSx, so does this make in difference in the restoration process? >> >> When restored, what settings will need further fine tuning - if any? >> >> Hopefully someone can advise as I want to be sure that I am not living in a >> false sense of security thinking that the Time Capsule is my saviour when it >> may not be in the event of a failure. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Pete. >> -- 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> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
