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Prepare backup for clean install...

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sscheema

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Jun 26, 2012
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Well here I am - I am already on to Mavericks - but I am itching to do a clean install. My question is - though I have a time machine backup I do not want system files to be restored - otherwise - it is the same unclean install with the system restored.
So the question is can I just restore the data files selectively - and if I cannot do it then can I backup files selectively ? the point is I do not want to wish some stupid but a file that I cannot do without...
So what all do I do ? What files do I backup ? and How ?
 
ISKOTB

ISKOTB

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Aug 6, 2011
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After you clean install you can go in your TM backup folders and restore your files individually
 
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sscheema

macrumors newbie
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Jun 26, 2012
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Can I choose and restore ? Last time I had a big problem where in I did not have permissions for the files restored...:confused:
 
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bluespaceoddity

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Jun 14, 2009
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sscheema said:
Can I choose and restore ? Last time I had a big problem where in I did not have permissions for the files restored...:confused:
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Unless someone specifically confirms that procedures and implementations have changed for Mavericks it is quite possible that you will experience the same issues.

Previous versions Mac OS and Time Machine:
http://pondini.org/TM/B6.html

Also, be aware that there are serious issues with the combination of some external drives and Mavericks. If your backups are affected by that you may find yourself with an unusable drive with inaccessible Time Machine back-ups after erasing your main volume for a clean installation.

Sorry to be a little doomsday but unless you have an urgent troubleshooting need for a clean installation I'd suggest not doing one at this point in time.
 
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NameUndecided

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Mar 28, 2011
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I installed a new hard drive in my MacBook yesterday, clean installed Mavericks, and then brought things back up through Time Machine.

Were there options that I could have deselected when reviving through Time Machine that would have made my install "cleaner" and I still wouldn't have noticeably lost any information?
 
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