Porting Time Machine data from 2008 macBook to new iMac i7

[teeforb]

Hello All,

I have the black 2008 macBook and I have everything saved on TimeMachine. I have the latest OS. I am getting an iMac i7. Will I have any problems porting my Time Machine data over to the new iMac i7? My iPhoto and iMovie is '09.

Thanks...

[mtnDewFTW]

I've really only had to import stuff from TM once, and that was recently.
I didn't have such good experience with it. Im fact I ended up having to do a clean install of the OS.

But I'm almost 100% sure that was a HDD issue. So you should be good to go.
Not many people have complained about TM. Actually most of the time it's been the opposite, people love using it.

[cerote]

Did it from my 2007 MacBook to my 27in i5. No issues at all. Worked great. Was exactly like how I had my MacBook.

[Ikyo]

Are you just porting data or software too? If it is data, you shouldn't have a problem. If it is software, you might have a few more issues. I do actual bit for bit images of my harddrives. I upgraded from an '09 MBP to a new i7 and tried to reimage the drive. It wouldn't boot so I had to reinstall the OS over the top. There are some issues with drivers not being installed correctly. It isn't a big deal. If it doesn't boot after the restore, just reinstall the OS and you will be good to go.