External Hardrive Time Machine Back Up - Without Deleting Files!

[Teetowl]

Hello I was robbed of a Mac a year and a half ago it was on leopard thankfully I backed my files up before it was taken.

After a year and a half I have finally saved up enough for a new one... It was a second hand and has some programs/Music files, Movie Files Such as Adobe CS6 and Logic Pro I would like to keep EXT.

The issue lies with how do I transfer my old computer files to this laptop without having to do it manually (there is about 200-300gb of files Not plausible!)

I know there is ways to do it if I still had my old mac... but not if I have my external hardrive any help/advice would help ALOT

Kind Regards

[simsaladimbamba]

You can use Migration Assistant to migrate files, settings/preferences and applications from a proper Time Machine backup.

Migration Assistant / Setup Assistant information:

Setting-up a new Mac from an old one, its Backups, or a PC
which includes:

• Using Setup Assistant on Snow Leopard or Leopard
• Using Setup Assistant on Lion
• Using Migration Assistant on Snow Leopard or Leopard
• Using Migration Assistant on Lion
• Transferring files from one User Account to another
• Transferring Home Folders not on a Startup volume
• Transferring Applications
• Problems after using Migration Assistant

more information: Apple OSX and Time Machine Tips

[Teetowl]

Originally Posted by simsaladimbamba

You can use Migration Assistant to migrate files, settings/preferences and applications from a proper Time Machine backup.

Migration Assistant / Setup Assistant information:

Setting-up a new Mac from an old one, its Backups, or a PC
which includes:

• Using Setup Assistant on Snow Leopard or Leopard
• Using Setup Assistant on Lion
• Using Migration Assistant on Snow Leopard or Leopard
• Using Migration Assistant on Lion
• Transferring files from one User Account to another
• Transferring Home Folders not on a Startup volume
• Transferring Applications
• Problems after using Migration Assistant

more information: Apple OSX and Time Machine Tips

I tried that before my post but it was not picking up my Hardrive

[simsaladimbamba]

Originally Posted by Teetowl

I tried that before my post but it was not picking up my Hardrive

Is the external HDD properly formatted?
Check via Finder > select external HDD >> GET INFO >>> Format and Sharing & Permissions:

Is there a "Backups.backupdb" folder on that HDD?

[Teetowl]

So do I just need to unlock it?

[simsaladimbamba]

Originally Posted by Teetowl

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So do I just need to unlock it?

It is not locked. What about the "Backups.backupdb" folder? Is it on there?

[Teetowl]

Originally Posted by simsaladimbamba

It is not locked. What about the "Backups.backupdb" folder? Is it on there?

yes

[Teetowl]

Originally Posted by simsaladimbamba

It is not locked. What about the "Backups.backupdb" folder? Is it on there?

Sorry for the late reply..

AHH Its started working now :S I was messing around with the desktop so that mountain lion shows CD's and Everything else and now its just started randomly working :S CONFUSED