Migrating Time Machine to new drive

Cave Man · Nov 22, 2009, 08:51 AM

OK, this seems harder than it should be. I just bought a 2 tb hard drive and want to migrate my Time Machine volume (1 tb) to that drive. Disk Utility doesn't do it. Carbon Copy Cloner doesn't do. So what's the trick?

spinnerlys · Nov 22, 2009, 09:10 AM

Does this help: http://zathras.de/angelweb/blog-how-...arger-disk.htm
via http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...+backup&aqi=g6

NATB100 · Nov 22, 2009, 09:17 AM

Well, click on your old hard drive. Then drag the backup file over to your new Hard drive (You need both drives in at the same time)

i hope you know what i mean

Cave Man · Nov 22, 2009, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spinnerlys

Does this help: http://zathras.de/angelweb/blog-how-...arger-disk.htm
via http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...+backup&aqi=g6

Nope, that doesn't work, either. (And yes, I did google it before posting). The methods do not maintain the links for some reason and when I restart TM it creates a new TM folder and attempts to do a complete backup.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NATB100

Well, click on your old hard drive. Then drag the backup file over to your new Hard drive (You need both drives in at the same time)

i hope you know what i mean

Of course that doesn't work. TM volumes are not maintained like typical volumes.

spinnerlys · Nov 22, 2009, 09:33 AM

Have you tried SuperDuper?

Cave Man · 09:40 AM

Nope, I'll give that a try now.

Edit: OK, just dl'd SD. Which backup option should I choose?

Edit 2: SuperDuper requires that I buy it before using it? And I'm not even sure if it works?

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spinnerlys macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: with the serial eye	Does this help: http://zathras.de/angelweb/blog-how-...arger-disk.htm via http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...+backup&aqi=g6 __________________ Like posting redundant threads? --> --> --> anonymous self help group: MRoogle propaganda I decided to be an obnoxious arse today ... or how to butcher your mother's tongue.

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Nov 22, 2009, 09:33 AM	#6
Cave Man Thread Starter macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Neander Valley, Germany; just outside of Duesseldorf	Nope, I'll give that a try now. Edit: OK, just dl'd SD. Which backup option should I choose? Edit 2: SuperDuper requires that I buy it before using it? And I'm not even sure if it works? __________________ Q8200 Quad Core Hackintosh with Blu-ray HTPC/750 gb eSATA Apple TV 3.2 gHz Q6600 Quad Core Hackintosh; MacBook Pro SR; White iMac 24" C2D; MacBook Air; iPhone 1st Mac=Centris 610 Last edited by Cave Man : Nov 22, 2009 at 09:40 AM.

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Nov 22, 2009, 09:17 AM	#3
NATB100 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2009	Well, click on your old hard drive. Then drag the backup file over to your new Hard drive (You need both drives in at the same time) i hope you know what i mean