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Data Transfer Kit for SSD ?

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soamz

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I know. I have done many time machine restores in the past.

Not sure, why its failing this time. Totally frustrated.

Well, I formatted the whole MacBook Pro today .

Now clicked on command R and reached the Internet recovery. Then reached the utilities page and formatted the SSD.

Then clicked on restore from time machine backup there , but it says, no system backup found.

Why is that ?

Does the mean, time machines only work after the OS is installed ?
 
Weaselboy

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soamz said:
Does the mean, time machines only work after the OS is installed ?
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A Time Machine backup made with Lion or better can completely restore to a blank disk. Plug in the TM disk and option key boot, then select the TM disk as the boot source. That will bring up a screen that looks like the recovery screen you get with command-r. From there you can erase with Disk Util then restore.

If you do not see the TM as a boot source, then perhaps your TM disk/backup is bad. Based on your earlier problems you mentioned, this is certainly possible.
 
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Wait...

Weaselboy said:
A Time Machine backup made with Lion or better can completely restore to a blank disk. Plug in the TM disk and option key boot, then select the TM disk as the boot source. That will bring up a screen that looks like the recovery screen you get with command-r. From there you can erase with Disk Util then restore.

If you do not see the TM as a boot source, then perhaps your TM disk/backup is bad. Based on your earlier problems you mentioned, this is certainly possible.
Click to expand...

Really? Thought you couldn't do that with a TM backup. Huh.
 
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soamz

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I did that way and the Time Machine did show as a Startup disk fine.

Then I went here and did this and got this :(

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