CCC or Time Machine to Restore to new Laptop

[harleymhs]

Hey Guys, Picking up an new MBPr today, I have an older one that I want to bring everything over to the new one.. I have a registered copy of CCC .. What is the best way to bring over EVERYTHING to the new laptop? Use a NEW time machine back up or CCC Back up? Thanks..

 

[maflynn]

CCC is quicker imo, both will work though.

 

[MagicBoy]

Migration Assistant from Time Machine backup?

 

[Apple_Robert]

As Mike mentioned, both routes will work albeit CCC is faster. Give the new CCC a shot.

 

[harleymhs]

As Mike mentioned, both routes will work albeit CCC is faster. Give the new CCC a shot.

So when I start up the new machine I know it asks if you want to transfer from a time machine back up.. Whats the best way to do it from CCC Migration Assistant? Thanks Guys..

 

[chabig]

Migration Assistant will copy the files over directly from the old machine. The advantage of this is that you don't need a third hard drive. But if you have a CCC backup you can also migrate from it. As long as the CCC backup is recent, the results will be the same.

 

[harleymhs]

Which will COPY and Make the NEW laptop the SAME EXACT way the old one was, not just files but settings and wallpapers etc? I would assume CCC .. Will time machine do this as well or just copy files? ( Music, pics, folders etc )

 

[Weaselboy]

Which will COPY and Make the NEW laptop the SAME EXACT way the old one was, not just files but settings and wallpapers etc? I would assume CCC .. Will time machine do this as well or just copy files? ( Music, pics, folders etc )

If you use the migration tool during setup and use either CCC or the TM disk as the import source for migration, then end result will be exactly the same.

You account(s) and all you apps, settings, and data will be imported.

 

[harleymhs]

If you use the migration tool during setup and use either CCC or the TM disk as the import source for migration, then end result will be exactly the same.

You account(s) and all you apps, settings, and data will be imported.

Thank you!

 

[robgendreau]

Thank you!

Here's what CCC says:

Use Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant to move data from an older Mac to a new Mac
Another scenario in which it would be desirable to do a full-volume clone is when you have purchased a new Mac and you would like to move everything from your old Mac to your new Mac. When you get a new computer from Apple, though, it has a specific version of OS X installed on it, and further, a hardware-specific "build". Your new Macintosh cannot boot from the older version and build of OS X that is installed on your older Mac, so simply cloning your old Mac onto your new Mac won't work. Due to this limitation, we recommend that you use the Setup Assistant application (runs on your Mac's very first boot) or the Migration Assistant application to migrate content from your old Mac to a new Macintosh. You can migrate either directly from the hard drive installed in your old Mac or from a backup of your old Mac (e.g. if your old Mac's hard drive had died). Once you have migrated your user accounts and applications using Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant, you can continue to use Carbon Copy Cloner to back up your Mac to the same backup volume that you were using for the old Mac.

Apple Kbase #HT2186: Don't install older versions of Mac OS than what comes with your computer
Apple Kbase #HT2681: What's a "computer-specific OS X release"?
Apple Kbase #HT3322: Mac OS X 10.6: How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac
Apple Kbase #HT1159: OS X versions (builds) included with Intel-based Macs