file that lists macbook model from time machine backup

[j00d]

Hello, is there a file that can be found browsing time machine backups that will reveal what the serial or macbook model it was taken from is?

Thanks.

 

[techramble]

Restore from Time Machine to VM

You can find this out by attempting to restore from Time Machine while booted into a Mac OS Installer. Open the Console and view all logs; there you will find the build-id when the installer checks for a matching model. If you do this within a VMWare instance without modifying the Time Machine image, the restore will fail.

BTW, for anyone trying to restore a Time Machine backup into a virtual machine, make sure there is a PlatformSupport.plist in /System/Library/CoreServices that includes the model and build numbers reported by VMWare. You can modify a Time Machine backup by using the /System/Library/Extensions/TMSafetyNet.kext/Helpers/bypass tool. Otherwise you will see the message "You can't restore this backup because it was created by a different model of Mac".