Hi all-
I've always been confused about the specifics around a clean install from recovery of osx and how time machine works into that. my mba is 3 years old at this point and still running well for the most part, but i have intermittent issues and learned to code over the last year. now i'm working as a developer and this machine sees much less daily use, so i'd like to spruce it up- maybe a new ssd, maybe a new battery, and a fresh install.
question: if i do a clean install, will time machine undo all the freshness? Should i just start from scratch and restore my home folder piecemeal? Most of my actual docs/music/photos are in the cloud or backed up on an ssd, so accessing those shouldn't be a problem, so if i'm better off restoring those individually and setting up my IDE from scratch i'd take that route over potentially restoring a buggy system from time machine.
I've always been confused about the specifics around a clean install from recovery of osx and how time machine works into that. my mba is 3 years old at this point and still running well for the most part, but i have intermittent issues and learned to code over the last year. now i'm working as a developer and this machine sees much less daily use, so i'd like to spruce it up- maybe a new ssd, maybe a new battery, and a fresh install.
question: if i do a clean install, will time machine undo all the freshness? Should i just start from scratch and restore my home folder piecemeal? Most of my actual docs/music/photos are in the cloud or backed up on an ssd, so accessing those shouldn't be a problem, so if i'm better off restoring those individually and setting up my IDE from scratch i'd take that route over potentially restoring a buggy system from time machine.