Restoring an M1 mac from a time machine

[skypickle]

So it seems the new M1 mac cannot do this. I made a time machine backup yesterday. I installed some apps today (for example the old driver from Razer for their mice).
I rebooted the M1 mac while holding the power button down.
I went into other options
I tried to restore from a TM backup and was greeted with a dialog that says to reinstall macOS and then use migration assistant.
I was at MacOs 11.2.3
I reinstalled MacOS. The mac rebooted and I was at MacOS 11.3.1
However, the razer app and all the other cruft was still there.

So I went into migration assistant and it gives me a dialog of 'select the information to transfer'
It spins a wheel for about 2 hours figuring out what's where.
And there's a little yellow triangle with the words 'conflicts detected' at the bottom of the dialog.

Why did I bother to reinstall the OS if I did not get a virgin copy?
The restore is going on 3 hours....such a royal pain.
Will I ever get back to the previous state I was in yesterday?


By comparison, macrium on windows is fast and painless.

 

[Apple_Robert]

1. Time Machine backup as well as restore has always been slow for many, many people.

2. The option you chose of reinstalling the OS does not give you a "virgin copy" of the OS. It reinstalls the OS while preserving your personal data.

Watch the video. It will give you a very good explanation