Restoring from Time Machine for the First Time

[someone28624]

I'm upgrading my hard drive in...oh...about 5 minutes.

I plan to restore from Time Machine. About 100 gb worth of files.

How long should this take?

Will I be able to use my computer while it's restoring?

 

[Macrimonious]

How long will it take?

I'd allow at least three hours, maybe more.

Will the computer be usable?

Probably not, wouldn't count on it.


sorry couldn't give you exacting answers but it seemed time was of the essence!

 

[jonbravo77]

I'm upgrading my hard drive in...oh...about 5 minutes.

I plan to restore from Time Machine. About 100 gb worth of files.

How long should this take?

Will I be able to use my computer while it's restoring?

I am going to assume you are doing a complete restore, meaning, booting from disk and "restore from time machine" option. You will not be able to use your computer until it is done.

I have restored 70 gigs in about 4 hours via ethernet to my Time Capsule.

Hope this helps

 

[someone28624]

Thanks guys! Installing OS X on new hard drive as I type (on my iPod Touch). I asked because when I googled there was some guy who posted on here that it was going to take 37 hours. I'm going on a trip tommorrow and want to take my Macbook. I'll let you know how it goes. So far installing the new hard drive was far easier than I expected.

 

[yetanotherdave]

Thanks guys! Installing OS X on new hard drive as I type (on my iPod Touch). I asked because when I googled there was some guy who posted on here that it was going to take 37 hours. I'm going on a trip tommorrow and want to take my Macbook. I'll let you know how it goes. So far installing the new hard drive was far easier than I expected.

Sounds like he did it wirelessly from a time capsule...