Time Machine system restore - How?

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  1. ogee, Oct 28, 2007

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    Ok I backed up my MacBook to a HD in my MacPro. No problems, single or multiple files restore as well. So far so good.

    Boot from install disk, goto utilities -> restore system from Backup. The only option given is to restore from a disk on my Airport (which I was unable to backup to). How on earth do you restore from a disk in another Mac?

    Looks like when the pulled backup to network disk they forgot the restore option!
     
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  2. iVoid, Oct 28, 2007

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    Is the HD on the other Mac a USB/Firewire drive? You could just move it over for the restore.
     
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  3. ogee, Oct 29, 2007

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    No its a built in disk in bay 3 specifically for TM backups.
     
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  4. verity, Oct 31, 2007

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    Isn't that when you go hunt down a firewire cable and restart your MacPro in the target disk mode by holding T down?
     
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  5. danny_w, Oct 31, 2007

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    I think target mode will only let you see the first disk.
     
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  6. verity, Oct 31, 2007

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    The first disk as in the startup disk? Then just select the backup to be the main one before shutting the computer down. I never had this situation myself, so I could be missing something here.
     
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