migrate from macbook 10.6 to macbook pro 10.5 with time machine
A disaster fried my macbook. It was running 10.6 and time machined to a timecapsule. I have bought a macbook pro running 10.5 (excitement!). I want to get the data from the timecapsule to the macbook pro without a hitch. I have a family pack of 10.6. I will eventually install 10.6 on the macbook pro.
I understand that on setup you have the option of importing (using migration assistant?) from a time machine backup. But does this work if the macbook pro is 10.5 and the data is of a 10.6 backup?
If there will be problems, what are the solutions? Should I initially upgrade the macbook pro to 10.6? If so, does the family pack 10.6 disk do a complete clean install? That is, would this affect installing the ilife suite and other stuff from the macbook pro install disks?
Alternatively, should I take the harddisk out of the fried macbook and put it in the macbook pro, then clone that system, e.g. carbon copy cloner, and proceed that way?
As you might guess, I am dazed and confused.
Your humble servant, &c,
kizkij
I understand that on setup you have the option of importing (using migration assistant?) from a time machine backup. But does this work if the macbook pro is 10.5 and the data is of a 10.6 backup?
If there will be problems, what are the solutions? Should I initially upgrade the macbook pro to 10.6? If so, does the family pack 10.6 disk do a complete clean install? That is, would this affect installing the ilife suite and other stuff from the macbook pro install disks?
Alternatively, should I take the harddisk out of the fried macbook and put it in the macbook pro, then clone that system, e.g. carbon copy cloner, and proceed that way?
As you might guess, I am dazed and confused.
Your humble servant, &c,
kizkij
macbook 2.4 late 2008, Mac OS X (10.6)
