Time Capsule and MacBook Pro

Thank You for responding, I am not having trouble with any of my devices, MacBooks and 2 Time Capsules are working as they should with no issues. I will repost a more simplified and direct question. It was late i was up hours trying to resolve and research my issue. i will be more direct in what i am asking. Again thanks for your reply.

I know what you are saying, i am the only user on my MBPros.

I set up new MBPro as normal 1 user /admin only, it is only after you do a restore from a backup from Time Capsule that i end up with the second user/admin, the original that i set up new MBPro with and a 2nd user/admin that gets migrated over from the backup when migrating the older device to the new device. I have my new device user/admin and the user/admin from your old device.

Maybe you can answer this. I am quite familiar with the 10 second process you are explaining.

When i remover a user/ admin it gives me 3 options. 1) Save the home folder in disk image ( the disk will be saved in the deleted users file. 2) Dont change the home folder (the home folder remains the same). 3) Delete the home folder

What i did was option 3), remove and do not save. I am sure that is my mistake.

Questions:

1) What i do not know, is which is best to use, option 1 or 2?

2) Nor do i know what the best option 1 or 2?

3) I also do not know the result of each, Is option 1 & 2 the same the exact thing other than placement in a different folder?

4) what is exactly is option 1 do what does option 2 do and why?

Thank you,

bikeman5

i had a new SATA drive put in by apple genius bar, they set up the new user/ admin for me, to make sure the new drive worked, then sent me home to migrated Backup from my 5Th Gen Time Capsule Back Up which was my original with the old HDD drive. The Migration went fine. When I logged in i had both Users. Booting up was slower with 2 users vs before the new old drive. I noticed since i deleted the second user/ admin Booting up was faster like before when i had only 1 user.

I wanted to delete the User to have less clutter and i dont need or use the 2nd user, my MBPro seems faster at start up with only 1 user vs 2 or 3 users

I do not need them to merge, i just wanted to delete the user/admin used to set up the MBPro without losing access to the time capsule.

When i deleted the User/ Admin i used option (3) remove and do not save), doing this i lost access to my Time Capsule Backups and i cant back up and more to that time capsule anymore, it does not recognize my MBPro or Original Admin doesn't have the permission that the set up admin did.

I think when deleting the set up Admin, you cant use Option 3 (remove and dont save). This will make you lose access to Time capsule Backups.

you have to use Option 1 (Save the home folder in disk image the disk will be saved in the deleted users file.) or option 2 (Dont change the home folder, the home folder remains the same). i dont know if 1 or 2 is better or if either of those will make me lose access to my time capsule as option 3 did?

I never used the account that i deleted. It was set up by apple. So they could test the new drive they installed.

all my backups were through my my user/ admin i kept. I never back up that other user/ admin.

I lost access on my 2012 MBPro on 3/29/22

are you saying a brand new 2021 macbook pro can not migrate from that time capsule from 3/28/22 or before?

im thinking it would be no different than if i still had access with the other user account.

the time capsule would see the new mac the same way.

in 2018 when my HDD drive died and a new SATA drive was installed it did not have access to my old user/admin. It migrated every thing over from the, i just migrated the backup i choose. the user/ admin unknown user came over with the backup i choose.

it would be pretty much an identical scenero, the 2021 MBPro would be the aka new SATA drive IN 2019

Yeah I’m thinking I know this I know time machine is totally different in time capsule time capsules with backs it up and that’s what stores it on a drive the time machine is just something that you can access that as in snapshots at all different times so it’s not like restore in a hard drive you just go in there and you can grab one little piece of something? Thank you again

Sorry for the delay I had something that came up that I had to take care of yesterday but I really appreciate your help and this should be much clear.

I’m gonna start right from the beginning instead of presenting scenarios to see if i can solve my issue this will be easier and less complicated to understand.

I have a 2012 MacBook Pro that backs up to a 5th gen 2tb Time Capsule since 2016.

my MBPro HDD drive died, in 2018 a new SATA 1TB drive was installed in the 2012 MBPro. I did a complete restore from the Time Capsule onto the 2012 MBPro which is still backing up to the Time Capsule until 7 days ago. After that SATA drive install and restore i ended with 2 Admin/ users. My original and the one from apple setting up for testing the new Drive.

Weeks ago I bought a 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max. Apple said the best easiest way is just do a restore from my Time Capsule to the 2022 M1 max. “That was the original plan” it’s still the plan.

I have 12 years of stuff on my 2012 MBPro w/680 GB‘s on the 1TB SATA drive. I dumped off 40 GB‘s of crap documents that I didn’t need. The 2012 is at 640 GB‘s which was still backing up to the Time Capsule. All is still good. No issues.

Then I decided I really didn’t want the two Admin/Users on my new MacBook 2021.

I thougt after the migration to the M1 Max I was going to end up with a third Admin/ User.

I was asking around in some Apple Forums. Could i and how to get rid of one of the Admin/ users.

I was told i could delete either Admin as long as they were both Administrators. Even in apple communities i was told the same thing, after the fact, i responded back that is not accurate as i just found out.

On 3/28/22 i deleted the Admin from 2018 that was not my original from 2012.

I then realized that my 2012 stopped & could not backup to the Time Capsule. Nor could i access anything in Time Machine. When i go to system preferences to Time Capsule i can see my oldest Backup 3/3/2018 and my last 3/28/22. In Time Machine i can see them all, i just cant access them, im sure this is because of deleting 1 of my 2 Administrators.

I went into safe mode did first aid on data and the drive. Both were successful with no errors found. 1st aid took 7 min on data less than 2 minutes on the hard-drive.

That is everything the whole situation i face.

I have done nothing with the M1 Max and wont until i am sure the best way, i do not want lose anything.

Now the questions.

I believe when i migrate the Time Capsule to the 2021 MBPro M1 Max i will be asked which (back up & date) to use, is this correct??

If yes i would choose 1 or 2 days before the admin was deleted. That would get me back to 3/27/22 with no issues, like i never had any issues, is this correct??

I talked to apple salesman that sold me M1 Max, he said i am correct. I can choose any date and that migration should load back fine and id have the 2 administrators. Is the salesman correct?

i have not had a chance to read your link yet and certainly will, my conclusion is, my new 2021 MBPro will be just fine and if i restore my data back to 3/27/22 before any user got deleted, it will be just normal again. now it has been 4 years since i did a full restore.

A) will i have the option pick the day i want to restore back to?

one other simple question, i cant currently back up to that time capsule since 3/28/22. im not gonna have time to set up my new make for a week or 2 i have many projects going on outside the pc world.

what is the best way to store and or transfer this 3 weeks of data that isn't backed up.

B) should i airdrop all document and forward all email to myself after the new mac is set up????

that seems easy and quick

not mentioned i have 2 brand new in the box never opened 5th gen 2TB Time Capsules for when my old Time Capsule is tired or old which is now its been running for 6 years now with out being turned of other than power outage.

i dont think i should backup this 2012 MBPro to them as it has an admin problem.

1) my plan is restore my backup of choice to the new 2021 MBPro.

2) if that is a success then i will start fresh and start using a new Time Capsule.

i dont do cloud and i really need a 2nd back up in case of fire or theft.

3) i was going to put the second new Time Capsule at a different location and Back up to that monthly. then shut it down because i dont need a router or wifi station just storage for extra protection, i was going shut it down after each monthly back up on having on when i back up, to extend the life by a lot.

4) i would then erase the my current time capsule and have it totally rebuilt with new drive and fan and anything else it needs or should have, test it of course then box it and put it on the shelf for 5 years down the road when my other is 5 or 6 years old.

C) is this a good plan???

again thanks a bunch, these will be my last questions here. looking forward to your response. to the 3 questions above.

when i deleted 1 of the 2 user/admins i chose option 3 delete home home folder i cant access anything in my Time Machine

it will not let me select the backup i want