iMac Seagate HDD Recall
Hello All,
Similar to several other users (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4451234 for example), my fall 2010 iMac is eligible for a Seagate hard drive recall (http://www.apple.com/support/imac-harddrive/)
I currently have an external HDD that Time Machine is connected to and I have some questions before I go ahead with the replacement. I have numerous codes and programs which are very sensitive to the exact way my computer is set up. I've downloaded a few external repositories and libraries, too.
If I do a Time Machine restore of my iMac with the new hard drive, will the new HDD be absolutely identical to the hard drive that I have now? Will absolutely all settings be restored to how I have them defined? How about BootCamp? Will Windows be restored? How about files and programs under Windows?
Frankly, I'm terrified to do a hard drive replacement because so much of my stuff is sensitive to the computer settings. I want to make sure that ALL settings will be restored to EXACTLY how I have them right now.
I'm not currently set up for Carbon Copy Cloner, but I have considered it.
Let me know what y'all think.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)