Can't restore from Time Machine "error occurred adding a recovery system"

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Can't restore from Time Machine "error occurred adding a recovery system"

Here's the situation:

MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard was upgraded to Mountain Lion 10.8.2.

A Time Machine backup exists (on Time Capsule) from the day before the upgrade.

I am trying to restore the Time Machine backup to a blank hard drive connected to the MacBook via FIrewire, but after rebooting with Command-R and selecting the backup source and HD destination I keep getting this (unhelpful) messages:

"An error occured while adding a recovery system to the destination disk" and "the recovery system could not be added"

Is what I am attempting impossible, or is there something else going on? What use is Time Machine if I can't restore?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), Time Machine, Snow Leopard

Posted on Nov 30, 2012 3:53 PM

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Answer 1

Linc Davis

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Nov 30, 2012 5:03 PM in response to FranzKafka

First install OS X on the blank drive. Then boot from it and transfer the data from Time Machine in Setup Assistant.

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Answer 2

Mandos01

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May 6, 2013 12:42 AM in response to FranzKafka

Hi FranzKafka

I know it has been a while since your question, but the issue is possibly dependent on the blank HD, h=was it changed from the GUID partitioning? If so change back and you will find the Time Machine will restore back... without having to reinstall OSX. As you say, all of the original settings are captuered within TM.

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