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Q: Migrating from Time Machine

I've done a fresh install of Snow Leopard as my macbook pro was not running correctly and was draining the battery very quickly. The fresh install has fixed the problem, now I want to restore my system from Time Machine but I want to be careful not to reinstall what ever was causing the problem.  Is there a way of getting all my apps, user profiles and documents without bringing across settings that may have caused my macbook pro to run incorrectly?

Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 25, 2015 4:31 AM

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Q: Migrating from Time Machine

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  • by FatMac>MacPro,

    FatMac>MacPro FatMac>MacPro Apr 25, 2015 8:53 AM in response to JT24376829
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    Apr 25, 2015 8:53 AM in response to JT24376829

    As you can see from this discussion of migration, one of the options you can choose or ignore is your settings.

  • by dwb,

    dwb dwb Apr 25, 2015 10:21 AM in response to FatMac>MacPro
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    Apr 25, 2015 10:21 AM in response to FatMac>MacPro

    …assuming the problem came from the settings and not some configuration issue or corruption in the user Library.

  • by JT24376829,

    JT24376829 JT24376829 Apr 25, 2015 1:08 PM in response to FatMac>MacPro
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    Apr 25, 2015 1:08 PM in response to FatMac>MacPro

    I had previously read that article.  What exactly is the settings option importing?

  • by FatMac>MacPro,

    FatMac>MacPro FatMac>MacPro Apr 25, 2015 2:33 PM in response to JT24376829
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    Apr 25, 2015 2:33 PM in response to JT24376829

    JT24376829 wrote:

     

    I had previously read that article.  What exactly is the settings option importing?

    As the article states, Network settings and Computer settings. For example, I have a number of different DNS server settings in Network settings from which I can choose beyond the default; they'd all be left behind if I don't import settings. Computer settings can be things like leaving the Firewall turned off.

     

    At the same time, it may not be your settings which caused the problem; the fresh install doesn't yet have all your software back in place either. I've read that the Chrome browser tends to run a lot of processes visible in Activity Monitor while other browsers don't. If you're using Chrome, the problem could lie there rather than with your settings. I've avoided Chrome so I don't have direct experience with it.