Ken Nellis wrote:
This was just one of several issues following a Time Machine backup. Wondering if Apple could do better in the restore process. For example, I've had the following issues:
- this mail folder issue (thanx for the tip; worked perfectly despite that I'm using Mavericks)
- my printer driver didn't restore—had to search online for the driver for Canon PIXMA MP460 driver, which was non-trivial
- had to find and reenter my Microsoft Office "Product Key"
- Google Drive can't find the folder that's in plain site
- iPhoto had to rebuild all (?) thumbnail images
I expect to find more issues going forward.
Thanx again, for the help. Saves me a trip to the Genius Bar.
—Ken
Glad you have things working again. Replacing a hard drive can be disruptive.
Did you run Setup Assistant? Or Migration Assistant? Or use some other method to restore from your backup? For the OS you are using, Setup Assistant works a bit more smoothly than Migration Assistant in avoiding some of these "bumps" that you encountered.
The Mail folders and printer drivers should have come over from the restore, but how smoothly this happens can depend on the the way the restore is carried out in conjunction with the installation of the new OS.
The Microsoft product keys are used by in combination with the hardware identifier on your hard drive. So replacing the hard drive requires reentering the keys. This is Microsoft's doing, not Apple's.
For Google Drive, others have had this issue when replacing their drive hardware. See this link in Google:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/drive/mgrNrW2MhCY
This appears to be due to something Google does, as opposed to Apple. But it's fixable.
The iPhoto library restore should have been uncomplicated also, but if you had a new version of iPhoto on your new hard drive, this sometimes requires a "conversion" for the library.
