Comments on: Doing a Time Machine full restore even if it doesn’t want to http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/ life and tech stuff by Evan Phoenix Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:37:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: evanphx http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-21469 evanphx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:37:19 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-21469 Duncan: Glad to hear I worked! The terminal stuff is second nature to me, I'm an old Linux guy. Started with OS X in the 10.0 days, when you'd still have to do a lot with the Terminal. I knew that Apple frequently leaves stuff pretty open, so I just had to spend a little time poking around and some trial and error. Duncan: Glad to hear I worked! The terminal stuff is second nature to me, I’m an old Linux guy. Started with OS X in the 10.0 days, when you’d still have to do a lot with the Terminal.

I knew that Apple frequently leaves stuff pretty open, so I just had to spend a little time poking around and some trial and error.

]]> By: Duncan Anderson http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-21468 Duncan Anderson Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:12:01 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-21468 Caught my mistake, restoring now. I can't thank you enough man. I'm in DC for the semester, without my orig. Install disk of course and with a computer that just basically died on me. I erased the HD, but then it wouldn't let me restore from time machine! If I hadn't found your site idk what I would have done. Where did you learn to use terminal commands and stuff? Did you just figure this out by trial and error? Caught my mistake, restoring now. I can’t thank you enough man. I’m in DC for the semester, without my orig. Install disk of course and with a computer that just basically died on me. I erased the HD, but then it wouldn’t let me restore from time machine! If I hadn’t found your site idk what I would have done. Where did you learn to use terminal commands and stuff? Did you just figure this out by trial and error?

]]> By: Duncan Anderson http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-21467 Duncan Anderson Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:35:52 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-21467 Hi Evan, I'm mid restore now so only time will tell if you are a lifesaver. Everything showed up just as you said it would until the very end. I didn't have the opportunity to restore from backup, it simply asked me to begin installation of the os x upgrade. Did I miss a step somewhere? Will I have the opportunity to restore from backup later? Its currently "checking the dvd I'm using for the install for 'consistency'". Thanks in advance for the help Hi Evan,
I’m mid restore now so only time will tell if you are a lifesaver. Everything showed up just as you said it would until the very end. I didn’t have the opportunity to restore from backup, it simply asked me to begin installation of the os x upgrade. Did I miss a step somewhere? Will I have the opportunity to restore from backup later? Its currently “checking the dvd I’m using for the install for ‘consistency’”. Thanks in advance for the help

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-21329 Daniel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:16:48 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-21329 Thank you so much, worked perfectly :) Thank you so much, worked perfectly :)

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-21269 Aaron Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:41:55 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-21269 Amazing. Worked. You are a genius. Amazing. Worked. You are a genius.

]]> By: evanphx http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-21119 evanphx Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:10:10 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-21119 You're welcome and screw you. :D You’re welcome and screw you. :D

]]> By: Jeff http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-21118 Jeff Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:03:03 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-21118 Evan, I'd like to say both thank you and to go to hell. You see I had thus exact issue and to be honest this was a last resort for me and it worked my trusty ol' power mac will once again serve my needs! Now, I say go to hell because I was really looking forward to the possibility of getting a shiny new Mac and now since your post has fixed my issue I'm committed to my G5 for god knows how long! :) Evan, I’d like to say both thank you and to go to hell. You see I had thus exact issue and to be honest this was a last resort for me and it worked my trusty ol’ power mac will once again serve my needs! Now, I say go to hell because I was really looking forward to the possibility of getting a shiny new Mac and now since your post has fixed my issue I’m committed to my G5 for god knows how long! :)

]]> By: Mark http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-21104 Mark Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:45:37 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-21104 Saved my life, thanks so much! Saved my life, thanks so much!

]]> By: Benni http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-20979 Benni Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:10:35 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-20979 Yeah! You saved my day... thanks alot! Yeah! You saved my day… thanks alot!

]]> By: Nick http://blog.fallingsnow.net/2009/06/02/doing-a-time-machine-full-restore-even-if-it-doesnt-want-to/#comment-20750 Nick Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:55:32 +0000 http://blog.fallingsnow.net/?p=85#comment-20750 I'm not sure why, but backslashes weren't working for me, and I had to substitute: ./"Mac OS X Installer" “/System/Installation/Packages/OSUpgrade.pkg” in place of ./Mac\OS\X\Installer “/System/Installation/Packages/OSUpgrade.pkg” just in case anyone else was having this issue... THANKS SO MUCH! I’m not sure why, but backslashes weren’t working for me, and I had to substitute:

./”Mac OS X Installer” “/System/Installation/Packages/OSUpgrade.pkg”

in place of

./Mac\OS\X\Installer “/System/Installation/Packages/OSUpgrade.pkg”

just in case anyone else was having this issue…

THANKS SO MUCH!

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