Hi,
I have searched for an answer to this, but I can't quite find an answer to my question. My autistic daughter has put a very sharp object through the screen of my MacBook Pro, and it is unsurprisingly dying a painful death (I have now bought her an iPad with an industrial strength case!).
I intend to update my MacBook Pro, but I am aware there may be a big refresh in the near future, so I would like to hold fire on that to see what happens. I have all of my files backed up using Time Machine and a Time Capsule and I have an iMac that is mostly used by the kids for internet, movies, music, etc. All of the most important stuff was on my MacBook Pro.
So, finally, here's the question. Can I make my iMac my 'main' computer by reinstalling OSX and then link it up to the Time Capsule and install all the files from my dying MacBook Pro? Or will I have to bite the bullet and buy a new MacBook Pro and use the migration program to get all of my files back?
Any help/ideas/thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Barnaby
I have searched for an answer to this, but I can't quite find an answer to my question. My autistic daughter has put a very sharp object through the screen of my MacBook Pro, and it is unsurprisingly dying a painful death (I have now bought her an iPad with an industrial strength case!).
I intend to update my MacBook Pro, but I am aware there may be a big refresh in the near future, so I would like to hold fire on that to see what happens. I have all of my files backed up using Time Machine and a Time Capsule and I have an iMac that is mostly used by the kids for internet, movies, music, etc. All of the most important stuff was on my MacBook Pro.
So, finally, here's the question. Can I make my iMac my 'main' computer by reinstalling OSX and then link it up to the Time Capsule and install all the files from my dying MacBook Pro? Or will I have to bite the bullet and buy a new MacBook Pro and use the migration program to get all of my files back?
Any help/ideas/thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Barnaby