Hi all,
I have been using a macbook for about 2 years until my macbook was recently trashed by malicious water spillage. Due to these unfortunate circumstances, i have been forced to purchase a brand new macbook pro (what a shame). Fortunately, I had an up-to-date backup going on an external hard drive using time machine, so i havent lost any files.
My dilemma is the following: I like new computers because I like starting with a fresh slate and not having the hard drive cluttered with various files and programs that aren't frequently used. So, I dont know that I want to restore using time machine because I don't want to bring the 20% of clutter along with the 80% of useful files and applications. Its not that my computer ran poorly, but there was definitely some clutter.
My questions are:
1. What exactly will change with my fresh out-of-the-box mb pro if i use migration assistant or time machine to transfer from the hard drive? Ive never used these before when transitioning to a new computer.
2. What is the best way to move the 80% of files/applications/etc that I want to keep without bringing along the clutter? Can I use time machine to do this or does time machine require that everything comes along?
Thanks
Scott
I have been using a macbook for about 2 years until my macbook was recently trashed by malicious water spillage. Due to these unfortunate circumstances, i have been forced to purchase a brand new macbook pro (what a shame). Fortunately, I had an up-to-date backup going on an external hard drive using time machine, so i havent lost any files.
My dilemma is the following: I like new computers because I like starting with a fresh slate and not having the hard drive cluttered with various files and programs that aren't frequently used. So, I dont know that I want to restore using time machine because I don't want to bring the 20% of clutter along with the 80% of useful files and applications. Its not that my computer ran poorly, but there was definitely some clutter.
My questions are:
1. What exactly will change with my fresh out-of-the-box mb pro if i use migration assistant or time machine to transfer from the hard drive? Ive never used these before when transitioning to a new computer.
2. What is the best way to move the 80% of files/applications/etc that I want to keep without bringing along the clutter? Can I use time machine to do this or does time machine require that everything comes along?
Thanks
Scott