Time Capsule question

MacGandalf

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I am asking this question on behalf of a friend who has Time Capsule setup to auto backup his rig via Time Machine.
He has just upgraded to Lion 10.7.3 from Snow Leopard and did not create a bootable image of the Lion installer, saying he can create a bootable backup from his TM backups via Time Capsule. Is he correct in his view?
I am under the impression that backups from Time Machine are not bootable.
Thanks in advance.
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I am under the impression that backups from Time Machine are not bootable.
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You are correct, you're friend is wrong. Backups made with SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner are bootable but those made with TM are not.
 
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chscag said:
You are correct, you're friend is wrong. Backups made with SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner are bootable but those made with TM are not.
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My thanks for your reply chsag. I will pass on your information to him. :Cool:
 

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