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MBA-specific issue: restoring from time machine
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<blockquote data-quote="supafly" data-source="post: 1020257" data-attributes="member: 147957"><p>Hello,</p><p>I think this is a problem specific to the macbook air and I haven't found anyone else on the net who had the same problem: I'm having issues restoring my MBA with time machine stored in an external drive, and I think this issue is due to the fact that I can only have one USB connection at a time. </p><p></p><p>So when I boot up on Snow Leopard using my external optical drive and I click on Restore from Backup, then there's the window where it tells you to hook up the external drive if that's where your data is saved.</p><p></p><p>Except at that point, I have to unhook the optical drive in order to hook up my external drive, and I guess doing that interferes with the whole process since it doesn't detect my external drive.</p><p></p><p>I've tried using a usb hub (not self-powered), but apparently it doesn't transfer enough energy for the optical drive to work.</p><p></p><p>Any help is welcome!</p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="supafly, post: 1020257, member: 147957"] Hello, I think this is a problem specific to the macbook air and I haven't found anyone else on the net who had the same problem: I'm having issues restoring my MBA with time machine stored in an external drive, and I think this issue is due to the fact that I can only have one USB connection at a time. So when I boot up on Snow Leopard using my external optical drive and I click on Restore from Backup, then there's the window where it tells you to hook up the external drive if that's where your data is saved. Except at that point, I have to unhook the optical drive in order to hook up my external drive, and I guess doing that interferes with the whole process since it doesn't detect my external drive. I've tried using a usb hub (not self-powered), but apparently it doesn't transfer enough energy for the optical drive to work. Any help is welcome! Thanks [/QUOTE]
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