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Upgrading from Tiger to Leopard (not Snow Leopard)+installing new internal hard drive
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1162810"><p>Let's be clear: the technician told you the truth -- if those were his EXACT words rather than just "what you heard," then he was imprecise but technically correct.</p><p></p><p>Time Machine copies EVERYTHING on your hard drive -- every single file -- but the phrase "exact duplicate" is a little imprecise and potentially misleading if you take it literally.</p><p></p><p>But yes, TM copies everything, including the OS, the applications, your documents, etc. Everything. It just does not store it in such a way as to be bootable, that's all. It's perfectly easy to restore from a TM backup (plus system DVD) and be "right back where you were," it just takes a little bit longer than restoring from a bootable backup would, that's all. The end result from either method is identical for all intents and purposes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1162810"] Let's be clear: the technician told you the truth -- if those were his EXACT words rather than just "what you heard," then he was imprecise but technically correct. Time Machine copies EVERYTHING on your hard drive -- every single file -- but the phrase "exact duplicate" is a little imprecise and potentially misleading if you take it literally. But yes, TM copies everything, including the OS, the applications, your documents, etc. Everything. It just does not store it in such a way as to be bootable, that's all. It's perfectly easy to restore from a TM backup (plus system DVD) and be "right back where you were," it just takes a little bit longer than restoring from a bootable backup would, that's all. The end result from either method is identical for all intents and purposes. [/QUOTE]
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