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best way to set up new imac from time machine backup
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1816122" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>I would do a full install on the external drive, then do a restore of the pictures from TM. Takes a bit more time, but should work well. I don't know if your external drive bay will support the effort because I don't know if the boot drive has to be directly attached to the Mac. Your bay is a RAID array and may not be bootable as such. But a smallish direct attach drive will definitely do. You just have to have something large enough to hold the OS and your pictures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1816122, member: 396914"] I would do a full install on the external drive, then do a restore of the pictures from TM. Takes a bit more time, but should work well. I don't know if your external drive bay will support the effort because I don't know if the boot drive has to be directly attached to the Mac. Your bay is a RAID array and may not be bootable as such. But a smallish direct attach drive will definitely do. You just have to have something large enough to hold the OS and your pictures. [/QUOTE]
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