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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1443523" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>If it's been several months since her last backup, then there is probably a huge backlog of backups waiting to go to that drive. Ever since Lion (10.7), the MacBooks will automatically keep a temporary Time Machine backup stored on the internal drive, and will copy the backups over when the designated backup drive is connected. Since this has been so long, I imagine it may take a few hours.</p><p></p><p>Once done, take that to her new MacBook; plug it in; and run the Migration Assistant. You will have the option to migrate a user off of a "Time Machine backup", which would be that drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1443523, member: 38864"] If it's been several months since her last backup, then there is probably a huge backlog of backups waiting to go to that drive. Ever since Lion (10.7), the MacBooks will automatically keep a temporary Time Machine backup stored on the internal drive, and will copy the backups over when the designated backup drive is connected. Since this has been so long, I imagine it may take a few hours. Once done, take that to her new MacBook; plug it in; and run the Migration Assistant. You will have the option to migrate a user off of a "Time Machine backup", which would be that drive. [/QUOTE]
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