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Purpose of Spotlight indexing Time Machine??
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<blockquote data-quote="Vance77" data-source="post: 1299655" data-attributes="member: 79664"><p>Ahhh, that's what I thought but just wanted to make sure. Well thanks for the clarification. I won't bother letting it index as I only need it to backup files in case anything happens to the hard drive. </p><p></p><p>While we're on the subject, can anyone tell me - if I get a new Mac can I simply connect the hard drive with Time Machine to it and revert to the latest backup? Would this not overwrite a lot of the preinstalled files on the new Mac?</p><p></p><p>Also, would the following be automatically restored:</p><p></p><p>a) My software (ie Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc) </p><p>b) iTunes ratings and play counts</p><p>c) MacMail email history (ie inbox, sent messages, and email accounts)</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vance77, post: 1299655, member: 79664"] Ahhh, that's what I thought but just wanted to make sure. Well thanks for the clarification. I won't bother letting it index as I only need it to backup files in case anything happens to the hard drive. While we're on the subject, can anyone tell me - if I get a new Mac can I simply connect the hard drive with Time Machine to it and revert to the latest backup? Would this not overwrite a lot of the preinstalled files on the new Mac? Also, would the following be automatically restored: a) My software (ie Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc) b) iTunes ratings and play counts c) MacMail email history (ie inbox, sent messages, and email accounts) Thanks again for the help! [/QUOTE]
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