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<blockquote data-quote="JoshJ" data-source="post: 1641881" data-attributes="member: 282115"><p>Hey guys. I need to copy some core folders across from my time machine backup (Desktop, Documents, etc) using the Finder. </p><p>There are about 14 dated folders in my TM directory. Does the "Latest" folder hold a <em>complete</em> copy of my mac the last time I backed up, or does it just hold some of the components of the overall backup?</p><p></p><p>If I copy only the "Latest" folder back onto my desktop will it represent a complete copy of my old Mac HD?</p><p></p><p>(Sidenote: This TM backup is from my old laptop. I am not restoring the whole thing to my new mac as i dont want all the crap from my old MacHD on my new MacHD. The TimeMachine app has been playing up a bit so I thought I'd just locate and copy the folder I need manually from the TM directly)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoshJ, post: 1641881, member: 282115"] Hey guys. I need to copy some core folders across from my time machine backup (Desktop, Documents, etc) using the Finder. There are about 14 dated folders in my TM directory. Does the "Latest" folder hold a [I]complete[/I] copy of my mac the last time I backed up, or does it just hold some of the components of the overall backup? If I copy only the "Latest" folder back onto my desktop will it represent a complete copy of my old Mac HD? (Sidenote: This TM backup is from my old laptop. I am not restoring the whole thing to my new mac as i dont want all the crap from my old MacHD on my new MacHD. The TimeMachine app has been playing up a bit so I thought I'd just locate and copy the folder I need manually from the TM directly) [/QUOTE]
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