capr Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Hello, I am new to the Mac/Apple world and am trying to figure out how to backup my system. note: I can backup files with time machine but I want to backup the system. The ultimate desire is to put in a new, empty, hard drive and restore everything. It should feel like nothing has changed; so applications, settings, keychain stuff... I want everything. Is this possible? thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravensky Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 1 minute ago, capr said: Hello, I am new to the Mac/Apple world and am trying to figure out how to backup my system. note: I can backup files with time machine but I want to backup the system. The ultimate desire is to put in a new, empty, hard drive and restore everything. It should feel like nothing has changed; so applications, settings, keychain stuff... I want everything. Is this possible? thanks, You can do 1:1 copy of your hard drive to a new drive with Disk Utility, you can also make an image of your existing drive with the same utility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadaaron Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 time machine can do that. though one bit of software I like and sometimes use is superduper, you can copy you machine to the drive, replace the hard drive, boot to the usb drive and clone it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James035 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Yes , TM backup is sufficient; you don't need to "install" the OS and then restore the backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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