Comments on: Time Machine Exclusions http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/ Bits were made to be shifted Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:09:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: AL http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-203 AL Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:03:29 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-203 Sidenote FYI: Your iTunes authentication information is stored in /Users/Shared/SC Info You can remove or comment out that line in the StdExclusions.plist so that it'll get backed up. I've actually been bypassing my iTunes authentications for years by manipulating the 'SC Info.sidb' file in that directory. Sidenote FYI:

Your iTunes authentication information is stored in /Users/Shared/SC Info
You can remove or comment out that line in the StdExclusions.plist so that it’ll get backed up.

I’ve actually been bypassing my iTunes authentications for years by manipulating the ‘SC Info.sidb’ file in that directory.

]]> By: David Stearns http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-198 David Stearns Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:17:18 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-198 thank you, that is what I was going to attempt. you saved me a lot of head aches and time. David thank you, that is what I was going to attempt. you saved me a lot of head aches and time. David

]]> By: Devin Lane http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-197 Devin Lane Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:00:15 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-197 David: I misunderstood your original post. You must boot off the Installer DVD or a partition imaged from this DVD in order to perform a time machine restore instead of a standard installation. After the OS is installed, you can import users/applications/settings from the time machine backup with MacBuddy, but you'll need enough space on that partition to fit all this data. You cannot use an installation of Mac OS X to perform a time machine restore on another drive. David:

I misunderstood your original post. You must boot off the Installer DVD or a partition imaged from this DVD in order to perform a time machine restore instead of a standard installation. After the OS is installed, you can import users/applications/settings from the time machine backup with MacBuddy, but you’ll need enough space on that partition to fit all this data.

You cannot use an installation of Mac OS X to perform a time machine restore on another drive.

]]> By: David Stearns http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-196 David Stearns Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:17:11 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-196 I just held the option key and rebooted. I works just like it should. I couldn't open safari in the internal laptop drive, it would crash on open, but opens fine using the firewire drive version. When I did the install I used all my same user name and passwords, after the install it would pick the firewire as the main boot drive so I had to change that in system preferences. other than that no hang ups. I just held the option key and rebooted. I works just like it should. I couldn’t open safari in the internal laptop drive, it would crash on open, but opens fine using the firewire drive version.
When I did the install I used all my same user name and passwords, after the install it would pick
the firewire as the main boot drive so I had to change that in system preferences. other than that
no hang ups.

]]> By: David Stearns http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-195 David Stearns Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:06:27 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-195 I installed it from the install disc to the drive. 20 gig partitioned for the os only. It worked just fine. David I installed it from the install disc to the drive. 20 gig partitioned for the os only. It worked just fine.
David

]]> By: Devin Lane http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-194 Devin Lane Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:13:48 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-194 David: Unless you image the install DVD onto your firewire drive, you won't be able to install Leopard at all. David:

Unless you image the install DVD onto your firewire drive, you won’t be able to install Leopard at all.

]]> By: David Stearns http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-193 David Stearns Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:21:53 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-193 Thanks, I planned on a time machine restore, was just wondering if I still needed the boot disc or if I could boot to the firewire and do the time machine restore. When I travel I would like to know I can just leave the disk at home and rely on the firewire drive entirely. David Thanks, I planned on a time machine restore, was just wondering if I still needed the boot disc or
if I could boot to the firewire and do the time machine restore. When I travel I would like to know I
can just leave the disk at home and rely on the firewire drive entirely. David

]]> By: Devin Lane http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-192 Devin Lane Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:21:41 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-192 David: You can, but it'll be less smooth. You can install Leopard on the new hard drive, then from Macbuddy (the setup assistant) import users/applications/files from a time machine backup. Personally, when I did a restore after a dead hard drive, I found using the Leopard DVD to be much easier. My "install" was just the time machine restore; after my system rebooted, I was using my computer pre-hard-drive-crash. David:

You can, but it’ll be less smooth. You can install Leopard on the new hard drive, then from Macbuddy (the setup assistant) import users/applications/files from a time machine backup. Personally, when I did a restore after a dead hard drive, I found using the Leopard DVD to be much easier. My “install” was just the time machine restore; after my system rebooted, I was using my computer pre-hard-drive-crash.

]]> By: David Stearns http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-191 David Stearns Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:10:29 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-191 I am installing a new hard drive in a few days on a titanium running leopard. I have my firewire back up drive partitioned with a full copy of leopard installed as a boot drive in the smaller partition but not updated. When I do a "restore" with time machine to the new drive can I use the boot partition instead of the os x leopard disk in the dvd drive? Thanks, David I am installing a new hard drive in a few days on a titanium running leopard. I have my firewire
back up drive partitioned with a full copy of leopard installed as a boot drive in the smaller partition but not updated. When I do a “restore” with time machine to the new drive can I use the boot partition instead of the os x leopard disk in the dvd drive? Thanks, David

]]> By: Luke Dorny http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-183 Luke Dorny Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:02:42 +0000 http://shiftedbits.org/2007/10/31/time-machine-exclusions/#comment-183 I just commented out all the exclusions in the plist file and the resulting backup.inProgress is currently 58GB of data. But I'd be wrong since it's rewriting all the symlinks to the correct files. Right? I'm assuming that this is the size of the (usually) excluded files on my system. Wow. See progress image here: http://flickr.com/photos/luxuryluke/2438550718/ I just commented out all the exclusions in the plist file and the resulting backup.inProgress is currently 58GB of data. But I’d be wrong since it’s rewriting all the symlinks to the correct files. Right?
I’m assuming that this is the size of the (usually) excluded files on my system. Wow.
See progress image here: http://flickr.com/photos/luxuryluke/2438550718/

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