07-16-2013, 12:55 AM
You have two identical MBPs?
I don't know any reason why you can't restore all the files from the #1 TM backup onto #2. But if #1 was doing "weird things," then you might be copying over the corrupted system files or defective programs or whatever caused the "weird things" from #1 to #2. That won't gain you anything (except headaches).
Best practice, I would assume, is to install a fresh OS on #2, then reinstall all the essential applications (making sure they're up-to-date and compatible with the OS) and then restore the data files.
/Mr Lynn
I don't know any reason why you can't restore all the files from the #1 TM backup onto #2. But if #1 was doing "weird things," then you might be copying over the corrupted system files or defective programs or whatever caused the "weird things" from #1 to #2. That won't gain you anything (except headaches).
Best practice, I would assume, is to install a fresh OS on #2, then reinstall all the essential applications (making sure they're up-to-date and compatible with the OS) and then restore the data files.
/Mr Lynn