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1. #INSTALL NEW MAC OS THEN REVERT USING TIME MACHINE INSTALL#
2. #INSTALL NEW MAC OS THEN REVERT USING TIME MACHINE FULL#
3. #INSTALL NEW MAC OS THEN REVERT USING TIME MACHINE PRO#

I strongly recommend you stick with Sierra as the newer macOS’s don’t run very well under SATA drives.

#INSTALL NEW MAC OS THEN REVERT USING TIME MACHINE PRO#

So… You really need to replace the HD SATA cable MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2012) Hard Drive Cable and yes! This is the 2012 version which is the better cable for SSD’s and here’s the guide to put it in MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Early 2011 Hard Drive Cable ReplacementĪs far as backups you don’t need to touch your external drive TimeMachine at all here! All you need is a SATA to USB adapter like this one StarTech 2.5" SATA to USB adapter cable to connect your original drive and then use the Migration Assistant app tp transfer your user accounts, apps and data to your replacement drive. Here’s a bit more on the subject Your Hard Drive Cable Is A Ticking Time Bomb Lets be clear, your drive cable is likely failing more so than the SSD. You are not going to test the drive cable with the setup you are proposing. Simple answer is a very big YES! To your title question: Can I restore from a time machine backup after doing a clean install? I want to make sure this is actually doable and I haven't over looked anything. If all is fine THEN enter into recovery mode and restore from backup. Test the MacBook by closing opening, switching on and off etc.

#INSTALL NEW MAC OS THEN REVERT USING TIME MACHINE INSTALL#

I plan to swap ssd then let internet recovery complete then via disk recovery and disk utilities, reformat the SSD and then install whatever recommended macOS. I only want to connect my backup if I am 100% certain the MacBook is working fine. Launch it whenever you want to restore notes on Mac and select a source location to scan. Step 1: Select a Location Firstly, you need to install Recoverit Data Recovery on your Mac by downloading the application from its website.

I also don't want to restore from my backup straight away in case it somehow corrupts my only backup as my current SSD has corrupted. After installing Recoverit Data Recovery on your Mac, simply follow these basic steps to get your data back. Hence why I just want to swap the SSD only and test it out. I feel like if it isn't at fault I may damage it swapping it out and cause further problems. I’m intimidated by the cable swapping process. Worked fine since aside from a crash or two. I replaced it and that died a few months later then replaced it with a ssd Samsung 850 evo in 2018. Long version: the symptoms are MacBook switches off after apple logo appears. Is this something I can do? Will there be any issues ? I plan to swap in a new SSD, do a new macOS install and use the device for a day to make sure it works fine before I connect my external hard drive with my time machine backup to restore from.

#INSTALL NEW MAC OS THEN REVERT USING TIME MACHINE FULL#

When you disk is full it will delete the oldest back ups to make room for the new ones.Short version: Either the SSD or drive cable has failed in my early 2011 MacBook Pro. It will keep hourly back ups for 24 hours, daily back ups for the past month and weekly back ups for all previous months. Once this is set up, Time Machine machine will scan your Mac every hour to make back ups.

Select the drive you want from the drop down menu, hit the ‘use disc’ button and check ‘Back Up Automatically’ if that is your jam. You can also go into your system preferences and then Time Machine to select a back up disc. If this is your first time plugging in external device you should get a pop up asking if you want to use it for Time Machine back ups.