So yesterday I came home with a newly-old iMac to replace the nicely aging (and quite OK) one on the desk. It was a combination of pricing and circumstance, nothing too planned, which isn’t all that usual around here but there you go.
Anyway, when asked if I had another computer or back up to move files from to the new computer I said “yes”. When I’m setting up a new computer or device I like to really follow the directions so I can see what the process is like for the “not so-on-the-inside” person.
In any case, I wondered why the time machine hard drive didn’t show up and tried not to be impatient but I finally looked again and what do you know, I had plugged in the webcam rather than the hard drive. Oopsie. Well, these things happen. Anyway, plug in the correct USB and blam! there’s the hard drive and I click yes and it starts right up doing the transfer.
Two hours later there are is the next screen, just before the last couple set up screens. Done and done. Couple more software updates to do and it’s seriously done. Everything’s just like it was on the “old” computer.
It just doesn’t get much better than that. And folks, I’m going to tell you that if you don’t have a back up, I can’t help you. Technology is a great thing but some things you just can’t plead ignorance of. And, look at this: how easy it was to move to a new computer because I had a good back up.
