Shirt Pocket Discussions  
    Home netTunes launchTunes SuperDuper! Buy Now Support Discussions About Shirt Pocket    

Go Back   Shirt Pocket Discussions > SuperDuper! > General

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 04-02-2016, 07:56 AM
kondo kondo is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 13
Restoring to wiped drive

I have a corrupted hard drive and I have been told by Apple that I need to completely erase the drive and reinstall the OS.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht204904

I'm using El Cap right now and I have a Super Duper bootable clone on an external USB drive.

After I completely wipe the drive, how do I restore from a SD clone?

I looked in the instructions and I can't find exactly what I'm looking for.

Thanks,

Paul
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 04-02-2016, 08:01 AM
dnanian's Avatar
dnanian dnanian is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Weston, MA
Posts: 14,923
Send a message via AIM to dnanian
You have two basic choices:

- Reinstall El Capitan from Apple (using Network Recovery, I assume, if you have to completely wipe the drive). Then, when it asks you if you want to restore during the first boot, point at the SuperDuper backup.

- Boot from the SuperDuper drive. Properly erase and partition the drive. Then use SuperDuper's "Restore - all files" to restore.
__________________
--Dave Nanian
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 04-02-2016, 08:09 AM
kondo kondo is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 13
Wow, thanks for the quick reply, Dave. Much appreciated.

p.s. I joined this forum in 2010 which means I purchased SD around that time. Can't believe it's been that long and I honestly don't remember actually ever needing to restore like this before. But it's been a huge peace of mind. Wouldn't live without it.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 04-02-2016, 08:16 AM
dnanian's Avatar
dnanian dnanian is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Weston, MA
Posts: 14,923
Send a message via AIM to dnanian
Glad it's working well for you!
__________________
--Dave Nanian
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 04-12-2016, 05:10 PM
kondo kondo is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 13
I've actually created an El Cap install disc on a usb drive and will boot off that and then erase and partition the drive.

If I then do the option to Restore - all files, does that also restore applications as well?

Thanks
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 04-12-2016, 05:26 PM
dnanian's Avatar
dnanian dnanian is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Weston, MA
Posts: 14,923
Send a message via AIM to dnanian
Yes, it'll restore all the files on the backup. If the applications are on it, they will be restored.
__________________
--Dave Nanian
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 04-12-2016, 05:55 PM
kondo kondo is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 13
Will it also restore the OS too? The issue is a corrupted hard drive and we don't know w where it exists. So I want to install OS first and then bring over user files including app. I'm afraid if I copy everything it will bring a ver what's causing the corruption.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 04-12-2016, 06:01 PM
dnanian's Avatar
dnanian dnanian is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Weston, MA
Posts: 14,923
Send a message via AIM to dnanian
If the OS is on the backup, yes, that's also restored. But I don't know what the "corruption" is, or whether you've tried simply reinstalling the OS, so it's hard for me to answer "what will happen" definitively.

If your drive is mostly failing, well, restoring won't help.
__________________
--Dave Nanian
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Can't boot into the SuperDuper backup drive. MMM General 8 02-19-2015 03:04 PM
Windows equivalent to SuperDuper!? jreffner General 21 08-13-2009 05:36 PM
Migrating from one hard drive to another zestyping General 3 07-25-2008 08:22 AM
Best process to replace internal hard drive using SuperDuper!? emikysa General 26 02-09-2007 05:03 PM
Long Hang While Copying BackerUpper General 4 06-12-2006 08:26 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:06 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.