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same deal applies there.While Macs have a great reputation for being stable and rarely experiencing major issues, the reality is that sometimes things can go wrong. you can also use Migration Assistant later if you don't use Setup Assistant. it will not migrate any system files however, so you'll need to rerun all system updates on the new computer afterward. a few apps may not migrate correctly and would have to be reinstalled but this is rare. this will migrate all your data and users and most of the applications. when you first boot the new mac you'll get setup assistant which will offer to migrate your data and apps from a TM backup. So when migrating to a new computer you should not use that option and use Migration or Setup Assistant instead. if you try to do a full system restore on different hardware, in particular on a newer computer it will most likely result in either non-bootable or malfunctioning system. but it can only be used on the exact same hardware. this will give you an exact copy of the old system in every detail. you can do a full system restore using the restore from backup utility on the SL install DVD. that will keep your user data, apps, fonts etc but give you a fresh OS. If you get a different kind of mac then use setup assistant instead. this will wipe the hard drive and restore your whole system just as it was at the backup time. to use it boot from the snow leopard install DVd and choose "restore system from backup" from the utilities menu. if you'll get a new mac which is exactly the same hardware as the faulty one then you can use it. but it should only be done on exact same hardware as i said. If I perform a restore using that, will it re-install the Operating System, all the Fonts, Apps, EVERYTHING from my Time Machine backup? Tell me more about this Backup Utility on the Snow Leopard install DVD. It would save me A LOT of time if I could simply restore that data from the faulty 21.5-inch iMac to the properly-working 21.5-inch iMac. I've put quite a lot of data on the new iMac and I have a Time Machine drive attached to it. I have a brand new 21.5-inch iMac that I would like to get exchanged, because it's faulty. What are Time Machines two restore options?
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