Sooo. I have a guy retiring soon, and it looks like I get to take over his mac. I made a critical error in updating to Catalina, and lost use of alot of the apps we use here at work. Could I restore Mac 1 (My mac) using the Time Machine set up for Mac 2 (The retiree's mac). Thinking we could use it to get Mac 1 prepared for another trainee in a week or so.
Mac – use Time Machine to Mirror two Macs
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Best Answer
Migration Assistant can 'copy' one machine to another. I would ask your IT department first as this can really muck up management and other things.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350