I recently had the hard drive replaced (by apple) in my iMac (Snow Leopard). I still have the removed hard drive, which obviously has all my old data etc … on it. I did not create a time machine backup.
I would like to transfer everything from my old hard drive to the new one, so in effect the mac would b returned to its previous state, albeit with a new hard drive installed.
I have tried migration assistant but it didn't transfer over any of my existing apps or settings.
Could anyone please assist as to the best method to do this, any advice greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Noel
Best Answer
Resolved the above by booting from install disk and using disk utility restore function.
Made sure everything was erased and formated correctly (mac extended journaled) on the new internal drive. Restored using the old drive as the source.
Slower process, but everything is as it should be. All applications, settings etc ... all correct.