#How to use mac os x sierra time machine install
#How to use mac os x sierra time machine upgrade

Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/ MyVolume Does this just get posted to the end of whatever is there now? it said to type the following command in Terminal.

#How to use mac os x sierra time machine upgrade

Question 2 - I was looking at the link you provided for the bootable USB. In this video, I go over the process of cloning a Mac hard drive using Time Machine.Mac Upgrade Playlist. Isn't there the same potential for bringing over things from the old SSD that I wouldn't want on the new SSD? However, wouldn't I have the same potential issue if I am installing High Sierra with a bootable USB and then restoring files from Time Machine? It sounds like you're recommending this option over the other but I am not clear on how that makes any difference if I then end up using Time Machine to restore my old files.

#How to use mac os x sierra time machine install

You mentioned that when I go into Recovery and restore from a Time Machine backup that this will do a clean install but could also restore some things from the old SSD that I don't want back. A clone backup with Carbon Copy Cloner or Superduper or Prosoft Data Backup will give you the full system without archives, and can be verified easier as complete because it is able to boot your system from Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Startup Disk. Note Time Machine itself only stores the first backup it made when first run, the last backup of any changes to the system from the first backup, and intermediate archives of what it was able to fit on initially, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly backups on the destination backup. Note: the backup you make under any older system will contain applications that no longer work under High Sierra.īe sure that this link is checked for any compatibility issues before you proceed.

When you are done with that, you can use Time Machine to restore your old backup. If the App Store is not available from the restore or internet restore, you may need to restore El Capitan first, and then upgrade immediately to High Sierra after that from the App Store. It is the first MacBook that allows that built-in. If by 'clean' you mean erase and install, be mindful that your Macbook will let you erase the hard drive when booted off the restore partition, (command-R boot), using Disk Utility, and then install Mac OS X 10.13 directly from the App Store after that. Mac OS X has never had a 'clean install' option.