Time Machine Screwed Up Macbook Air
Feb 13, 2012I used time machine to transfer all my old Macbook to my Macbook Air and everytime I turn on my computer I get the Candy Spinning Wheel of Death....
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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So far I have tried this: [URL]
Which did not work and returned this error:
Code: $ sudo chflags 0 /Volumes/Macintosh HD
sudo: can't open /private/etc/sudoers: Permission denied
I tried this: [URL]
Which resulted in this:
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Why am I being denied permission using sudo? It doesn't even prompt me for my password. And now after restarting, I get stuck on the blue loading screen.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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The instructions here
[URL]
explain how to reconnect time machine to the old machine's backups. Once I've done this and checked that I can access the old backups, can I simply delete the new machine folder to save space?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
