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Unable to restore User backup, target in use.
I cannot restore from my User files backup as I get a message saying the home folder or those beneath it are in use by OS X. How do I restore this user without resorting to booting from a DVD?
Ta.
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You'd have to restore folders individually...
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Thanks, but it refused the Desktop folder for the same reason.
I guess that 'User backup' is to get back individual files easily. I shall boot from my install disc to perform the copy - once I've finished installing my applications. And I shall of course be doing a complete disk clone as I had the last time my disc drive failed! Thanks.
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Be very careful. It's not easy to restore a user folder, and Disk Utility isn't going to be able to do it as such - you might be better off using SuperDuper! running from a USB stick with a basic OS install on it. Erase the folder first, of course, and then use "Backup - all files" with "Copy Newer" to integrate the Home Folder.
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