Can I do this - to restore from time machine

[bige12]

I'm getting one of the new 16 M1 Max Macbook Pro- and I was wondering could I bypass the setup and go into the recovery mode to restore from backup? or Do I have to go through the setup, and then choose restore from Time Machine?

 

[JonaM]

You should be able to boot to recovery at any point so can't see why you couldn't ( not sure though of the benefits of it though either)

 

[CoastalOR]

I would recommend using Setup Assistant which automatically starts the first boot of a new Mac. During the first startup it will offer to transfer information so connect the Time Machine drive and select to transfer from Time Machine.

Set up your MacBook Pro

Use Setup Assistant to set up your MacBook Pro right away, or learn how to set up certain features later.

support.apple.com

 

[Fishrrman]

Agree with Coastal.
Don't try any "shortcuts".
Do a regular "setup procedure", and have your current tm backup ready when setup assistant "asks for it"...

 

[bige12]

yeah i have my other mac book pro backed up i know I also could just do the migration I did that with my my old Mid 2011 Macbook Air to my July 2019 13 inch intel Macbook Pro and that did take a while to completed so I think I will do the normal setup and do restore from Time machine