Mac Mini Server 2010 no migration assistant, what can i do?

[radiohed]

I just purchased a refurbished 2010 mac mini server and got it up and running only to find that I cant bring my files over from the time machine backup that I had for my old macbook pro. It looks like SLS does not support this. Is there anything I can do to get my music, photos etc from the time machine backup on my usb drive to the server?

I originally wanted to just install SL client instead of server but could not get that to work. When I booted from the SL retail 10.6.3 disk that I bought, the apple would change to a "no entry" logo and do nothing.

I figure if I can at least get my files from time machine onto the mini, I can live with it for now. I would assume that when lion comes out, it will allow me to install it and access my time machine backups. That's a lot to assume!

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

[Tyr.]

Try manually mounting your time machine backup. It is stored on your backup disk as a *.sparsebundle file. Execute the following command to access it :

sudo hdiutil attach <time_machine_file.sparsebundle>

 

[Tyr.]

Another good tip: once you've mounted your old time machine backup, do an <option> + click on the time machine icon and use the option "browse other time machine disks" to access your old backup through the normal time machine interface.

 

[radiohed]

Thanks for the advice. I will try that when I get home from work today. Do I issue that command from the terminal screen? Sorry to sound so clueless. I'm not familiar at all with the server version yet. I guess I need the OSX server for dummies book!

 

[Tyr.]

Yes it is a terminal command. "sudo" is used to execute the command with the "root" user (system administrator), it will ask you for your login password before executing.

 

[radiohed]

Thanks for the advice. It worked and my mini server is running like a charm with all of my data intact!