Restoring a Time Machine backup from a Drobo Mini
Monday, June 30, 2014
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11:26 AM
Time Machine is great, for the most part. You turn it on and it keeps stuff backed-up. The full system restoration part? Not so easy... at least for my Macbook Pro.
tl;dr = USB 2.0 cable ftw
Here's what I tried and the outcomes:
Thunderbolt: Nope. When you boot up in recovery mode (Command-R), it won't see the Drobo Mini.
USB 3.0: Nope, it only partially works. I could get the recovery process to 4% or 5% and then it would hang indefinitely. How do you know if you're using USB 3.0? The inside of the connector will be blue, and the Drobo-side of the cable connector will have a hump.
USB 2.0/1.0: Works great. Yes, it's 2014, but who cares? When it comes to a full system restore, reliability trumps performance every time. I was able to get a full system restore with just one try using an old USB cable.
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