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I'm on MacOS 12.1. I've restored a Time Machine backup from an Intel machine to an M1 machine, but attempting to go the other direction does not work. I've tried backing up and restoring from a

  • USB SSD
  • network drive and
  • Migration Assistant session

Nothing seems to work. The computer searches for Time Machine backups for a bit, then tells me there are none to be found. Is there a magic flag on the disk image or something similar that will force MacOS to restore the backup?

I've restored a Time Machine backup from an Intel machine to an M1 machine, but attempting to go the other direction does not work. I've tried backing up and restoring from a

  • USB SSD
  • network drive and
  • Migration Assistant session

Nothing seems to work. The computer searches for Time Machine backups for a bit, then tells me there are none to be found. Is there a magic flag on the disk image or something similar that will force MacOS to restore the backup?

I'm on MacOS 12.1. I've restored a Time Machine backup from an Intel machine to an M1 machine, but attempting to go the other direction does not work. I've tried backing up and restoring from a

  • USB SSD
  • network drive and
  • Migration Assistant session

Nothing seems to work. The computer searches for Time Machine backups for a bit, then tells me there are none to be found. Is there a magic flag on the disk image or something similar that will force MacOS to restore the backup?

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muskwasis
muskwasis
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How do you restore a Time Machine backup from M1 to Intel?

I've restored a Time Machine backup from an Intel machine to an M1 machine, but attempting to go the other direction does not work. I've tried backing up and restoring from a

  • USB SSD
  • network drive and
  • Migration Assistant session

Nothing seems to work. The computer searches for Time Machine backups for a bit, then tells me there are none to be found. Is there a magic flag on the disk image or something similar that will force MacOS to restore the backup?