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The old backups are still visible and accessible from the Finder.ĭon't know if back then the Migration Assistant was less customizable.

Update: Using this technique, you won't be able to browse any backups from your previous computer with the Time Machine interface (although they are removed when Time Machine needs to free up space for new backups). It might have to delete a few of your oldest backups, depending on how much space is left on the Time Machine drive.Īfter the first backup, you can safely change the name of the new computer and its hard drive. It will probably take awhile because OS X recognizes that you're backing up an entirely new disk, so backs up the entire disk. After a few seconds, the backup will start. Click Select Disk… and choose the Time Machine drive. Open the Time Machine preferences and turn Time Machine on. (This step may not be necessary, but it's what I did.) Enter the name in the Computer Name field. Make sure the new computer's name is the same as the old computer's name. Click once on the hard drive and hit enter to rename. Make sure the name of the new computer's hard drive is the same as the old computer's hard drive.