Can i restore a back up of the user folder to a fresh install without issues?
Can i restore a back up of the user folder to a fresh install without issues? I created the back up with the disk utility tool
I am fresh installing an iMac late 2015 because it's very slow. I have backed up the /users/ folder and the /library/ folder.
I have a second question: Is this a good way to handle this? Or is there any better way? Would i be able to restore the users folder with time machine without bringing other applications etc?
Solution 1:
How did you make a backup using Disk Utility? Did you mean you cloned your startup drive? If so, you did not just make a backup of your user folder you made a backup of your entire startup disk.
But to answer your original question...
The best way to do what your trying to do is to
Make a Time Machine Backup
Erase and Reinstall macOS
Use migration assistant to restore from a Time Machine backup where you can select what content (Your user folder) you would like to transfer
Note: Usually I would quote all this stuff but this is pretty standard information so I opted to just link it.