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Build: gigabyte z170 ud5 th evga gtx 970 Samsung 950 m.2 mvme i7 6700k vengeance lxp ram (2x16gb) Issue: I had an old mac mini that I backed up using time machine before I sold it. Now that I have my hackintosh built I was trying restore from the backup. All seemed to work well. I installed...

For those that are interested i created a simple script that allows you to quickly identify and map your primary drive EFI volume. I am using this in conjunction with Chronosync to schedule regular backups of my EFI volume to another drive in case of primary drive failure. Chronosync lets...

Hi Guys I have recently been getting this error with my two External HardDrives that are connected for my time machine backups. Error occurred creating backup folder The two externals were originally connected via a USB hub which i thought could be the problem so i connected it directly to...

Howdy Hackintosh'ers. I am about to endeavour into the realm of macOS Sierra installation. My PC is running Chameleon Yosemite with Time Machine backup. Would it be possible to use my Time Machine backup on the installation of macOS Sierra ? What I am worried about, is all the Chameleon...

Hi All, Does anyone know how to make a backup of the Dell Bios? or Extract it in order to gain access to the ROM file? I want to change the DVMT-Prealloc in my Dell Inspiron i5559. But I can't seem to figure out how to get the ROM file, from the website dell provides the BIOS in a ".exe" file...

Hello, i am interested if following will work: i have made my MacMini (not hackintosh) time machine backup. Will it work if i will try to restore it on my Hackintosh? Thanks

I had some trouble installing Windows 7 through Boot Camp but finally managed to fix it. All I had to was unplug any other drive to format and install the OS correctly. The case was left open during the process since I figured I needed to plug the Mac drive back in soon either way. I made the...

Hello, I am stuck with sporadic reboots during backup with my 10.10.5 hackintosh. The build runs well (iCloud, Appstore etc seems to work properly even with some error logs in the console) and the system runs properly and smooth until the late crashes that occur only when enabling Time Machine...

Hey, So I'm trying to get El Capitan OS X setup on my Dell Inspirion 7558, it has HD 5500 graphics and I am trying to use this guide to get the installation up and running: http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-laptop-support/162062-guide-intel-hd-graphics-5500-os-x-yosemite-10-10-3-a.html...

Can I backup Install OS X El Capitan downloaded from Appstore to a dmg file? For avoid re-download it after update.

Hey guys! I just built my first hackintosh earlier this fall (parts on my profile). This whole process has been awesome, and this is the first time I've had a question that wasn't addressed in this EXTREMELY helpful forum. I built this to be an audio production workhorse that I could eventually...

Hi, I just used CCC 4.1.4 to make a clone of my Yosemite drive. I want to have a fully bootable clone before installing latest version and/or upgrading to El Capitan. After the process completed I tried to boot up, but Clover wouldn't load and I was thrown into BIOS. I went through all...

I've just done a clean install of El Capitan, after attempting to upgrade did not work. I am now trying to restore all my files and settings from my Time Machine back up, but when I plug in my hard drive it says that it is damaged and can't be repaired. However, in finder I am able to browse...

Is there any safe way to backup the Installation files from the Applications folder so I can copy them to another system? My main system is becoming a little unstable, plus I need swap my motherboard. I have Lion on an official Apple USB dongle. I would like copy the Installers for Mavericks...

Hey all, I was going through a fairly standard update (going from 10.2 - 10.5) and in the process I managed to really mess things up I guess. It happened when the updater for 10.5.5 stalled on my hackintosh while rebooting and I had to force my computer to reset. After that, I went to install...

Hi I just got my first hackintosh working today using Clover. Now I'd like to create a backup, so that if I mess something up, I can always go back to a working version. What is the best free method to do this, and is there a guide anywhere?

Hey pep i'm currently running a 10.9.1 Hackintosh - i have 2 HDD, 1 smaller SSD and 1 with a lot of capacity.. i would like to update for Yosemite and when i'm at it also combine my 2 hard drives for a fusion drive.. But i can't really guess how to move the best way.. i was wondering to...

gigabyte z97x UD7 TH Intel 4770k i7 EVGA GTX760SC crucial ballistix 16GB ram (2x8GB) 2x Samsung 500GB SSD's 2TB WD Black drive Hey guys! I recently bought a new machine and was able to get it up and running with Mavericks. This is my first Hackintosh and I have been very pleased with the...

Hi everyone. :) I've built my hackintosh(dual boot with win) about 10 months ago and everything went well so far except one thing: I use a partition (ExFat) from my HDD for my personal data like music, photos, etc. to access it from both Win and OSX. In the past it just disappeared like 3 times...

Hi everyone, I thought I'd inform you about a strange phenomenon on my Hackintosh Laptop (Lenovo G560 i3 with SL 10.6.8): Basically I tried to fix a problem with my keyboard/touchpad driver that forces me to run the OS with 32 Bit. However, having failed and crashed the system I thought I'd...