[higuy83]

Hi,

I just bought a new MacBook and chose to use Time Machine during the initial setup process to transfer information from my TM backup volume (on a Time Capsule) to my new computer.

Unfortunately, I can't seem to get past a status window that says "Checking Time Machine backup...".

It's been saying this for about a half hour now, with the cursor transformed into the dreaded spinning beach ball that's preventing me from quitting the process. It seems stuck, but perhaps it's really doing something.

Anyone else encounter this situation, have an idea for checking to make sure it's actually doing something, or an idea to just speed things along?

If not, would I ruin the setup process by doing a hold-down-the-power-key force restart? Once rebooted, will I be taken back to the setup video/intro screens that I've not gotten to complete, or will it bypass those and send me straight to the Finder without any data transfer or account setup?

Thanks in advance for your help!

-Brian

[Big Mac]

Forcing a shutdown isn't the optimal thing to do, but if you're stuck with a beach ball and can't get out or SSH in there's lilttle you can do.

[higuy83]

Thanks for the input. Ended up doing a forced shut down -- upon rebooting, the MacBook walked me through the setup video again like nothing happened before.

That said, I skipped the Time Machine transfer the second time around (I'll just use Migration Assistant to transfer data from my old Mac via ethernet).

Thanks again.