When the copy is complete, the user's home folder will be restored with all its sub-folders, and all previous ownership and permissions will be intact.

A green plus sign on the icon will indicate a copy and not a move is about to be performed.

Copy the mounted disk image (not the disk image itself, but the white mounted disk image icon on the desktop) to the /Users folder by dragging it and holding the Command key.Choose 'Go To Folder' from the Go menu.Switch to the Finder by clicking the Finder icon in the Dock.Mount the disk image from the backup drive of the user's home folder you want to restore.When starting with a freshly restored or new computer use the Setup Assistant to create a local admin account that is NOT the same user name and short name as the user you are restoring.Enter an admin username and password when prompted.Save the disk image to your backup drive.

Select the user's home folder /Users/.Choose File » New » Image from Folder.Login as a local administrator, but not as the user account you want to backup.To backup, use Disk Utility (in /Applications/Utilities/) to backup the user home folder. I developed the following method for backing up user home folders so that they can easily be restored to another computer or the same computer while preserving proper permissions, ACLs, and file/folder ownership.

When troubleshooting a computer problem sometimes its best to just wipe the hard drive and start fresh.

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