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Message: [QUOTE="honestone, post: 1541701, member: 17069"] Time machine is fine. Now, assuming you want to remain with the same OS (10.8.5), after you boot your Mac to the Recovery HD partition, and assuming that Disk Utility says things are fine, you should us Disk Utility to Erase and Format the only partition containing the OS and your applications. Then, you would select Reinstall OS X, and as far as I know, that will install the version of OS 10.8.x that is "tied" to the Recovery HD partition. (I would go about this differently). You will wind up with a clean, "virgin" installation of OS 10.8.x. If it is anything less than version 10.8.5, you can download and install the OS 10.8.5 Combo Updater from here: [URL]https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1676?locale=en_US[/URL] After the initial installation, you'll be offered the opportunity to "migrate"/copy any needed "stuff" from your Time Machine backup. [/QUOTE]