Mac OS - Recovery#

1. Pre-Crash Backup Checklist (Do This Now)#

Ensure these configurations are regularly backed up or pushed to GitHub to prevent data loss.

• 1.1 Setup Brewfile Versioning: Dump, commit, and push your system package lists.
  • Details: Fully implemented. Covered in detail in Mac OS - Brewfile.
• 1.2 Sync Packages & Scripts: Track changes to package lists using pushbrew and script/alias updates using pushscripts.
  • Details: Completed. Use pushbrew for package list updates and pushscripts for codebase updates. See Mac OS - Brewfile.
• 1.3 Automate MCP Config Pushes: Update the mcp alias to push local configuration commits.
  • Details: Completed. mcp alias now auto-commits and pushes local changes to GitHub (MCP-Config-MacOS).
• 1.4 Version-Control Custom Aliases: Migrate custom shortcuts out of local configurations.
  • Details: Migrated to ~/Scripts/MacOS/Aliases/MacOS-Aliases.zsh. See Mac OS - Aliases Management.
• 1.5 Double Check Git Hook Backups: Save a copy of your Git hooks.
  • Details: Completed. The mirror hook is backed up at ~/Scripts/MacOS/post-commit-hook.sh.

2. Workstation Rebuild Checklist (In Case of Crash)#

Follow these steps in order to restore the Mac Studio environment on a fresh macOS installation.