05-07-2013, 02:33 PM
A clean install is probably your best bet. At this point I'd unplug your TM Backup, and then reinstall OSX on your mini.
After the fresh install, create a new user with the same name(s) as your old install.
Manually move over your Desktop, Music, Photos, Downloads, Documents from your old TM backup. Do it through the finder. Do not move your Library folder. (It's probably hidden anyway) If you're albe to, archive your old TM disk onto some other media (older ext hard drive, for example) just in case you missed something. You'll probably need 500GB but that's not too expensive (http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=RU-554-214-0007&cat=HDD) and once you're confident you don't need that archive any longer, you can reformat and repurpose the disk.
Reinstall any apps you need. Whenever I get a new computer, I start fresh anyway and don't do a User Migration or anything, because it naturally weeds out all the stuff that I don't need/want. It takes a few extra hours but you end up with a leaner, cleaner system, which was your original intent of using MacCleaner anyway.
With a Mini, you don't have any obscure drivers for PCI cards that you need to hunt down, just install whatever apps you need to and you should be back up and running shortly. This may also be a good time to do a personal audit of your filing system - weed out old downloads, sort stuff from the desktop into either Documents or the trash. Think about what would make this whole process easier next time. Hope there isn't a next time, but... be prepared.
After the mini is all set up, repartition/reformat the disk you were using as your TM disk, and continue using it as your TM disk for the new install.
After the fresh install, create a new user with the same name(s) as your old install.
Manually move over your Desktop, Music, Photos, Downloads, Documents from your old TM backup. Do it through the finder. Do not move your Library folder. (It's probably hidden anyway) If you're albe to, archive your old TM disk onto some other media (older ext hard drive, for example) just in case you missed something. You'll probably need 500GB but that's not too expensive (http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=RU-554-214-0007&cat=HDD) and once you're confident you don't need that archive any longer, you can reformat and repurpose the disk.
Reinstall any apps you need. Whenever I get a new computer, I start fresh anyway and don't do a User Migration or anything, because it naturally weeds out all the stuff that I don't need/want. It takes a few extra hours but you end up with a leaner, cleaner system, which was your original intent of using MacCleaner anyway.
With a Mini, you don't have any obscure drivers for PCI cards that you need to hunt down, just install whatever apps you need to and you should be back up and running shortly. This may also be a good time to do a personal audit of your filing system - weed out old downloads, sort stuff from the desktop into either Documents or the trash. Think about what would make this whole process easier next time. Hope there isn't a next time, but... be prepared.
After the mini is all set up, repartition/reformat the disk you were using as your TM disk, and continue using it as your TM disk for the new install.