Back up your files with Time Machine on Mac. With Time Machine, you can back up your entire Mac, including system files, apps, music, photos, emails, and documents. When Time Machine is turned on, it automatically backs up your Mac and performs hourly, daily, and weekly backups of your files. When you use Time Machine on a computer using Apple File.
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Step One: Boot Into Recovery ModeThe first thing you need to do is. Shut down your Mac, and then hold down Command+R while turning your Mac back on.RELATED:Note that this only works if you have a recovery partition, which you will not have in the case of a new hard drive. Don’t worry: you can using another keyboard shortcut: Option+Command+R.Either way you should eventually boot into Recovery Mode. On the utilities screen, select the “Restore From Time Machine Backup” option.On the Restore From Time Machine page, hit the “Continue” button.Step Two: Choose Hard DriveNext, you’ll be asked which Time Machine drive you’d like to recover from.Connect your USB drive, if you’re using one. If you’re restoring from a network drive, you may have to connect to a wireless network before proceeding.
A wired connection will be lot faster, so if that’s an option use that instead.Also note that restoring from an will require the password. Step Three: Choose BackupAfter you’ve chosen a drive to restore from, it’s time to choose which backup to use.If you backup multiple Macs to a single drive you’ll need to pick your computer from the “Restore From” dropdown. Next, pick which time you’d like to restore from.
If you’re setting up a new hard drive it’s best to pick the most recent one, but if you’re recovering from a crash you should pick a backup from before you started having problems.Make your selections, and then click the “Continue” button to begin the restore.This may take a while, especially if you’re restoring from a network backup, but when it’s done you’ll have all of your files. Alternative Option: Install Fresh, And Then Restore With Migration AssistantIn some cases the above method will fail, but don’t panic: you can still recover your files.
Simply, and then to transfer all your files from a Time Machine backup. Your Mac will offer this tool after installation is complete, or you can run it manually after installation is complete.RELATED.
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