How to restore my computer from time capsule?

I think my computer has crashed so I need to know if or how to restore it from my tome capsule?

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    Hello there, AngryMario.
    The following Knowledge Base article offers up how to restore mailboxes and content using Time Machine:
    Mail (Mountain Lion): Restore mailboxes and their content
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11713
    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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    Pedro.

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  • How to Restore Data Deleted  from Time Capsule Hard Drive

    This question is more about the time capsule in general as opposed to a specific time machine issue.
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    Message was edited by: jenniex
    Message was edited by: jenniex

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  • How do i use a Time Machine from another computer from Time Capsule with multibackups

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    Time Machine is software on a Mac that is used to backup that Mac to a Time Capsule hard drive.
    Are you asking if another  Mac can backup to the same Time Capsule that other Macs are already using?
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    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
    Setup Assistant will ask you to restore the backup in your Time Capsule, so turn on the Time Capsule and set up your computer

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  • How do i transfer files from time capsule to new computer?

    I recently lost my vintage Imac hard drive and to top it off, likely had a faulty OS. Good news is I have a time capsule, bad news is it is also suspected to have the faulty OS. The Imac is history and I currently have a macbook pro with Lion OS installed and now I want to retrieve all my files off the time capsule. I was told to simply "drag and drop" the files from time capsule to my new macbook. apparantly not so simple. I see the the drive in finder and a lonely folder which I am seemingly unable to do anything with. any suggestions?

    Drag and drop is not the way to go. Run Migration Assistant, found in your Applications/Utilities folder on the Macbook Pro. Follow prompts to recover information from a Time Machine backup, and point it to the Time Capsule.
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    Matt

  • How do i recover files from time capsule

    A couple of days ago my  macbook pro (mid 2009, 2.53 GHz intel core 2 duo running Mountain Lion) started getting slow almost to a crawl, and the hdd name was changed automatically from Macintosh HD to a really long and weird name, something like ////////kjiosdjfk43///////////////////////////////, the name of a  folder that I had on the desktop was also changed to a weird name like that. I changed the name back to Macintosh HD and after that it would take forever to boot and then wouldnt boot at all. I tried to reinstall OSX from the osx utilites menu after pressing command + R while booting but after downloading the file it would get stuck at " about 0 seconds remaining" i tried to format the drive but it still wouldnt install OSX. I bought a new HDD and installed everything from scratch, Leopard, Snow Leopard and finally Mountain Lion. Since the original HDD name was changed i suspected a virus, I haven't used time machine since installing Mountain Lion, I need to know how to check if it was a virus or just the HDD failing. Right now I'm running a scan on the time capsule disk with avast free for mac ( is Avast any good on Mac's?).  It's my understanding that my time capsule disk assumes its connected to a new mac, I would like to transfer all my files (music, movies, but most importantly the photos i had on iPhoto) instead of doing a full restore from time capsule (I'd like to do this because i had a lot of applications I no longer use and the mac was getting slow from a while back), if I decide to do this, how do i do it, and, after copying the files do i need to erase the time capsule disk and set it up as a new one for the "new" mac or can I save the old backups and start backing up new ones from this point on ( I'd like to do this in case i forget to transfer any files I still have them on time capsule)

    Time Machine will delete its hourly backups when it is running low on space. The daily Backups remains.
    Then it will delete the daily backups when it is running low on space. The weekly backups remains.
    Then it will delete the weekly backups when it is running low on space. The monthly backups remain.
    Then it will delete the odlest backups when it is running low on space.
    But because of the convoluted way its internal pointer system works, it will never delete the only backup copy of a current file -- there will still be a copy on the Backup as long as there is still an original file in place on your drive.
    So I think your assertion that it deletes your stuff without asking you is an exaggeration. It is not nearly so dire as you are saying.

  • How can I retrieve data from TIme Capsule?

    I have lost my contacts on my IPhone and also on contacts on my Mac.  How can I resrore this information from time capsule?  I have opened Time Capsule and clicked resrote on Contacts and nothing seems to happen

    See if this Helps
    Video on Restore From Time Machine
    http://support.apple.com/kb/VI29

  • How to restore my computer from external hard drive

    I recently had to re install a new hard drive and I'm trying to restore my computer from my external hard drive... how do I do that?

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    I recently had to re install a new hard drive and I'm trying to restore my computer from my external hard drive... how do I do that?
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    If the external drive is a TimeMachine drive you can restore, your done. 
    If TM is corrupt your screwed and need to perform data recovery options. Stop.
    If the external drive is a clone, hold the option key and boot from it, setup the internal drive and reverse clone.
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    If the external drive a clone then set the new machine up with either the same or a different user name depending if the clone is good or bad.
    Use the same name if the clone is bad, install your programs from fresh sources on the new drive, transfer files manually from the bad clone.
    Use a setup different name if the clone is good, use Utilities > Migration Assistant program on the clone drive to transfer everything over.
    You can use a same name with a good clone and chose to reinstall programs fresh and just transfer files you want from the good clone.
    If the external drive a storage drive (just files) then set the machine up with the same user name as before and transfer files manually.

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