"system restore" option for Macs?

I'm sorry for the PC lingo, but I'm really new to Macs and I'm having a real problem. I tried to run a software update today on my Macbook, the computer froze during installation and now everything seems to be going crazy and not working!
Is there an option on Macs similar to "system restore" on a PC that will allow me to revert my computer to the way it was this morning, before all my problems occurred?

A similar thing happened to me. I purchased 8 days before the upgrade. I had the $1499 black MB. When I got the email about new models and I saw their new features I felt upset. Rather than fuming about it I picked up the phone and called the Apple store. I spoke to the manager who graciously agreed to exchange mine out for no restocking fee. I had been using Time Machine, so even though I had the thing loaded up, I did one last back up. I then re-installed a clean OS to get rid of my personal data.
The best part was bringing the new one home last night. I started it up, attached the Time Machine drive and used migration assistant from the word 'GO'. It was the simplest computer upgrade I have ever done! I did have to repair permissions and re-install my network printer, but everything else JUST WORKED! Including Parallels and my Win XP.
I am very pleased at my Apple customer service experience. This is my 3rd Apple computer in the last 1.5 years. I have been using PC's since '91 when I converted from an Apple 2C. I have had a few challenging issues,especially with my iMac, but I can't see ever going back to a PC at this point.

Similar Messages

What is the best online backup system to use for Mac?

What is the best online backup system to use for mac?

By online, do you mean backup to the cloud, where you pay a monthly fee for the service to host your data?
If this is the case, then there are a lot of services (do not know them all, but DropBox, CrashPlan, Carbonite, Mozy, SugarSync, come to mine, and that is not a complete list.
There are also services that allow you to backup over your home network or across the internet to your own storage. CrashPlan has this option (for free), and Transporter come to mind. CrashPlan talks to another computer also running CrashPlan that you own or have some control (could even be a friend or relatives computer). Transporter is hardware that you either provide some storage of your choice, or they will sell the unit with storage.
I'm mostly a CrashPlan to my own storage user. I backup to a Mac mini for my Mom (300 miles away) and Wife (she is local )
Can clarify your exact desires or needs.

Sun Java System Application Server for Mac OS X ?

hi everybody.
does anybody know if (any given date ?) sun is planning to offer a distribution of its sun java system application server for mac os x ? or even better: any ideas on how to install a currently available version on mac os x 10.4 ? the linux bin seems not to be readable.
thank you very much in advance, folks.
and have a nice day
andre from berlin, germany

As you noticed, standalone MacOS distribution of application server is currently not available, but what you can do is to download NetBeans with J2EE bundle or Creator (for free) and install bundled Application Server on this platform. Download URLs are:
http://www.netbeans.info/downloads/download.php?type=4.1
(NetBeans/J2EE cobundle)
http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/devtools/free/
(Creator)
Also, you can install and run Glassfish (which is open-source version of upcoming Application Server 9.0) on MacOS X:
http://java.sun.com/javaee/glassfish/getit.jsp

Hi,pls cnf memory options for Mac Pro Part # MD770HN/A in india

hi,pls cnf memory options for Mac Pro Part # MD770HN/A in india
Amit
Nagpur MS
India

If you can, you want MATCHED, TRIPPLE CHANNEL, ECC registered ram with the same timings as the original ram. I found that 1333mhz ram of that type is a bit easier to find these days (any faster ram will work in the your macpro). Anyhoo, I found 12 GB of ram 3x4gb (oh yeah, and tripple channel ram likes to be installed in three's so if you can stick with only 3 chips of ram unless you are making it out or something.) for like $150. If you keep your eyes pealed you can get a great deal.

How can I do system restore on my mac

Hi, can you tell me how to do system restore on mac, thanks

With Snow Leopard you will need the install DVD. Load it and reboot while holding down the Option Key OR select it as the Startup Disk in System Preferences -> Startup Disk and reboot.
From there install the system.
OR
If you have Time Machine, select it as the source when asked how to install.

Windows "system restore" equivalent for iMac

After some reading, it is my understanding that the most equivalent of a windows "system restore" for the Mac would be via a 3rd party application such as SuperDuper. Am I correct? I believe I understand that "restoring" the system with Time Machine to a specific date/time requires utilizing the install disk, selecting the Time Machine volume and then picking the "snapshot" you want.
I'm a new Mac user after 20 years with PC's. Please forgive my elementary knowledge of MacIntosh.

wamcgeemd,
It is pretty common knowledge that the Windows "registry" is an absolute nightmare, where the installation of even (otherwise) innocuous software can cause serious conflicts that can cripple a Windows installation. Even during updates to Windows itself, a file in the registry might be written improperly or incompletely (for example), and the results could be disastrous. It is for this reason that Windows automatically creates "restore points" before updates. The problem has (historically) been prevalent enough to make this necessary. In short, a Windows user's ability to "roll back" to an earlier state exists simply because it is frequently needed.
This is not the case in OS X, which contains nothing even remotely like the "registry." While there have been (perhaps) a handful of updates to OS X- in all its variations- that have "broken" specific functionalities, almost all of these incidents have been cases where incompatibilities have occurred with the hardware or firmware of third-party peripherals. If the problem originated with the update itself, a fix has always been forthcoming very quickly from Apple. In all other cases, the fix has been new firmware from the device manufacturer. Of course, there have also been a few cases of third-party software being "broken" by a given update to OS X. I should stress here that all of these above occurrences have been very, very few and far between.
By far, the most common problem with updates is that they have the potential to cause disk errors. It is not that the update, itself, causes problems, but that the nature of an OS update is such that it can expose weaknesses in the file system. When the file system fails, a disk error occurs and data is often lost. Since the data being handled at the time of the disk error is all critical system data, a disk error like this will most likely cripple the OS.
Since a disk error of this nature necessitates a complete erasure of the hard drive in order to be properly fixed, what is required is not a "roll back," but a completely new installation on a newly formatted volume.
So, we have two potential cases: 1) Something in one's environment gets "broken" by an update, and 2) One encounters a disk error during an update. It is true that in case #1 above, some ability to "roll back" would be helpful. This functionality does exist with Time Machine, although it may not be as quick or simple as using a Windows "restore point." On the other hand, this type of problem is vanishingly rare (I have never encountered it). In case #2 above, a "roll back" wouldn't work or be desired, even if it existed.
The moral to all this is that restore points and "roll back" make sense for Windows, and Time Machine makes sense for OS X.
Scott

System Restore Option Greyed Out

OK I have a Presario CQ56, I have looked at tutorials and all of that for this particular model. I am trying to make my computer recognize a external USB blu ray player and I think I mush have done something so I want to restore my computer to its facory settings and then try to play it again. But the option is greyed out, when I press F11 and use the recovery manager on Windows and then restart the option is greyed out and only the system recovery is there and not the system restore.
Could you please help.

If you are trying to restore to Factory defaults- System Recovery is what you want-not System Restore.
******Clicking the Thumbs-Up button is a way to say -Thanks!.******
**Click Accept as Solution on a Reply that solves your issue to help others**

No system restore support for Windows 8.1?

Last week I purchased a Satellite E45t-A4300. It came with Windows 8. Soon after booting it up I received a message from Microsoft saying that I could update to Windows 8.1 for free. So, I did.   The next day I called Toshiba's customer support in order to learn how to make back-up/recovery media. I was told that since I had updated to Windows 8.1, Toshiba would take no responsibility, since the Recovery Media Center software supplied with the computer is meant for Windows 8.0. Is this indeed the case?   What can I do? Thanks for any replies.

Your upgrade to Windows 8.1 from the Windows Store did not disturb the recovery partition. Consequently, refreshing or resetting your PC will restore Windows 8. Recovery media created from that partition also has the factory-new image. After restoring from either, you would then need to upgrade to Windows 8.1 again.
That works out fine for me, since I use restore to out-of-box only to test the hardware. I rely on a current (last night's) backup image to restore the hard drive.
If you don't want to obtain a third-party imaging application, Windows 7 full-disk imaging is still available in Windows 8.1. Paul Thurrott describes it here.
   Windows 8.1 Tip: Use System Image Backup
For data files, File History is very good.
   Set up a drive for File History
   Restore files or folders using File History
-Jerry

Restore safari for mac os 10.4.8

Hi,
I remove the binary file "application/safari" (for mac os 10.4.8).
How it's possible to restore this file ?
How it's possible to install only the package safari ?
thank's

Hi pascal, Welcome to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
On your install disc you will see a package looking file that when clicked on will allow separate installation of several apps including Safari. When installed it will be for the OS on the disc. Then do a 10.4.8 Combo Update to bring Safari up to the current version. You may also want to apply the 008 Security Update.
Bon Soir from HS French. Joyous Computing, JP

Is Dassault systems CATIA available for Mac?

I am aware that CATIA is available on PC for student liscense at a discounted price. Does anybody know if it can be run on an iMac?

I see nothing to indicate that they have or plan a version for Mac OS X. It's possible the Windows version would work on a Mac via Boot Camp or one of the virtualization solutions, but Dassault won't certify it and probably won't support it, and given the list of supported configurations I have doubts as to whether it would run on an iMac. You can try asking in the Boot Camp forum here and see if anyone here has had experience with that software, or see if you can find a forum for CATIA users and ask there.
Regards.

What is the EFI boot option for mac, and why is my Mac having problems with it?

I just updated my 2012 Macbook Pro to 10.9, and I am having some problems with it. I have a bootcamp partition on it and regularly awitch between mac and windows, and 2when I went to switch nack to my Mac side, It said EFI boot nstead of the regular Macintosh HD. When I choose that option, the aple logo comes up and progress bar appears. Once the progress bar finishes, the computer shuts off and doesnt do anything. When I turn it on again, it just starts the efi boot again and shuts off when it finishes. Why is this happening and what can I do to fix this. All help is extremely appreciated.

That usually happen because the OS X partition got corrupted. Abiotu the only fix for that is to reinstall OS X and to do that you might have to completely erase the drive or repartition it as one partition. Which will wipe out the Windows side. So backup everthing you can before you start.
nisuteng wrote:
Hi, did you fix the problem?
I have the same problem... and my warranty has expired...
please help~~
thanks!!

Question about a file system storage option for RAC on 10g

Hello everyone,
I am in the beginning of connecting our storage and switches, and building RAC on them but there is a little argument between our specialists.
We have two database servers(10g with OEL 5) to be clustered and two visible disk groups to each of those nodes. So question is can we choose only one disk group as a shared storage leaving the rest one as the redundant copy during database a creation window while installing the database. Because some of us argue that oracle database has a built-in capability to decide on what level of RAID we store our data.
Thank you for your help.

"some of us argue that oracle database has a built-in capability to decide on what level of RAID we store our data".
That statement is not true. Oracle has optional multiplexing for control files, redo logs, and archive logs but this is not enabled by default and Oracle will not automatically enable it. If you want redundancy of tables, indexes, temp, and undo you must provide this because Oracle does not offer it standard or as an option. You can achieve redundancy with RAID at the array level, or host based mirroring (like ASM redundancy groups or Linux mdadm). This can also depend on your file system because, I think, OCFS2 does not support host based mirroring (so you cannot use mdadm or lvm to mirror the storage if you are using OCFS2).
Redundancy is not required, but it is recommended if you are using hard disks because they are prone to failures. You can configure RAID 10 across all disks in the array and present this as one big LUN to the database server. If you have two storage arrays and you want to mirror the data across the two arrays, then present all of the devices as JBOD and use Linux mdadm to create your RAID group.
RAC requires shared storage. Maybe you have a NAS or SAN device, and you will present LUNs to the Oracle database servers. That is no problem. The problem is making those LUNs usable by Oracle RAC. When I used Oracle 10g RAC, I used the Linux raw device facility to manage these LUNs and make them ready for Oracle RAC. However, raw has been desupported. Today I would use either ASM or OCFS2. This has nothing to do with redundancy, this is just because you are using RAC.

Is Fusion 1TB upgrade best option for Mac mini 2014?

I am in the process of finalising the purchase of a 2014 Mac mini. Bearing in mind the once only nature of the purchase, I am going for highest spec.
My question is will the expensive Fusion 1TB option offer best overall performance? Will be used with Thunderbird Apple display.

At all costs avoid the standard hard drive - it is a huge performance bottleneck. The Fusion drive is fantastic if you have lots of stuff and want to avoid using an external hard drive to store all that stuff. If you have nowhere near 256GB of stuff and don't anticipate taking lots of digital photos, video, or downloading music, then the SSD is a better choice. While the fusion drive provides superior speed compared to the internal drive it cannot match the speed of an SSD once you've added enough data and programs to fill the SSD portion of the drive. (That's a simplistic explanation but accurate none-the-less.)
When I purchased my 2012 iMac I chose the Fusion drive because I wanted to avoid using an external drive for my data. I'm happy with the trade-off of speed vs size with the iMac and the lack of wires all over the place. Had I not been interested in avoiding the snake nest of wires I'd have chosen the SSD and external drive.

Kid games (ages 3-5) options for mac

A friend has a good Blues Clues game that his 3 year old can play on his PC (matching colors and shapes and stuff). I've been trying to find something similar for my 3 year old daughter who only thinks of the mac as something to use to talk to her grandmother (iChat) with and does not get the concept of pushing buttons or using a mouse.
I've been checking stores and can't seem to find anything. Also searching on line but seem to only get PC options.
Question - Is there anybody with kids that has a suggestion? Ideally I would prefer to either order online or download online.
Thanks,
Tony

You may want to check my games jumpstation website:
http://www.macmaps.com/macgamepages.html
Somewhere in there might be a game that is appropriate.
Also, a good software that isn't quite a game, but your daughter may like is Golly Gee blocks:
http://www.gollygee.com/
I don't have kids, but know I would have loved this as a kid!
Disclaimer: Reference to links I make to my Macmaps.com website are a for your information only type reference. I do not get any profit from this page, and it is open to the public.

Can the G500 Speaker system be used for Mac systems?

I have the Creative G500 speaker system 5.1 and would like to know if it can be hooked up to my mac? I understand I will not be able to use the pc card but can the speaker system itself be hooked up to the Mac?
Thanks
Wizardhunt

Sorry I did not get back online quick enough...but the passwords are the same.
For some reason, after my first cold boot, I was still prompted for the hard disk passwords. I powered down again and when I powered back up, it signed me on all the way through. So it was just a hiccup.
All is good now and I'm very happy!
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

"system restore" option for Macs?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for