Can i pick and choose what to restore from backup or not

if i restore a backup from itunes on to my ipod will i lose the stuff thats on the ipod now thats NOT in the back up!!! can i pick and choose what to restore from backup or not?

but will it erase the stuff thats on the ipod now thats not on the backup????

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I am out of space on my Macbook Air and have a Time Machine Backup. I want to complete reset my mac, but wonder if I can pick and choose what I restore to my computer? Can I also use my time machine backup and external storage as well?

I am out of space on my Macbook Air and have a Time Machine Backup. I want to complete reset my mac, but wonder if I can pick and choose what I restore to my computer? Can I also use my time machine backup as external storage as well for the files I don't need everyday?

If you are using "Restore from Time Machine Backup" option from OS X Recovery, you can only choose from the broad categories presented.
... Can I also use my time machine backup as external storage as well for the files I don't need everyday?
To be clear, if you are asking if you can use the volume containing your Time Machine backup to store additional, non-Time Machine files, the short answer is yes.
It's not a good idea though, since the Time Machine backup will eventually fill all available space, after which it begins to remove old, "expired" backups to make room for newer ones. The presence of additional files doesn't change that fact, and Time Machine will not erase them, but you will encounter a dilemma should you want to store additional files on that volume when there is no remaining space. You will have to make room for them on your own, by deleting existing files. Furthermore, since Time Machine cannot back up its own volume, those additional files will not be backed up by Time Machine.
The easy solution for what you describe is to purchase additional external storage. External USB hard disk drives have become very inexpensive; about $55 will buy a perfectly suitable 1 TB drive.
You can also choose to replace your MacBook Air's internal storage with a larger capacity one. Look for a suitable replacement from OWC / MacSales:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Air-Retina
That gets a little more expensive but it is the optimum solution.

Ive Had 32gb IPOD Touch n now just got an 8gb IPHONE 4S. My question is how am I supposed to sync my iphone without it syncing my current library that is well over 32gb of info? In other words, can i pick and choose what I want to put on just iphone?

Ive Had 32gb IPOD Touch n now just got an 8gb IPHONE 4S. My question is how am I supposed to sync my iphone without it syncing my current library that is well over 32gb of info? In other words, can i pick and choose what I want to put on just iphone?

thanks but if Im using iCloud For my Iphone and backing my ipod touch to my computer is that ok or would I have to back both up to ICloud. As u can telll, I want to kep the 2 devices seperate as much as possible, only putting on my phone what i choose to download, buy, or take from my current itunes library most importantly.

How can I pick and choose what IMAP folders are show in Mail?...

I am using IMAP and it works fine. Except "Sent" messages are saving on the server to "Send Messages" however I cannot see it on the list of IMAP folders in Mail. I see other folders, Save, etc. ones I created, just can't make the folder on the server show up in Mail.
If I go into the "Account Info" window in Mail, it does not show it either. Even though it is on the server and Mail is saving sent messages to it as it should.
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Yes it is using the sent mailbox but just does not show it. MS Mail on Vista has a "show/hide" IMAP folder screen, I wish Mac Mail has this..would be perfect.
I was thinking about deleting the account, and adding it, that would reset it I am sure. However I have my mail set to keep a copy locally for off-line viewing (option in preferences under Account) and I get the sense that if I delete the IMAP account and add it, it will download a copy of each piece of mail (for example my inbox) again and I will have two of everything. Does this make sense? Do you think this will happen?
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I bought a 2009 17" MBP "used", and it has a ton of files from the other guy on it, everywhere. For some reason it only has a 250 gig HD. I thought 500 was standard, maybe he changed that out. Anyway, I was hoping to totally clean out his junk and install a larger hardrive. My plan is to clone it onto the new hardrive. But I don't want to clone all of his junk.
Can I pick and choose what to clone with Carbon Copy? I do not have the OS (10.6.8) install discs so. I really just want to put the OS back on the machine then I can load whatever I want and the machine would be clean.

Yes. Carbon Copy Cloner allows you to choose which files you want to clone to an external drive. Have a look at the developer's site -> http://bombich.com/features

Using Parallels to migrate from PC to Mac - licensing issues? Can I pick and choose what I migrate?

I want to run Parallels on my new imac. I want to bring Windows 7 over from my old PC. Will it run or will I have problems with the license? It was originally and oem Vista that I upgraded to WIndows 7.
Also, I don't want to bring over all the old crap (unused programs, potential viruses, etc) . Can I bring over just the programs I want? Or, can I bring over just the operating system and then install the programs I want?

OK, then do what they say.
A branded version of Windows will not run on another computer.
Licencing for a generic OEM version clearly only allows installing the OEM version on only one computer. You can not install an OEM version of Windows on more than one computer, even if you remove it from the first computer.
But my best advice is to install Windows and programs whenever transitioning to a new computer. Transfers of OS and programs typically do not go well and will cause you many problems.

Can I pick and choose which songs in my iTunes library I want to upload to the cloud

Can I pick and choose which songs in my iTunes library I want to upload to the cloud?

Hi,
You can't pick and chose what tracks to match but I suggest that you read this Managing iTunes match with over 25k tracks
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Can I pick and choose from my ITunes collection and split them up across devices

I am thinking of getting an iPod Classic. Will I be able to transfer some of the albums I have purchased on my iPad2 to the iPod Classic. Would I have to transfer everything, or can I pick and choose?
I am a non technical person so don't k ow about synchronising devices or just transferring stuff to another one.

A classic will be no good for you then. While an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch can, in principle, be used independently, an iPod classic can only be loaded up from an iTunes library running on a computer.
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HT201322 can I pick and choose which songs are in my Imatch account?

Can I pick and chose which songs are in my Imatch account.
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Play a song from itunes? it will show the art work then skip three or four songs and start playing! How can I get it to play the songs I touch? This is a new phone but has been restored from backup. Not even all my icloud music is showing

play a song from itunes? it will show the art work then skip three or four songs and start playing! How can I get it to play the songs I touch? This is a new phone but has been restored from backup. Not even all my icloud music is showing

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If your iPhone is skipping over certain songs, you may want to check out this article:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3217
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Can I select or deselect what all is restored from backup? Not enough space

I was low on space. Did a backup in itunes. Deleted a bunch of stuff and was having trouble restoring so I did a software upgrade. I didn't have enough room to do the software upgrade before deleting all my stuff. Now that I have updated the software, I cannot restore from backup. Is there anyway to deselect some items to be restored? I would like my messages back. I can manually put pics and songs back on. Thanks for your help.

yes you could exclude the system folders and whatever else you want.
If you have space on your external drive, I would recommend letting it back up everything. If something did happen, you could restore your whole system much more easily that way. All you would have to do is insert and boot off the Leopard install DVD and follow the menu's to restore your machine from a Time Machine Backup.
If you don't backup your entire drive (including the system folders, etc). then you would have to reinstall Leopard, reinstall all your applications, and then restore your files from your time machine backup.

How can I view and choose photos before importing from a digital camera?

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I am using a Canon PowerShot A40 and I want to be able to (after I connect the camera and open iPhoto of course) view the pictures on the camera in iPhoto and choose individual images to import. I have 560 images, but I only want to import 3 (groan) and there seems to be no way to preview the pics before importing. So now I am importing 557 useless pics that I already have in my library just to get 3 more pictures! There has got to be a way to preview! C'mon Apple...
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Oh, thanks Dave. I did not think Image Capture had even a useful function. heh.
Well, I used the "coffee" method (actually it was tea) and just deleted what photos I did not need afterward. It worked out, but I will use Image Capture next time.
No offence to Apple, but why the heck has Apple not included such a feature in iPhoto? I mean that is just common sense to include previews before you import God knows what, unless it takes a lot of work to make that happen for iPhoto. Windows makes it simple to preview and view images. O well, I am sure Apple will get it done eventually, but I shouldn't have to wait for iLife '08!
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In a step by step way how things got fixed:
I booted from my OSX install disks that came with the computer, chose the option to erase the HD and perform a fresh install.
Installed the system and the bundled apps. (I did a custom install to choose only the software I wanted)
I then ran software update and got the mac up to date. Once done I tested all the Apple apps.. Restored my .mac data... all was now working YIPPIE!!!.
After that I hunted down and installed all 3rd party apps I had been using.
I used "http://www.versiontracker.com/macintel/" ...most apps I use were bought online or freeware, and the versiontracker website is the easiest route to find them all again.
I now had to get my data back. BackUp still showed it was missing although I knew my backed up files were valid.
I checked those backed up files were safe by right clicking on one of my backup packages (created by Apple's BackUp) and chose view package contents.
I then navigated my way to the "sparse image" file which will open just as a disk image (.dmg) would. Inside that I found my data from my user folder (which BackUp had reported not there). Opened up several files of various types to check such as jpegs, movies, text files and pdfs. I was not aiming to restore any applications from this back up.
I manually copied my files from the backup and put them in their relevant folders. I only copied things like my pics, movies, documents.
Ran "Disk Utility" and repaired permissions on my HD.
I Shut the Mac down and then booted up, logged in and all was fine and dandy.

Photos mysteriously vanished and iphone won't restore from backup. iOS 6

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Just had the same problem, did this and it worked.
Delete all of your previous backups, do an new backup from scratch, and then restore from the new backup.

1 Apple ID / Acc, 2 iPhones how do i pick and choose what iCloud data shared?

Hi, I have a MBA, iPad, and 2 iPhones all registerd to the same Apple Account & ID.
I have 1 i-phone, the other is my wifes. We have them all sharing the same ID so that we can share / store itunes downloads without having to purchase them seperately; and thus pay for them twice.
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I hope that makes sense,
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Yes, there is a solution for that...
Create or just use two different iCloud Accounts for Mail, Calendars, Notes, Reminders, iMessage, Facetime etc. and set it up on your and your wife's devices:
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After that delete your existing account on your device ("Setting > iCloud") and sign in with the one you want to use for iCloud's services like Mail Calendars etc.
Change also the Settings for iMessage "Settings > Messages >Send & Receive" and also for FaceTime "Settings > FaceTime".
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