How do I restore my entire system from Time Machine?

I went to the Apple store a few weeks ago and the guy said I had to completely wipe my hard drive and restore it to get the kinks out. He backed the computer up to an external hard drive and wiped it. He gave me the instructions to complete the restorations but now it wouldn't work.

This web site should provide you with the required information.
http://pondini.org/OSX/Setup.html
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Hi ...
I've found a solution to my problem.
Time Machine locates extenal HDD backups differently depending if they were done via a network or via a USB/FireWire/Thunderbolt connection.
My initial backup was done via a direct Thunderbolt connection. I ran into the above issue b/c the second time when I tried looking for the backup file the HDD was conencted to my iMac and I was accessing it via a network conenction.
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Hope this helps.
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E.g. I take a 1000 pix, bring them into a project, spend a few days making adjustments.
Client cancels project.
I delete project.
Month later I figure out a new market for that project. (Yeah, I shouldn't have been so quick to delete...Work with me)
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-- Ask TM to restore your full Library and the Masters, if Referenced. I believe that TM will give you the option to not overwriting your current Library, but be careful. However you do, stick this "Recovery Library" out somewhere. (Yes, this is gonna take some time, run it overnight.)
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-- Now open "Original Library" and import the "Library" that you exported back into your Original Library as something like "Stupid Lost Project."
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One good argument for never throwing those old USB drives away.
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I've found a solution to my problem.
Time Machine locates extenal HDD backups differently depending if they were done via a network or via a USB/FireWire/Thunderbolt connection.
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(Thanks goes to Pondini!)

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Yes, each drive is as it should be.
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Hello everyone,
Up front - I have searched through numerous threads but have not yet been able to solve my problem - even though it is presumably easy for many.
So... I had to bring in my late 2009 27" iMac to Apple to replace the hard drive - mine was one of the thousands affected by the defective Seagate 1 TB disk recall. I was told that the disk would be cloned, but nevertheless I made a full system backup with Time Machine to a dedicated external hard drive.
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And I cannot find my Mac OS DVDs...
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Call Apple to get replacement DVDs > http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
1. Insert the Mac OS X DVD and press C key while your computer is starting.
2. Go to Utilities menu and restore the backup.
You should have made a clone instead of the backup because Apple gives the hard disk without OS X

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