How to restore iphoto & iTunes library from time machine?

My imac has had its hardrive replaced - (unfortunate) - and I am wanting to restore the files fom itunes and Iphoto only.  I have tried for many hours following other posts, support, but have so far not had any luck.  What is an "Idiots" way to achive this, hort of taking my mac back to apple and get them to do it for me!

Open Finder and go to Music folder. Then, open Time Machine and restore the iTunes folder. Open Pictures folder and restore iPhoto Library of Time Machine

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    Thanks,
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  • How to restore iTunes Library from Time Machine on Mavericks?

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    See Pondini's TM FAQs, for details.

  • ITunes Library from Time Machine Backup to Windows 7?!

    Hi everyone,
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  • New HDD - how to restore iTunes library from Time Machine

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    Please do not double-post.
    Answered in your other thread on this subject:  https://discussions.apple.com/message/17532046#17532046

  • How do i restore my iTunes library using time machine

    how do i restore my iTunes library using time machine

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  • Restoring iTunes library from Time Machine backup -- help!

    I'm trying to restore my iTunes library from TM backup. I can restore songs from individual albums, but if I try to restore multiple albums at once I get this error: "The operation can’t be completed because you don't have permission to access [name of file containing a song]." At this rate, it will take days to restore my library. Help! There must be a better way!

    http://pondini.org/TM/E10.html

  • How to restore all aperture photos from Time Machine

    My 2 main Aperture libraries are all messed up (cannot get photos back into their correct projects, some thumbnails are empty, etc. etc.  I think it's time to just restore all the photos from TimeMachine/External hardrive back into one NEW single Aperture  library.  How do I do this?

    I think it's time to just restore all the photos from TimeMachine/External hardrive back into one NEW single Aperture  library.  How do I do this?
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    Exporting all your originals, project by project, and reimporting them.
    What is your Aperture 3 version number? Do you have the latest version 3.4.5 or an earlier version?
    How to proceed will depend on what you could recover from Time Machine.
    Regards
    Léonie

  • Restoring iTunes Library from Time Machine

    I messed up my iTunes library when I attempted to move it to the Shared folder so that my wife could access my music on her account. Now when I load up iTunes, none of my media (songs, videos, podcasts) are there. I tried to restore from Time Machine (I restored the Music/iTunes) folder, but I still have nothing in iTunes. All my music, etc. is in the right folders, etc. -- nothing's been moved -- but it doesn't show up in iTunes. I could just add everything back and start from scratch, but I'd really like to recover my playlists, ratings, etc.
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    Try holding down the option key while opening iTunes. Select the option to choose a library. Inside the Music/iTunes folder there should've been a database file called iTunes Library. Select this file to use.

  • Restore a backup library from time machine

    Simple question....How do you restore a backup library.   Import?  You cannot just open it due to iphoto version updates, library is only2 weeks old in backup.

    You restore from Time Machine.
    Yo open it with iPhoto and it will upgrade the Library to the new format.
    Regards
    TD

  • How to restore Emails to Mail from Time Machine?

    Does anyone know how I restore my Mail contents?
    I have restored my User to a Mac mini from Time Machine.
    But my Mail contents were not restored.
    I have not been able to find any intructions to restore my Mail contents.

    Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
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  • How to restore a lost picture from time machine

    Can I restore a photo that i have misfiled from time machine?

    Select Help Center from the Finder's Help menu. Search for "restore" which should find several articles on how to use TM to restore individual items from a backup.
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  • How to restore itunes library from time machine

    I recently needed to replace the hard drive in my mac. I have an external hard drive that has been backing up to time machine.
    All documents and photos were retrieved. Itunes backed up files and plugins but I can't find any of the music, video's etc.
    Where are they located and how do I re-load into my Itunes library?
    Thanks!

    The default location for the iTunes media folder is
    Documents/iTunes/iTunes Media
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  • How to move iTunes library from time machine backup to new user

    I recently pruchased a new imac and woiuld like to move my entire itunes and iphoto library to a new user I set up for the new computer. I used time machine to backup my old computer (a Macbook pro I purchased in 2007), but it just transferred the exact dektop I had on the laptop, and I cannot access any of my files from the new user. So at this point I need to start with transferring the two previously mentioned sets of files to the new user, and then I also need to know how to set my computer to default to the new user when it first boots up instead of it starting up with the time machine backed up user as it does now. Thanks!

    I forgot to mention the iMac is running snow leopard and macbook pro is Mountain Lion

  • Move iPhoto and iTunes library from Time Machine back-up

    I need to move the iPhoto and iTunes libraries from an old Powerbook G4 to a new Mac Mini but I want to save the stuff I have put on my Mini over the past month or so. Is there a way to open my Time Machine back-up from the hard drive through my new mini and move the pictures and music?
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    first, don't do anything with the old TM drive via finder.
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