How to restore to an earlier time mac if you didn't set up the time machine

how to restore to an earlier time mac if you didn't set up the time

Unless you have Time Machine setup of were using some other backup method such as creating a bootable clone you cannot restore to an earlier time.

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    Please, can someone give me the instructions on how to restore iTunes Library from Time Machine on Mavericks?

    See Pondini's TM FAQs, for details.

  • HT4710 how to restore/import photos from Time machine while using Lion

    how to restore/import photos from Time machine while using Lion

    Launch Time Machine, go to the time you want to restore from and select what you want to restore and click restore - once the photos are restored improt to iPhoto - or restore the entire iPhoto librarhy and use it
    LN

  • How to restore all system with Time Machine ?

    How to restore all system  from Time Machine ?
    The backup disk for Time Machine is a Usb disk, and the Os is Mountain Lion 10.8.2.
    Thanks in advance !

    Restore the system  with Time Machine  and from the external backup Usb HD,  by pressing  CMD + R  at the power on.
    It worked without problem.
    Thankyou once more !

  • How to restore a backup from time machine in 10.6.8

    I am running 10.6.8 on my MacPro (early 2008). I have 4 internal hard drives. The main boot drive has 10.6.8 and the secondary drive with a system has Lion. I cannot completely upgrade to Lion on my main drive until all my software is compatible.
    My main boot drive started acting like it's in slow motion 2 days ago. No matter what I do (DiskWarrior, Disk Utility, zap PRAM, fix permissions) nothing seems to help. Every mouse click or movement gives me the dreaded spinnin wheel and it hangs for about 5 min and then does what it's supposed to do. I have logged into a new account w/ no special 3rd party apps or utilities and it still does the same thing. Hard drive diagnostics say my hard drive is ok. I have tried reinstalling the 10.6.8 combo update but that hangs after a few minutes of  starting. I am stymied.
    I thought about restoring a Time Machine backup from 1 day before this happened, but before I attempt a full disk backup, need to ask what to do so as not lose everything.
    I assume I must boot up from another disk or hard drive, correct? Can I simply select all the system folders and apps folder or do you think I should do a complete restore?
    Thanks.

    tlocane wrote:
    My main boot drive started acting like it's in slow motion 2 days ago. No matter what I do (DiskWarrior, Disk Utility, zap PRAM, fix permissions) nothing seems to help. Every mouse click or movement gives me the dreaded spinnin wheel and it hangs for about 5 min and then does what it's supposed to do. I have logged into a new account w/ no special 3rd party apps or utilities and it still does the same thing. Hard drive diagnostics say my hard drive is ok. I have tried reinstalling the 10.6.8 combo update but that hangs after a few minutes of  starting. I am stymied.
    Could be a failing drive, could be Lion when you boot doing something
    Disconnect all other drives etc., except the 10.6.8 boot drive, lets flush everything.
    hold Shift upon booting, this is Safe mode and fixes things, reboot
    then SMC reset, PRAM reset
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/26871.html
    Run all of OnyX checks, maintainance and cleaning then reboot at the end
    http://www.titanium.free.fr/
    If you have AppleJack already installed hold command S at startup of 10.6.8 and Applejack AUTO and press enter.
    http://applejack.sourceforge.net/
    This mega cocktail will do plenty to rebuild everything and may catch your issue.
    If your still having problems I would try to isolate it, if it occurs only if your connected to the Internet, or after the machine has booted Lion etc.
    Narrow it down. It might be failing sectors on the drive, this has been known to cause beachballs as the hardware is trying to read from failing sectors, once it gets the information it should be transfering it to a new better sector and mapping off the bad one.
    You can expidite this process when you fresh install, by erasing the entire drive (or Free space only) with Zero function in Disk Utility before laying large amounts of data on the drive. (like a OS or partition)
    Good Luck

  • How to restore iPhoto pictures from time machine

    Knowing this:  " When using iPhoto ’11 (version 9.2 or later) and Time Machine with OS X Lion 10.7.2 (or later), iPhoto no longer has the Browse Backups option. This means that instead of restoring specific photos within your iPhoto Library, you must restore your entire iPhoto Library."
    I need to restore from the July 2012 backup iPhoto library a few photos, no more than 50, I guess I need some guidance on how to prevent my current iPhoto library to be overwritten with the contents of an old library, thus erasing all of the pictures I have taken since, that's 2 years ago.
    Should I create a *new* iPhoto library, and restore it with the contents from the time machine? I suppose that once the *new*  has been restored then I can pick up the pictures and export these to my current library.
    I need to be cautious as to how I can do this, I do not want to loose the thousands of pictures I have in my current library and would appreciate if what I intend to do will bring the results I want to have.
    Thanks

    I need to restore from the July 2012 backup iPhoto library a few photos, no more than 50, I guess I need some guidance on how to prevent my current iPhoto library to be overwritten with the contents of an old library, thus erasing all of the pictures I have taken since, that's 2 years ago.
    When you restore the library, use the "Restore to" function and not the "Restore". This will let you select a different folder, or if you do not have enough disk space, restore to a different disk. Then open the restored library by double clicking it and export the photos you need to restore.
    Double click your current library to switch back to your current library and import the restored photos.
    iPhoto '11: Restoring from Time Machine with iPhoto '11 (9.2 or later) and OS X Lion 10.7.2 (or later) - Apple Support

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

    Installed a new HDD in my MacBook Pro, would now like to restore my iTunes library on the computer.
    Searched & saw a post about "needing to use the Time Machine interface to restore the entire library".
    What is this interface they are referring to and how do I find it?
    I open Time Machine in preferences and see there is an "options" button, and you can add items to the restore window ... I'm hoping there is a document somewhere that details if this is the correct place to restore an iTunes library, if so, what files/directories need to be added for restore, etc...
    What's the process to restore an iTunes library from a Time Capsule backup?

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

  • 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
    in your home folder. If that folder exists, set it as the location in iTunes preferences. If it doesn't exist, search for it by name in Spotlight.

  • HT201250 How to restore email accounts from time machine backup?

    I'm attempting to recover email accounts that were lost in a clean install.  I have opened mail, launched time machine and accessed the latest backup.  I selected restore.  It appears that all of the archived mail on my mac was recovered, but not the accounts (there are three.)  Do I have to recreate the accounts manually or is there a way to restore them?

    Hi, I just had a similar problem. You can try this post here:
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/19491975#19491975
    Fixed it for me!

  • How to restore  entire system with time machine

    I downloaded an anti-virus program and decided to zap it.  Removed all files in my Download Folder, and also in Applications.
    I still have some items I can't locate to delete; such as an icon in tool-bar and annoying dialog boxes telling me "no cookies found."
    How can I use Time Machine to go back to the prior day before I downloaded? 
    If I can't do this where would I search for "Barrier 6 Anti-Virus?
    thanks,  brian

    Boot from your Install Disc first off, then follow Pondini's directions freom here on...
    On LEOPARD or SNOW LEOPARD, start up from your Install disc (or Software Reinstall drive on a MacBook Air).  Insert it and either wait for the Mac OS X Install DVD window and double-click the Install icon;  or power down, then start up normally while holding down the "C" key. That takes a few minutes. 
    Select your language, then on the next screen, select Utilities from the top menubar:
    http://pondini.org/TM/14.html

  • How to restore home directory using time machine

    I had moved my home directory to an external drive.  Unfortunately that drive died a horrible death when one of my cats knocked it off the shelf.  I have Time Machine backups of my home directory, and I would like to restore the entire directory, but I get an error saying that I can't delete the directory because it is required by the system.  Can someone tell me how I can go about performing the restore?
    Thanks!

    Thank you for the information.  I actually figured out slightly different way of doing it.  I had already formatted the replacement drive so that it was again mounted under /Volumes/Primary.  I then navigated to the drive, and entered Time Machine from there.  My old home directory appeared, and I was able to restore successfully.  Once everything was restored I merely changed the location of my home directory from its default location in /Users, and pointed it to the newly restored directory in /Volumes/Primary.

  • How to restore external drive using Time Machine?

    My external drive quit working and it held my iTunes library and other important documents.  Everything is backed up to Time Machine.  Time Machine is another external drive.  The external drives are Seagate Go Flex that sit on the removable bases.
    Any tips going forward?  I was thinking about Drobo?  I need safe backups. 
    Should I stop everything, get another good drive and somehow restore?  I can't just tell Time Machine to restore contents of lost drive - correct?
    How much risk is there? 
    I have an iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
    Running 10.8.2 - everything is up to date
    Thanks for helping.  This is scary.

    I can't just tell Time Machine to restore contents of lost drive - correct?
    Sure you can. Follow the instructions linked below:
    I can't see backups for a disk/partition that's no longer connected

  • How to restore mail account from time machine

    Hi there,
    I would like to restore all my accounts and mails from the time machine. Unfortunately it doesn't seem that either Mail or time machine give this option.
    Is this possible?
    Thanks in advance

    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.
    Cheers,
    Pedro.

  • How to restore contacts & bookmarks from Time MAchine?

    OSX Lion 10.7.5 - iMac mid 2011 running Time Machine
    Today I enabled photo stream on Icloud resulting destroying (getting an old version) my bookmarks & contacts.  How do I restore from Time Machine?
    Thank you.
    Dan from New York

    Others have reported that problem. Post that question in the Time Machine forum as it may be more TM related that iPhoto.

  • How to restore Address Book with Time Machine -

         hello, I'm quite desperate beacuse the new version of iTunes has cancelled all my contacts and does no longer sync with Outllok for Mac.
    On the Time Machine I see my old contacts in yesterdays' address book, but if I click on restore it just does not do it and returns to this messy verion of my address book. can anyone help me?
    please

    It looks to me like this other discussion from last year may offer you some useful suggestions:
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/17891606#17891606
    Hope that helps.
    Ivan

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