Will a system restore from Time Machine erase any of the data that is currently on the Mac and not in the Time Machine?

We had a lot of data on our Mac (i.e. photos, iTunes libraries etc) which we backed up via Time Machine. The hard disk corrupted so we had to get it wiped. When we got it back, my parents started using the mac as per usual but they didn't do a full System Restore from Time Machine. So, if I do a full restore now, will it erase any of the new photos, musc etc that is currently on the mac?

The Time Machine restore will only restore what is on Time Machine. Making a clone is probably a better means of ensuring whatever data you want recovered gets recovered together with Time Machine.
Generally speaking, applications that are newer than the operating system from Apple that are included with the operating system are not supported. So in your data recovery process from your clone, you'll have to be careful what data you choose to copy back.

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I recently updated a friends iPhone 3 to I cloud , however some contacts have disappeared. These seem to be the ones that were added onto her phone and not her sim. As I have done a sim import. This is the first time she has ever done a back up and sync.

I recently updated a friends iPhone 3 to I cloud , however some contacts have disappeared. These seem to be the ones that were added onto her phone and not her sim. As I have done a sim import. This is the first time she has ever done a back up and sync.

This information will explain it:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
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System Restore from TM with Windows on Bootcamp

I have a question about using TM to do a system restore. I have a MBP Mid 2010 running OS X 10.9 with 8GB RAM. I have a 500GB HD with 260GB free space. Boot camp partition is 35GB with 17GB free. I have Windows XP installed on a Boot Camp Partition. I use Windows to run one program for work about once a week so I must keep it. I have current TM backups. I have never done a system restore on this system.
In the past week my system has slowed down to a crawl. Activity monitor shows I am using 7.99 GB of RAM. After boot it is using 5GB but within minutes it is at the 8GB. I cannot seem to find the culprit that is slowing my system down. So I am wondering if doing a System Restore will fix the problem.
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Can I restore just the Mac partition w/o affecting the Boot Camp partition? (I no longer have the Windows CD
If I restore from TM can I choose to not restore certain Apps that I no longer use or should I just drag those to the trash?
If restore is an option, should I erase the MAC partition before doing the restore? Will this leave the boot camp partition in tact?
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HT201250 Does Time Machine delete files in back-ups that are deleted on my Mac?

Does Time Machine delete files in back-ups that are deleted on my Mac? IOW....if I need to restore a whole back-up, I don't want to restore previously deleted files.

Does Time Machine delete files in back-ups that are deleted on my Mac?
Not immediately. When space starts to get tight, Time Machine will start to delete the oldest file(s) to make more room, but this won't occur for some time.
if I need to restore a whole back-up, I don't want to restore previously deleted files.
You won't if you choose to restore from a backup that occurred after the date that you deleted the file.
If you absolutely do not want to keep the file in your Time Machine backups at all, you do have the option to go into Time Machine, find the file, and manually delete all versions of the file from past dates.

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Downloads folder missing after system restore from Time Machine

I installed a new HDD, installed Leopard, and the did a system restore from Time Machine. Everything seems to work fine except from a big question mark in the dock, where downloads folder should be. Any suggestions pls?

Thank you very much for your quick answers.
Probably the problem originated from excluding the Downloads folder from my backup, although it should have been there in my new installation. The interesting thing was that this folder were nowhere to be found in the Finder, and by trying to download something from Safari, it just wouldn’t.
I did a Repair Permissions from the HDD, not the Leopard DVD, and all came back to normal.
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HT201250 When using the installation disc to start a Mac Pro that won't start; will the 'restore from backup' option erase all the data previously stored?

When starting a Macbook Pro that has quit by using the disc that came with it, will the "restore from backup" option erase all previous data stored on the machine?

rsbann wrote:
When starting a Macbook Pro that has quit by using the disc that came with it, will the "restore from backup" option erase all previous data stored on the machine?
As long as the backup on your external drive is fine, it will restore your Mac to exactly how it was on the date of that particular backup, all data included. I have used it before and have retained all data from the date of the backup.
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System Restore from USB - problems

I just switched HDD with another macbook (a 2,1) and it works fine, now my HDD is in the 3,1 body. There was freezing from the off so I decided to restore (from USB - Snow Leopard) the system from time machine to nip any problems early on. The restore finished correctly, i reset, and it hasn't booted since. All I see is the Apple logo and the circular rotating 'busy' icon.
I checked my external HD on a different system to see if it had been corrupted - it hadn't.
SO I don't know what to do now. I think trying to restore again would make sense, but i'm not sure, and I cannot find how to access the restore USB either.
Any advice or suggestions?

mjf123098 wrote:
I restored from a liveUSB which I made,
How did you make it?
thinking that it would have the same functionality as my original DVD however I don't know how to boot direct from USB so thats a problem.
See [Startup Manager: How to select a startup volume|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1310].
When I restored I did did a full system restore from my last time machine backup - however I realised yesterday that this final backup was made on the system after I switched the HDDs so would just have compounded any errors already there. I should have restored from the last fully working backup, which was the one before that.
However this was onto a new machine, so you could be onto something there. I would like to re-format the HDD and then try to install from the last working backup however as the macbook does not now boot, and I have no CD to hand (waiting for that to get sent over here) looks like I am stuck for the time being.
Is this a fair assessment?
Maybe.
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Mozilla apps won't load after System Restore from TM

Alas, a hard disk failure which Apple kindly replaced even though It happened 25 days out of 3-year AppleCare. Thanks!
New hard disk installed, proceeded to do System restore from TimeMachine and everything went perfectly (as far as I can tell) EXCEPT Firefox and Thunderbird. All the other apps are loading and seem to be working as I would expect (I guess I won't know for sure until I've worked for a few days) but Firefox will not load - the icon bounces in the dock for a couple of seconds and then disappears. Out of curiosity, I tired to load Thunderbird (which I seldom use) and not even the icon appears.
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[email protected] wrote:
OK - that was a good suggestion. Firefox and Thunderbird both work when I log is as a guest. Now what should I be looking for on my main account that is blocking the apps from opening? Thanks for the help.
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