Users Manual

iCloud Photos: Open Photos, then choose Photos > Preferences. In the iCloud pane,
select “Download Originals to this Mac.” Full-resolution versions of your entire photo
library will be stored on your Mac and included in your backup.
Restore your files. You can use Time Machine to restore all your files at once. Click the
Time Machine icon in the menu bar, then choose Enter Time Machine. (If the Time
Machine icon isn’t in the menu bar, choose Apple Menu > System Preferences, click Time
Machine, then select “Show Time Machine in menu bar.”) Select one or more items that
you want to restore (individual folders or your entire disk), then click Restore.
If you use Time Machine to back up your Mac, you can recover your files if the operating
system or startup disk is damaged. To do this, you must first reinstall macOS on your Mac
before you can restore your files using your Time Machine backup. Read on for more
information.
Reinstall macOS. Your operating system files are kept separate from your personal files
in a sealed system disk. However, some actions, like erasing or inadvertently damaging a
disk, require that you restore your MacBook Air. You can reinstall macOS and then use
Time Machine to restore your personal files from your backup. With macOS Big Sur, there
are several ways to restore your Mac. You may be required to install a newer version of
macOS than what your computer originally came with, or what you were using before the
disk was damaged. To learn more about these options, see
in the macOS User Guide and the Apple Support article
.
Important: Advanced users may want to create a bootable installer to reinstall macOS in
the future. This can be useful if you want to use a specific version of macOS. See the
Apple Support article .
Learn more. See and
in the macOS User Guide and the Apple Support article
.
Accessibility on your Mac
Your Mac, iOS devices, and iPadOS devices include powerful tools to make Apple product
features available and easy to use by all—such as VoiceOver, Voice Control, Switch
Control, and Hover Text. There are four main accessibility focus areas for your Mac. Click
a link to learn more about the features for each area:
Recover all your files from a
Time Machine backup How to
reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery
How to create a bootable installer for macOS
Back up your files with Time Machine Time Machine
troubleshooting on Mac What to
do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac
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