Macbook Air Manual

42 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution
Repairing, Restoring, or Reinstalling Mac OS X Software
IfyouhaveaproblemwithyourMacsoftwareorhardware,MacOSXprovidesrepair
andrestoreutilitiesthatmayeliminateproblemsandcanevenrestoreyoursoftware
toitsoriginalfactorysettings.YoucanaccesstheseutilitiesfromtheMacOSXUtilities
application,evenifyourcomputerisn’tstartingupcorrectly.
UsetheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationto:
Â Repairyourcomputer’sdiskusingDiskUtility.
Â RestoreyoursoftwareanddatafromaTimeMachinebackup.