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Restoring Information Using a Time Machine Backup
YoucanusetheRestoreutilitytorestoreeverythingonyourcomputertoitsprevious
stateifyouhaveaTimeMachinebackup.
UseyourTimeMachinebackuptorestoreinformationonlytothecomputerthatwas
thesourceofthebackup.Ifyouwanttotransferinformationtoanewcomputer,use
MigrationAssistant(intheUtilitiesfolderinLaunchpad).
1 IfyourbackupisonaTimeCapsule,makesureyou’reconnectedtoanEthernetor
Wi-Finetwork.(ToconnecttoaWi-Finetwork,followtheinstructionsonpage46.)
2 IntheMacOSXUtilitiespane,selectRestoreFromTimeMachineBackupandclick
Continue.
3 SelectthediskthatcontainstheTimeMachinebackup,andthenfollowtheonscreen
instructions.
Reinstalling Mac OS X and Apple Applications
Undersomecircumstances,youmayneedtoreinstallMacOSXandAppleapplications.
Youcanreinstallwhilekeepingyourlesandusersettingsintact.
1 MakesureyouriMacisconnectedtotheInternetbyusinganEthernetorWi-Fi
network.(ToconnecttoaWi-Finetwork,followtheinstructionsonpage46.)
2 IntheMacOSXUtilitiespane,selectReinstallMacOSXandclickContinue.
3 Inthepanewhereyou’reaskedtoselectadisk,selectyourcurrentMacOSXdisk
(inmostcases,it’stheonlyoneavailable).
4 Toselectordeselectoptionalsoftware,clickCustomize.
5 ClickInstall.