There are a variety of external storage devices that are compatible with Time Machine for backup purposes.
Type in your administrator name and password. Browse through the backups and find the ones you want to delete. Click on the Time Machine icon in the menu bar. Space and delete old Time Machine copies to make way for new ones. To do this, enter the administrator password, then click Restore.īacking up is very important, there may be multiple copies of data in yourīackup from different points in time. If your Mac has FileVault turned on, you’ll be asked to unlock the disk. Select the hard disk on your Mac that will receive the backup contents and click Restore. Select a backup by date, then click Continue. 
Enter the administrator password you used when setting up Time Machine, then click Continue. If your disk is encrypted, a prompt will appear to unlock it.
Select your Time Machine backup disk as the restore source, then click Continue. 
On the Restore from Time Machine page, click Continue. Then select Restore from Time Machine backup, and click Continue. You will know it is done when you see the disk utility menu. Then wait for the computer to boot into recovery mode. Release the keys when you see the Apple logo on your screen. This will start your Mac in recovery mode. While the system is turning on, hold down the Command + R keys. Here are the steps to do that with Time Machine: To fully restore your macOS in recovery mode, including all the applicationsĪnd files. You’re installing a new hard drive or your Mac broke down on you, you may want This will restore the item and copy the file back to its original location. You can use the space bar to preview the file to make sure it’s the correct one. You can also see when the backup was made by looking at the timeline in the bottom-right corner. The farther back they are, the longer it has been since that save was made. You will see all your previous saves stacked on top of one another. Find the file or folder you want to restore. This will bring up a screen with all of your old Time Machine backups. This looks like a clock with an arrow pointing counterclockwise. Click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar. Check the box next to “ Show Time Machine in menu bar.” The Time Machine icon will now be in the menu bar. Clicking this will open Time Machine preferences. The icon looks like a curving arrow pointing downward that surrounds a clock face. Click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of your screen. 
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