The reverse procedure of backup, to restore is to put information from a backup back onto the computer system.
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Is TimeMachine Apple's System Restore?
I have recently moved to Mac from Windows. Rarely I find that I may have to use System Restore to fix an issue that the OS has incurred. What I would like to know is whether Time Machine is the Mac ...
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Setting up new iphone 5
I've restored the iphone 5 from my old iphone 4 using iTunes. ITunes is showing complete, but it still shows on the phone that it is connected to iTunes and won't let me access it to use it. How do ...
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Move of time machine backup: unable to “restore”
I want to use a new hard drive for time machine. I try to restore the old backup into the new disk using disk utility. It fails with the following error :
source volume is read-write and cannot be ...
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restore MacBook from sparse image
I recently wiped my MBP hard drive as well as installing a new SSD.
I have a sparseimage backup of my old drive (created with Carbon Copy Cloner) that I want to restore onto the SSD.
I've tried to ...
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restore Mac OS Mountain Lion to factory settings without discs or time machine backups
I installed XCode 3 on Mac OS Mountain Lion 10.8 and now I am getting the Apple BSODs.
Can I do a system restore without having the discs as I seem to have nothing to use, also I have no Time Machine ...
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Restoring iPhone
I need to restore my iPhone (I use iTunes on Windows 7). I backed-up the backup in MobileSync/Backup to an external drive (thankfully).
Now I have a long, nonsensically named folder containing the ...
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Make iTunes Match “recognize” that I have restored music files that had been deleted?
When I first matched my library with iTunes Match, I wanted the extra space on my SSD, so made a duplicate of my C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\ folder and backed it up to an external ...
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Where are my Pages documents?
Recently replaced iMac hard drive through recall program. Used Time Machine/Seagate Backup Drive. Everything seems to be restored but my Pages documents. How do I find them?
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iPhone 4 Restore loop 6.1.2
OK so the other day I tried to restore my iPhone while it was jail broken on ios 6.1.2. Well it was a terrible idea.... NEVER DO IT. any way i have worked on trying to restore it back to normal but it ...
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iPhone 4 needs to restored, but I am concerned about losing photos
My iPhone 4 suddenly turned off and won't turn back on. I've tried charging it, holding the home and top button and plugging it into my computer. Nothing is working. When I plugged it into my ...
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iPhone backup error. What does this mean?
The iOS was upgraded from 6.1.2 to 6.1.3 and the ADSL disconnected part way through the upgrade and I lost all my contacts, photos, settings etc. Below is the error message that occurs every time I ...
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314 views
Restoring OS X Server Data from Time Machine
How does one restore OS X Server data from time machine on another server?
I had a Mac mini with OS X Server (Mountain Lion). It had Time Machine backups and this weekend the server experienced a ...
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I need to restore my data from a non time machine manual backup
My machine crashed and I made a manual backup to an external drive...how can i restore all my user data including mailbox data...am I screwed. I did not use time machine backup to back up my data just ...
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Restoring user data to os10.7
My computer crashed and I made a copy of the entire hard disk by drag and drop on an external hard drive in target mode. Can I restore everything from this drive to the computer now that is 10.7 has ...
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How can I access my photos in iCloud after my iPhone4 has been restored (in other words, erased)?
My iPhone was recently restored. I had nearly full iCloud storage before the crash. How can I get my Photos back? I had approximately 1466 pics.
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Cannot Upgrade jailbroken iPod touch 4.3.3 to iOS 6.1.2
I got a jailbroken iPod from a friend and I want to update to iOS 6 so I can restore my backed up data on it.
I tried SHIFT + Restore / Upgrade to iOS 6 but the first error I got was this
Figure 1
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1answer
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How do I reinstall the OS when buying a MacBook Pro since no install media was delivered to me?
I just bought a refurbished MacBook (through a reputable retailer) and 3rd party external drive for Time Machine backups. There are no install discs and my concern is that after the warranty ends (90 ...
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How do I get my iPod touch (1st gen) out of a recovery mode boot loop?
I restored my iPod touch 1G and when it rebooted after completing restore, it got stuck showing the iTunes logo.
I tried two different methods of exiting the recovery mode as explained at
How To Fix ...
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Having trouble deleting old Time Machine back-ups after a restore
Due to migrating several computers over time, my MacBook Pro was bogged down with lots (and lots!) of old apps, files, etc. that I wanted to get rid of. So, I backed up to Time Machine as usual, then ...
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Restoring a new iPhone via iCloud post-setup?
I am trying to restore my new iPhone with the data from my old iPhone via iCloud. I have tried to follow this tutorial, but unfortunately I cannot connect to wifi during the setup process (my wifi ...
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3answers
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I restored my iPhone but it always says Activation Error, what should I do?
I forgot my passcode so I go on iTunes to restore it, but after the restoration, it says Activation Error after I put in the Wi-Fi Settings. I have tried it many times but it still hasn't worked.
I ...
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1answer
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Restore 10.8.2 to original developer settings
So I am at a point in a rabbit hole of troubleshooting programming problems (a lot of it seems to involve my gcc and fortran compilers, but I have long lists of libraries interfering with one another) ...
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Timemachine encryption restore/backup?
I'm trying to automate the creation of an encrypted sparsebundle and configure backup for a 10.7 machine using a TimeCapsule. I've created the script below
http://pastebin.com/D2nQk1j1
#!/bin/bash
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how to reinstall mountain lion after restoring my macbook pro to the factory setting
I just recently bought my macbook pro early 2011 and it was freezing all the time for whatever reason. So, I decided to restore the computer. I erase the disk using the recovery method, but I'm having ...
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Lost everything when adding Itunes to Iphone 4
I have only had my iphone for a few weeks. Wanted to sync it with Itunes so that I could have my music. When I went into itunes, it said that it could not sync (i did not have it on my phone at all ...
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Have to upgrade to Mountain Lion. Want to wipe my drive, but can I then restore apps and data from LEOPARD backup on Time Machine?
So my lovely system that has been working wonderfully is finally out of date, as enough developers are no longer supporting it. I have to upgrade to Mountain Lion on my intel macbook.
I'd like to ...
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0answers
192 views
Restore failed iphone 5 from iPhone 3G
I've just got iphone 5 and I wanted to restore it with my iPhone 3G information (mainly SMS). I try to restore it with iTunes by clicking the backup I had from my iPhone 3G but it says gives me an ...
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iPhone 5 Restored - No iTunes Backup - Anyway to get data back?
I recently was resetting my passcode right after the i06 update and the phone went to sleep during the reset. When I turned it back on the only 2 passcodes I have ever used didn't work! The phone ...
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Error 2009 when restoring iPhone
I have a jailbreaked iPhone 4 and I updated from version 5 to v6 in wifi.
The screen shows only the recovery mode, but when I connect it to iTunes, it detects the iPhone but needs to update it.
When ...
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2answers
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Restore all Notes from iCloud
I deleted numerous Notes from my phone that I want to get back from iCloud. My phone has not updated to iCloud so the Notes are still good on the cloud. How do I get all files from cloud back onto ...
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2answers
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Factory Settings to Speed Up Mac?
My iMac (2010, i3, 3.06 GHz, 4GB RAM) has been getting a little slower. My research shows memory can cause a slow performance, so I looked and most of the time, my RAM is allocated like this:
.
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Backing up HDD to restore it on another SSD
I want to switch out my current HDD for a SSD in my Mac. However I don't want to reinstall the OS and all my software.
How can I backup (image) the entire HDD to restore it later as image with Disk ...
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What to backup and restore from IOS using rsync?
I am backing up my jailbroken iphone using full filesystem rsync clone.
The backup command is:
rsync -axvPH --numeric-ids --delete -e 'ssh -i /root/.ssh/ifone' \
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1answer
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Restoring a jailbroken iPhone
I'm trying to restore a iPhone 3g I got that was jailbroken. I plugged it into itunes and hit restore and received the error 1015 that it could not be restored. I've tried using the tinyumbrella ...
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Is it possible to restore individual app data (over iCloud)?
I am upgrading to a new iPhone 5 from an iPod touch, and I want a shiny new, fresh install.
I would rather not restore the whole shebang from my tired old, disorganized, app-laden, settings-broken ...
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3answers
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iPad: Using iTunes to restore causes automatic sync?
I had a iPad mini(miniA) several months ago, and I got a new iPad mini(miniB) recently. On miniB's first run, when I was asked whether to set it up as a new device or restore from a backup, I chose to ...
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Is it possible to reinstall Mountain Lion using Lion Time Machine backup?
I have an old MacBook which cannot run anything newer than 10.7.5 Lion. I do regular Time Machine backups to an external drive. I plan to buy a new MacBook Air, but I want to make the migration as ...
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How can I backup and restore only the “Dashboard” (do a 3 finger up swipe to see it)
I have several notes I saved on my dashboard that I would like to retrieve. I have them saved on a time machine backup, but due to a virus I re formatted my system.
How do I restore my Dashboard?
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Password not working on time machine restore after clean install
So I recently wiped my computer clean because it had some problems, and did a clean install of Lion from a flash drive. I then restored my user from a time machine back up originally made from my ...
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2answers
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Lion Boot from a Flash Drive Mac
So I'm trying to load a Lion DMG onto a 16GB flash drive according to this tutorial, but I only get as far as step 9. The data starts to restore to the flash drive, but right as it gets to the end, ...
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1answer
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How to restore a backup to a user account? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to restore from a Time Machine backup when there is already a user account set up?
We just sold my wife's MacBook Air, and we're going to try sharing my MacBook Pro ...
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How to keep all contacts on both devices when syncing?
I have some contacts on my iphone and some on my computer. How do I sync my phone and my computer so that each has all contacts?
The first question I see when opening ITunes is "Do you want to set up ...
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1answer
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Restore user data, settings and apps from hard-drive copy
Here's the situation:
My GF's MacBook Pro broke, OS would not start at all
I inserted Knoppix Live CD, booted and just copied all of the files from her HD to folder on external HD
I've reinstalled ...
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3answers
9k views
How can I restore an iCloud backup to a new device?
I have a new iPad And am trying to restore it from the back up of my old iPad. iCloud storage shows 3 backups - my iPhone, my old iPad and the new iPad (empty).
How do I get the old iPad backup on ...
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2answers
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Iphone 5 can't restore even when using DFU mode
I got this AT&T iphone 5 purchased overseas for 800 dollars plus tax.
As soon as I got it, I tried to restore it to bypass the activation screen required by at&t. But restoring didn't go ...
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7answers
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Why can't I restore apps to iPhone 5 from 4s?
I recently upgraded from an iPhone 4s to iPhone 5. How do I transfer all my apps to the new iPhone 5? I have tried two times without success:
First attempt:
From iTunes, make "a full backup" of the ...
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1answer
209 views
Mail.app accidentally deleted (OS X 5.8)
How do I restore Mail.app after it was accidentally deleted?
I have complete time machine backup of system, but can't find Mail.app in it.
I tried optional install from original disks, but Mail.app ...
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To what extent does time machine restore files [closed]
I've had some problems with my Mac recently, and thinking they were a bad block issue, I zeroed out the drive, reinstalled OS X and restored everything with Time Machine/Migration Assistant.
The ...
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0answers
356 views
How can i get back information wiped off my Iphone by accidental restore?
I plugged in my iPhone to attempt to sync so that I could update my software. The sync was not working. I looked up problem on internet and they suggested that I restore the settings on the iPhone. ...
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1answer
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iPhone 3GS restarts and goes into the iOS 6 “Slide to Set Up” screen
My iPhone 3gs has been misbehaving lately:
Randomly drops signal to "No Service"
"No SIM" issues
Restarts itself
Says it needs to be restored
I have already tried restoring it, cleaning the SIM ...
