The reverse procedure of backup, to restore is to put information from a backup back onto the computer system.
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If I upgrade to iOS 5, can I restore a 4.2 backup?
I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.2 backed up to one of my PCs which I no longer use. If I upgrade to iOS 5, will I lose the opportunity to restore from one of these old backups? Would I be able to ...
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How do I restore my iPhone from an iCloud backup?
I just installed iOS 5 on my iPhone 4 several days ago, and I backed it up to iCloud. After performing a sync with my PC, it deleted a bunch of apps. I'd like to restore these from the iCloud backup.
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Can I restore a Snow Leopard backup onto a Lion machine?
So I am a little confused and slightly worried, and I was wondering if someone could answer this.
I have a Time Machine backup saved on an external HD for my Mac mini that is running the latest ...
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If I delete a paid app purchased through the Mac App Store, can I redownload without paying?
If I delete an app purchased through the Mac App Store, can I download it again without paying for it again like I can with iOS? In the event of an app restore, does the app retain settings, saved ...
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The iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (9)
This is an issue that occurred to my iPhone.
What is the recommended general fix for this?
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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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How does keychain restore work in other idevice?
app A stores passwords in keychain programmatically. One password is stored in one keychain item. Keychain item is a class of type Generic Password. app A is installed & used in idevice1 & ...
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How can we unlock an iPhone backup file if we don't know the password?
I've got a rather peculiar problem. My wife's iPhone got stolen and we bought a new one from the insurance money. When trying to restore the backup file to her new phone, iTunes asks for the password:
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1answer
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Do I need to take special steps to fully restore an iPhone after jailbreaking it?
I heard that the iPhone has some sort of counter that counts every unauthorized connect or something like that, and with said counter, Apple Geniuses can tell if it has been jailbroken and they won't ...
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Moving from Lion to Snow Leopard
So it turns out that I am not the greatest fan of Lion after all. Is there a way I can downgrade from the Lion OS to the Snow Leopard OS if I bought my laptop in mid 2011?
There are plenty of sites ...
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How can I erase the data from my Macbook without losing my recent OS?
I'm going to sell my Macbook Pro and want to remove all of the data before doing so. I have the OS Lion installed but my machine came with Snow Leopard. How can I remove everything and restore it to ...
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How can I recover iPhone data lost after iOS upgrade?
I've had my iPhone 4 for about 3 months and when I connected it to my computer today I was prompted to update the iOS, so I did. But somehow I didn't realise that it meant I was going to need some ...
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1answer
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Can I use Time Machine to restore to a smaller disk
I have used Time Machine to restore my MBP to a larger HDD with great success, but am about to purchase a smaller SSD for it.
With the obvious caveat of not having more data than the SSD can hold, is ...
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Is it possible to return the iPhone to its very original factory state?
Back to the screen that asks for SIM insertion and iTunes connection on background. Is it?
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iCloud backup from old 4S to new 4S?
I just got a replacement for my 4S. Before, I did an iCloud backup and thought I could just restore from that. But with the new phone, it says there's no backup to restore from available.
Any ideas?
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Downgrade pre-installed Lion to Snow Leopard on a 2011 Macbook Pro?
I have very recently purchased a Macbook Pro pre-installed with Lion. After spending several days unsuccessfully trying to get it to play nicely with Active Directory I purchased a retail copy of ...
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Why is my iPhone screen stuck on the 'connect to iTunes' screen?
i need help with my iPhone it is stuck on the connect to iTunes screen.
iTunes does recognize the iPhone, but when I select 'restore', it goes through a few progress bars then errors again. I've ...
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How do I use time machine to restore my entire computer, rather than a file?
Is is possible? What is the easiest (most hassle-free) way of accomplishing this?
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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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2answers
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Weird hotspot password on iPhone after it was replaced by Apple
Today I got my iPhone replaced by Apple as it was presenting some weird symptoms.
I upgraded the iOS and restored from backup but few hours later I discovered that the hotspot password was replaced ...
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2answers
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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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3answers
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Failing to restore my iPhone 4S from iCloud backup over wifi
I have been trying to restore my iPhone 4S over iCloud since yesterday. Invariably, it will fail with the message that the iPhone is no longer connected to the internet.
The wifi over which my iPhone ...
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3answers
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Am I allowed to install Snow Leopard on my MBP using someone elses install disc?
I bought a 2009 Macbook Pro 13" used from someone and it doesn't have the install disc for Snow Leopard which is currently installed. If I have to restore the computer someday can I use a friends ...
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1answer
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Lion's Preview regularly hangs when unhiding with open documents
In Lion, I've had an incredible amount of difficult with Preview hanging indefinitely when restoring open documents after being hidden for any extended period of time.
There is no immediate solution ...
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I want to restore iPhone data that didn't get restored a few weeks ago, but don't want to lose data since then
I installed iOS 5 on my wife's iPhone 3GS about 3 weeks ago. When the process was over, she was missing her apps. I reinstalled these from the App Store via the Purchased section. However, she was ...
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2answers
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What should I do before I give up my iPhone?
I am changing jobs and so I am giving back to the old company an iPhone 3GS running iOS 5. I am searching for a To-Do list for things to copy from the iPhone to a Mac computer so that I don't lose ...
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Restoring a MacBook from backup
I have a MacBook Pro that is just being ridiculous, so I'm planning on erasing the hard drive and restoring from a Time Machine backup. I hear that Time Machine will only restore from backups that ...
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Restoring Lion/iCloud iCal from Time Machine
Well I managed to delete my calendar, which was being synched via iCloud with my Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
Can I repopulate my iCal calendar from a Time Machine backup? ~/Library/ contains a folder ...
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3answers
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Is Cellular Network Data Usage persisted to a new iPhone
I got my original 3GS on release day in June 2009 as an upgrade to a 1G. In around September 2009 it developed a problem with the mute switch so I had it replaced at my local Apple Store.
A friend ...
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1answer
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How do I restore a Windows 7 System Image to a OS X Lion Boot Camp partition?
I just updated the hard drive in my MacBook Pro. I decided to also take the opportunity to upgrade it to Lion. I previously had Boot Camp under Snow Leopard. I created a new Boot Camp partition and ...
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How can I backup all my jailbroken iPhone apps saves before restoring to new firmware?
I have a jailbroken iPhone (3Gs, iOS 4.0.1, bb 5.13.04). I want to get jailbroken & unlocked 4.3.1 , but I cannot do it in other way than restoring from custom pwned firmware, so all my saves and ...
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1answer
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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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Error in restoring iOS 5.1.1 on iPhone 4 using custom IPSW
I'm trying to restore iOS 5.1.1 on iPhone 4 GSM that currently has iOS 4.3.3 and is jailbroken.
I'm using "redsn0w" to get into pwned DFU mode and then trying to restore from iTunes using custom IPSW ...
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1answer
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Clean Lion install, keeping Time Machine history?
I have a 2011 unibody MacBook Pro, and have been gathering kludge on it for some time, and on previous machines (2007 MacBook Pro, 2004 Powerbook) whose data I've migrated over using the Migration ...
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1answer
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Can Time Machine restore from one large hard drive to two smaller ones?
I'm about to put a SSD (60GB) into my MacBook Pro, the disc drive is coming out and the current drive (320GB) will sit in a bracket in its place. I'd like to use the SSD as the main drive for the OS, ...
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1answer
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How can I restore my iPad from iOS 5 to iOS 4?
I updated my iPad from iOS 4 to iOS 5 yesterday, without making any backup. However, I found that it is not convenient for me to debug my programs. So I want to restore it to iOS 4 again.
I did as ...
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1answer
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Out of disk space when restoring iPhone backup from iTunes
Trying to restore an iPhone backup I took tonight, but can't because when it tries, the startup disk runs out of space. I have other drives, but I can't remove anything else off of the startup disk.
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1answer
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iOS Backup: Restore single program's settings?
I have an iPod Touch and an iPhone. Both have the same certain application installed, but I want to transfer the Touch's app settings to the iPhone's app.
I already downloaded the iPhone Backup ...
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Is there a complete and detailed description of what Migration Assistant copies over?
Does it copy all files in ~/Library ? Including cache files and even things like Flash cookies? What about user created files/folders in / ?
etc etc
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Trying to restore Macbook Pro to factory setting, but it freezes when inserted the DVD
I'm trying to restore my Macbook Pro (17") to factory settings, and here were the steps that I took:
I inserted the Snow Leopard DVD.
I turned off my Mac.
I turned it back on while pressing the ...
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Restoring new iPhone from iCloud backup deactivates old iphone?
I gave a friend a new SIM card for her unlocked direct from Apple iPhone 5.
She put the SIM in, and went through the setup process, restoring her iPhone 5 from an iCloud backup. At this point, her ...
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1answer
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Time machine backup/restore: “This user's data doesn't need to be transferred”
So, I had a MacBook Pro 15", Late 2011, that I've been using daily since I got it last October. I set up time machine and every day after work, I would bring my laptop home and plug it into my time ...
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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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Restore address book
I am running 10.7.2 and had my Address Book synced to the iCloud. I inadvertently deleted all of my contacts from my iPhone (synced with iCloud) and now my address book is empty.
I've attempted to ...
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1answer
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Restore OS after Harddrive upgrade
I planning to upgrade my 2010 MBP's Hadrdrive from 160GB to 500GB, I have alrerady lot of data on the existing disk, including Bootcamp partition.
Could anyone suggest how to do I go ahead with ...
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1answer
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Can you use an iMac backup for a MacBook Pro?
Just curious: Is it possible to use a backup from an iMac on a Time Capsule to restore a MacBook Pro with the same items? It seems like it would be possible given that all it really backs up is the ...
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What to do after you lost restriction code on the iPad?
I guess the title says it all. I've the restriction code long time ago, and when I wanted to do actuall in-app purchase it turned out I cannot recall the password. Worse, now after 10 tries I have to ...
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1answer
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iPhone 4 restore to a replacement phone
I recently got a replacement iPhone 4 (under warranty to replace my old iPhone 4), and just before returning the old iPhone 4, I did a backup. When I connect the new phone to my iTunes, it only gives ...
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2answers
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How to restore the AddressBook database from backup
How do I transfer my address book files in the abcdp format to my new MacBook Pro with Mac OS X Lion?
The files are from a 2008 MacBook running Mac OS X 10.6; the hard drive crashed, and the ...
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2answers
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Can I backup my Time Machine drive to the cloud and restore it to any other drive?
I currently backup my Mac to a local Time Machine drive.
I'd like to start periodically backing up that drive to the cloud, using an as of yet unchosen solution.
Once it's backed up to the cloud, ...
