83Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
Restoring Information Using a Time Machine Backup
IfyoupreviouslycreatedaTimeMachinebackup,usetheRestoreutilitytorestore
everythingonyourcomputertoitspreviousstate.
UseyourTimeMachinebackuponlytorestoreinformationtothecomputerthatwas
thesourceofthebackup.Ifyouwanttotransferinformationtoanewcomputer,use
MigrationAssistant.
1 IfyourbackupisonaTimeCapsule,makesureyourMacProisconnectedtothesame
EthernetorWi-Finetwork.(ToconnecttoaWi-Finetwork,followtheinstructionson
page82.)
2 IntheMacOSXUtilitiespane,selectRestoreFromTimeMachineBackupandclick
Continue.
3 SelectthediskthatcontainstheTimeMachinebackup,andthenfollowtheonscreen
instructions.
Reinstalling Mac OS X Lion Server and Apple Applications
Undersomecircumstances,youmayneedtoreinstallMacOSXLionServerandApple
applications.Youcanreinstallwhilekeepingyourlesandusersettingsintact.
Important: TheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationreinstallsandrestoresMacOSXand
MacOSXLionServersoftware.
1 MakesureyourMacProisconnectedtotheInternetviaanEthernetorWi-Finetwork.
(ToconnecttoaWi-Finetwork,followtheinstructionsonpage82.)
2 IntheMacOSXUtilitiespane,selectReinstallMacOSXandclickContinue.
3 Whenyou’reaskedtoselectadisk,selectyourcurrentMacOSXdisk(inmostcases,it’s
theonlyoneavailable).
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