Apple iMac Specifications download pdf (Page 53)

53Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution

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52.)

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you’reconnectedtotheInternetbyusinganEthernetorWi-Finetwork.

(ToconnecttoaWi-Finetwork,followtheinstructionsonpage52.)

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istheonlyoneavailable).

4 Toselectordeselectoptionalsoftware,clickCustomize.

5 ClickInstall.

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