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Oct 24, 2012 4:22 AM in response to drewgostby dwb,★HelpfulFor most data you can do the following: open a Finder window and navigate to the folder or file you want to restore from TimeMachine. Now go up to the TimeMachine icon in the menubar and select Enter Time Machine. You'll see a star field drop down and the folder you were looking at in Finder now appears. Select the item(s) you want to restore and click on the Restore button.
You'll be asked if you want to keep the original, keep both the original and the restored or replace the original with the restored. (This lets you cancel the restore, keep both in case you aren't sure if you really need to replace everything, or replace everything.)
Note 1: when you are replacing data it is best to close the program(s) the data belongs to before you restore.
Note 2: some programs such as Contacts (Address Book) and Mail work differently. For them you need to access TimeMachine while the program is running.
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Oct 24, 2012 1:42 PM in response to dwbby drewgost,So if I want to restore iTunes I look for the application iTunes?
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Oct 24, 2012 1:44 PM in response to drewgostby dwb,No, if it were I'd have specifically mentioned it
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Oct 24, 2012 2:32 PM in response to dwbby drewgost,ok thanks I am no longer a big fan of the time machine
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Sep 22, 2016 9:13 AM in response to dwbby DonnaR,Re closing the program the data belongs to before you restore: In the past I've restored an Excel document to the Finder while Excel was open. Time Machine lets you do that. But can that cause issues, or are you talking about support files or database-type programs?
Also, a separate question: Is it OK if Time Machine runs and creates a new backup while you're in Time Machine looking at a previous backup?
Thank you!