HT201250: Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac
Learn about Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac
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Feb 21, 2014 8:28 AM in response to PETE-Cby Tony T1,Connect the drive, and hold the option key while clicking the TM icon in the menu bar and select "Browse Other Backup Disks"
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Feb 21, 2014 8:45 AM in response to PETE-Cby Chris CA,PETE-C wrote:
Hi
I have a timemachine back up from my old iMac using Mountain Lion
Just curious why you did not simply continue to use this?
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Feb 21, 2014 9:44 AM in response to Chris CAby PETE-C,Hi
Whenever I have updraded my OS then I have used a new drive for backups, although in this case the Imac and Macbook have seperate TM drives for their respective back ups, I have a load of pictures on the imac TM drive and wondered if I could search and copy them over to the macbook, they would then be backed up onto that drive
If you mean why do I not continue to use the old imac, just because I love my Macbook the Imac is 5years old and we have downsized houses, the laptop is so handy and I can air play anything I want bigger onto the TV
Pete
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Feb 21, 2014 9:47 AM in response to PETE-Cby Chris CA,PETE-C wrote:
although in this case the Imac and Macbook have seperate TM drives for their respective back ups,
Okay.
As Tony suggested, you can simply browse other backups and restore items to your MacBook.
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