Gricolomb

Q: Clean installation of  Mavericks and the Apps and recovery backup from Time Machine?

I have 10.9.5 and the backup on the Time Machine: the system is to slow and I would install Mavericks and the Apps from zero.

I have downloaded the installation from the App Store and I will made a bootable USB pen drive.

My trouble is the following:

 

"May I recovery the documents, the Photos, the films and the iTunes libray from the backup in the Time Machine by automatic method or I have to do it manually?"

 

many thanks for the help

Gricolomb

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9), iMAC9,1

Posted on May 29, 2016 6:35 AM

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Q: Clean installation of  Mavericks and the Apps and recovery backup from Time Machine?

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  • by Eric Root,Apple recommended

    Eric Root Eric Root May 29, 2016 7:57 AM in response to Gricolomb
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    May 29, 2016 7:57 AM in response to Gricolomb

    When Setup Assistant runs after the install, if you recover your user, that should recover what you listed provided they are in the User Pictures, Music, and Movies folders.

  • by Gricolomb,

    Gricolomb Gricolomb May 30, 2016 12:33 PM in response to Eric Root
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    May 30, 2016 12:33 PM in response to Eric Root

    ok.

     

    the photos, films and documents are in the pertinent directory. I should not have any particular problem.

     

    what about the email and the copies of them stored in Mail on my iMac? I understand that the Setup Assistant will run it should recovery the emails and the account? is it correct?

     

    I use Aperture and I store the photos in its libraries and each library has a its vaults. all the vaults are on the same external HD used by Time Machine.

    the libraries aren't saved by the Time Machines and, once I'll reinstalled the Aperture application I'll use the vaults to recovery the libraries.

    it should work?

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root May 31, 2016 7:54 AM in response to Gricolomb
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    May 31, 2016 7:54 AM in response to Gricolomb

    If you restore your user, anything in the User folder should show up. Mail is part of your user folder. What you propose for Aperture should work I would think, but I've never used that application.

  • by Gricolomb,

    Gricolomb Gricolomb Jun 2, 2016 2:33 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Jun 2, 2016 2:33 AM in response to Eric Root

    thanks for your help

  • by Eric Root,Solvedanswer

    Eric Root Eric Root Jun 2, 2016 8:53 AM in response to Gricolomb
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    Jun 2, 2016 8:53 AM in response to Gricolomb

    You are welcome. Glad to help.