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my Mac got reinstalled with Monterey. how do I reinstall back up from cloud?

my Mac got reinstalled with Monterey. how do I reinstall back up from cloud?


iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Dec 24, 2021 9:46 AM

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Posted on Dec 24, 2021 8:40 PM

Macs do not backup to iCloud. You can restore a Time Machine backup or, if you currently use iCloud Drive, or desktop and documents, your files will populate again once you sign into iCloud in System Preferences.

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my Mac got reinstalled with Monterey. how do I reinstall back up from cloud?

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