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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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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.

Posted on Dec 24, 2021 8:40 PM

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

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