Drive space needed for time machine backup restore to new mac?

My friend's 10 year old iMac just died. We aren't sure how much of his 1TB drive he was using. He is looking to get a new mac. Any way to determine how big the restored image will be on the new Mac from time machine backups? Need to know so he knows what size drive the new machine will need.

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Posted on Sep 3, 2023 7:03 PM

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den.thed

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Sep 4, 2023 4:05 AM in response to jeffreylay581

They should replace the old Mac with a new Mac that has at least 1T.

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