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How can I choose items to be restored?

I have backed up my entire hard drive to time machine, but incase of a issue; when I restore, how do I choose which files I want to recover through time machine?


iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 19, 2023 8:59 AM

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Posted on Oct 19, 2023 11:55 AM

Enter Time Machine thru the TM menu in the menubar



Once in Time Machine navigate to the files you want to restore just as if you were in the finder, then go back in time to when the version you want is known to exist, select it and click on the Restore button.


This screenshot shows how to restore a Photos library from Time Machine:







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Oct 19, 2023 11:55 AM in response to Paulrmeehan

Enter Time Machine thru the TM menu in the menubar



Once in Time Machine navigate to the files you want to restore just as if you were in the finder, then go back in time to when the version you want is known to exist, select it and click on the Restore button.


This screenshot shows how to restore a Photos library from Time Machine:







How can I choose items to be restored?

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