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Q: Restoring from Time Machine on Macbook Air

I am ocnsidering buying a second hand MacBook Air. It has a single Admin account.

 

I am planning to use my main machine Time Machine archive to set the MacBook Air up. With the old DVD-based OSX, one put the master DVD to force the option to restore from Time Machine. MacBook Air, of course, doesn't come with a master DVD so how do I access the menu to restore from Time Machine?

 

I forgot to look on the MacBook Air to see which version of OSX it was running.

 

And as a supplementary question for a bonus 10 points... :-)

 

The same shop is also selling a MacBook Pro. Again, it has a single Admin login and I forgot to chech which OSX it was running. However, I think it has a DVD dirive and I was told the shop does not have the master DVD. How can I access the menu to restore from Time Machine on this computer?

 

Thanks in advance for all advice.

 

Andrew

Posted on Feb 22, 2014 9:06 AM

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