Restore Office 2011 (for Mac) from Time Machine

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greedyshark Author

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Restore Office 2011 (for Mac) from Time Machine

What is the process to restore Office 2011 (for Mac) from Time Machine backup? Running 10.6 Snow Leopard.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 26, 2015 6:29 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 26, 2015 6:39 AM in response to greedyshark

I think you would need to locate your original disc that has the written Product Key and install it again on your Mac.

You would have a difficult time restoring the software due to the license/Product Key.

See MS user forum

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macword/new-mac-resto re-from-time-machine-didnt-work/e4991b39-a2e1-4ca9-92b9-e58ffe2b4bcb?auth=1

A long shot is offered here (see last post - it is from 2009)

http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/office-2011-requires-activation-after-time-m achine-restore.1161982/

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Answer 2

greedyshark Author

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Jul 26, 2015 7:45 AM in response to Sparkleberry

Sparkleberry,

Thanks for the quick response. I have found that when I do a complete system restore from Time Machine, Office comes back just fine. Just trying to understand if I can restore Office by itself.

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Answer 3

Eric Root

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Jul 27, 2015 9:28 AM in response to greedyshark

You would need to get more files than just the applications, so I think Sparkleberry has the right answer. There are files in your user Library that need to be restored for the programs to operate properly.

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