Q: New iMac

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buffrod

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Q: New iMac

Want to get everything from hard drive backups from old iMac that where backed up with Time Machine onto new iPad.

Im stuck on how to do it?

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Posted on Sep 13, 2016 1:39 AM

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Paul_31

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This Time Machine resource is a little dated - http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html , but its contents are still relevant. If you are setting up a new Mac and want to restore the data held on Time Machine from an old Mac the information on Setup Assistant vs. Migration Assistant should help.

Posted on Sep 13, 2016 5:26 PM

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by Carolyn Samit,

Carolyn Samit Sep 12, 2016 6:34 PM in response to buffrod
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Sep 12, 2016 6:34 PM in response to buffrod

Backups are restored on an iPad using iTunes not Time Machine.

Instructions here > Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

Latest version of iTunes requirer a Mac running v10.8.5 or later > http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
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KiltedTim Sep 12, 2016 6:34 PM in response to buffrod
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Sep 12, 2016 6:34 PM in response to buffrod

You don't. You can restore the time machine backup to a Mac. You can not restore it to an iPad. As functional as an iPad may be for a computer, it is not a Mac.
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buffrod Sep 12, 2016 8:37 PM in response to Carolyn Samit
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Sep 12, 2016 8:37 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Thanks for replying. Brain fart here.
What I'm trying to do is get everything that was backed up from my old IMac with time machine onto my new iMac. Not iPad as I typed in before.
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Paul_31

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Sep 13, 2016 5:26 PM in response to buffrod

This Time Machine resource is a little dated - http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html , but its contents are still relevant. If you are setting up a new Mac and want to restore the data held on Time Machine from an old Mac the information on Setup Assistant vs. Migration Assistant should help.

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