Apple's built-in Time Machine app makes it simple to back up Mac data. When the time comes to restore some of those files (or your entire Mac), Apple also makes that easy. Here's how to restore from backup using the Time Machine app in macOS Mojave.
- Time Machine is a backup software application distributed as part of macOS, desktop operating system developed by Apple. The software is designed to work with AirPort Time Capsule, the Wi-Fi router with built-in hard disk, as well as other internal and external disk drives. It was introduced in Mac OS.
- Format external hard drive for macOS. Backing up a Mac with Time Machine requires an external hard drive formatted for macOS. Formatting the drive will erase everything on it and configure it for macOS. After formatting the drive, if prompted to back up with Time Machine, select Use as Backup Disk. This will open the Time Machine preferences.
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Restoring files from a Time Machine backup
Select the drive on the Desktop. Select File Get Info. Reveal the Preview section. Hp photosmart 2610 mac os x driver. It will show the Time Machine drive icon, even when the Finder icon doesn’t! Sep 17, 2014 Hi. Further to alexdelalane's solution, I have found that if you want to use the Yosemite icon for Time Machine (or any other OS X version-specific icon), instead of finding an icon on the web, the easiest solution is to: 1. 'Get Info' (command-i) on any drive that is currently displaying the Time Machine icon.
- Select System Preferences from the Apple menu.
- Choose the Time Machine icon.
- Check the box next to Show Time Machine in menu bar.
- Click Enter Time Machine after clicking the Time Machine icon in the Menu bar.
- Find the file or folder in question and click Restore.
You're all set! Time Machine will copy that file back to its original location on your hard drive.
Restoring your hard drive from a Time Machine backup
Whether you're having major problems with your current hard drive or upgrading to a new Mac, Time Machine can help you get back on track.
- Power up your Mac and hold down the Command and R keys to enter the macOS Recovery Partition. Your Mac should boot to a screen that says macOS Utilities.
- Select Restore from Time Machine Backup and click Continue.
- Read the info on the Restore Your System page and click Continue.
- Select your Time Machine backup and click Continue.
- Select the most recent backup of your hard disk and click Continue. Your Mac will then restore the Time Machine backup; once it's done it will restart.
If you've had to replace it with a stock drive that has nothing on it—not even macOS—you won't be able to boot from the macOS Recovery Partition. But fear not, you can get the recovery rolling from the Time Machine backup disk itself: Just hold down the Option key when you start your Mac; you'll be able to select the Time Machine backup disk as your startup drive and go from there.
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There are countless hard drives available that support Apple's Time Machine app for backup purposes. These three are among the best on the market.
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The following hard drives are also among our favorites for 2019.
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If you like your Mac desktop free of any encumbrances, you may find drive icons, whether internal or external, Time Machine or other, to be a bit distracting. Fortunately, it's something that's easy to change.
N.W. writes:
'I'm using a backup hard drive with Time Machine, but it's always on my desktop. Seeing the icon drives me crazy. I click on it compulsively whenever I pass my cursor over it. Can I make it go away?' https://skyeyski832.weebly.com/intel-diaply-driver-mac-os-1013.html.
Yes, you can. And this tip will work for any external hard drive, not just for Time Machine volumes.
And in fairness, the default behavior for this is to have drive icons turned off, so I expect that if you're seeing them, you've changed things yourself — or used a utility to do so. You may have forgotten, but it's easy enough to change back.
Please note that this won't prevent the hard drive from being mounted, of course. If you open a Finder window and take a look in the sidebar, you should see the hard drive listed among the 'Devices* connected to your Mac.
You can open it from there if you need to find its contents. It'll also be accessible from any Open command in any application. But at least this way, you can keep the hard drive from cluttering up your otherwise clean desktop space.
How to make hard drives disappear from the desktop
- Open the Finder.
- Click on the Finder menu.
- Select Preferences.
- Under Show these items on the desktop, uncheck Hard disks.
The hard disk icon corresponding to your Time Machine backup will no longer appear on the desktop. Nor will any other mounted hard drive. You can do the same for CDs, DVDs and servers too, or for other external disks.
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