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    iMac Retina 17,1 OCLP HowTo from Catalina backup?

    Hello friends! I think I need some clarification on the correct path... I've managed to get my old iMac 17,1 working - a 27" Retina - and have formatted the drive. OCLP 2.4.1 has been built, and have achieved a 'clean' Sonoma install as a test. Machine works great this way! SUPER work, OCLP...
  2. FaasNat

    Need help restoring files from Time Machine back up of dead ext hard drive

    Hi all. I was running an external hard drive on my Mac Mini to store my data. I backed up this hard drive to another external hard drive with Time Machine. Well, the time has come and my data hard drive died. I entered into Time Machine mode, but I can't seem to find a way to access my files...
  3. lsepolis123

    In my case, After a Time Machine restore should backup normally like the last backup?????

    I had done a backup of my Macbook pro 15-in 2016-late to an external HDD with Time Machine. after reset send to Mac Service for Fan change Now returned and did a full Restore Now I wanted to back up from the point left before Reset In my case, After a Time Machine full restore, should...
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    Missing Files After Update to Catalina

    Hi, I finally updated to Catalina a few weeks ago. Before the update I did a Time Machine backup. Since the update, I've noticed several files missing. They're just completely gone. Most everything important to me I had saved on Cloud drives somewhere, but there were several I had on my machine...
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    TIME MACHINE - old backup access

    Hey! I want to enter an old time machine backup I have, but since I switched to another hard drive (because the hard drive I was using run out of space and I didn't want it to delete old backups on it), it seems I no longer have access to the old one. is there any way to reconnect the old hard...
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    Restoring files from a Capitan TM backup on Yosemite

    I have a TMachine backup from ElCapitan and i wish to open and explore those backup files in a system that is using Yosemite. By "explore" i mean to see its contents and retrieve certain files. Is this possible to be done?
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    How do I access my Time Machine with a PC?

    My iMac died last month, but everything was backed up on a 1-TB partition of a 2.5" HDD. But now I'm on a PC running Windows 10 and I don't know of the "correct" way to go about recovering all my beloved files. Where do I start?
  8. Ing_M

    Install dual boot OSX (10.6.8 and 10.11.6) from two different Time Machines on MBP Mid 2015?

    After spending a couple of nights reading and trying out different suggestions, I'm hoping someone with more experience could help me shine a light on this please (This forum has been great helping me on the way but I have to admit I'm stuck now!) I bought a new MBP 11,5 (Retina, 15 inch, Mid...
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    Time Machine with old MacOS restore to new Macbook

    hey guys, my old Macbook broke and I need a new Macbook. The old Macbook still had Mavericks on it. I always backed up with TimeMachine, just never updated the OS (I know shame on me). Now I want to buy a new Macbook and I know they are shipped with the latest MacOS High Sierra. How can I...