Time machine tutorial (recover specific apps, files/ migration assistant)

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  • Опубликовано: 25 окт 2024

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  • @corymacneil3206
    @corymacneil3206 7 лет назад

    I searched high and low on RUclips to figure out how to transmit a back up of my MacBook Pro from a Passport External Hard Drive. Your video gave me the answers I needed. Using Migration Assistant, I was able to get the job done! So happy to have years worth of data and files back! Thank You!

  • @caitlyna.macmaster3853
    @caitlyna.macmaster3853 9 лет назад +2

    This was very helpful and very well explained. Thank you!
    Showing your screen made it easy for me to learn. I also appreciated your explanation of why Migration Assistant wasn't actually the tool to use.

  • @robertvincent6690
    @robertvincent6690 4 года назад +4

    Thank you - so much better than many of the other tutorial videos. Well thought through and clearly presented.

  • @sh4m4npi7ot9
    @sh4m4npi7ot9 8 лет назад +1

    Great! I never knew you could do this with Time Machine. Just did this ON EL Capitan from previous OS. Zero problems. Thank you.

    • @TechnikLoftde
      @TechnikLoftde  8 лет назад

      +Sh4m4n Pi7ot Sweet! Glad to hear that I was able to help you out.

  • @360-media
    @360-media 3 года назад

    Great job helping others. You would think Apple would work so hard to unravel the mysteries of their own operating system, but instead, their official site is full of advice that doesn't work or worse, leaves a user with more problems than they had before.

  • @smartblonde1976
    @smartblonde1976 5 лет назад

    THANK YOU!! I accidentally deleted my printer and couldn't download the driver. Forgot how to access Time Machine--you saved me a major headache!

  • @nhl4471
    @nhl4471 12 лет назад

    Awesome vid, I've only subscribed for like 3 days and it just keeps getting better.

  • @funkyclubber
    @funkyclubber 12 лет назад

    Great tutorial Sebastian! I never really did anything else but make time machine backups. Since I'm about to replace my Macbook Air with a new machine this video comes in very handy - especially what I've learned about the option to restore selective/individual data.
    Thanks and keep up the good work ;-)

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    Hi Bruce, I am very glad that the video was helpful ;)
    It really depends on what you want / need to do.
    If you want to get all your files on the new machine, the migration assistant is the best way to go.
    However if you want to get rid of old clutter (applications or old files) then I would recommend the 'manual' way.
    A complete system migration via Migration assistant is very easy and convenient, however it will probably slow down your new machine.

  • @MrVlogFreakish
    @MrVlogFreakish 12 лет назад

    thats really nice of u to take the whole night out and make this video for us! thank you so much Seb :-) well explained mate :-)

  • @sleazymansion639
    @sleazymansion639 4 года назад +1

    Thank you it definitely helped, I was hoping I didn’t have to manually transfer my files from my old MacBook Pro to my new one, I appreciate it!

  • @Lovelyforlife1
    @Lovelyforlife1 11 лет назад

    Thanks!! I realized that would not make sense. I did a lot of research and partitioned my external hard drive and am using one for Time Machine, one for Mac storage and one for Windows storage....I am so proud I did it and it works great! Thanks, Lovely

  • @SuzanneDesign
    @SuzanneDesign 11 лет назад

    Getting ready to transfer time machine to new mac mini. This has been very helpful. Thank you.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад +1

    Thank you very much! I am glad that the video might help you in the future.
    I have used several Mac's in the past and time machine and migration assistant made this very easy and a good experience.
    I will try my best to only improve ;)

  • @MrDjkeez
    @MrDjkeez 11 лет назад

    THANX!!! You just saved all My applications, really thought it was all gone, as i by mistake pressed "erase" i clean My Mac!!!

  • @gshaw2962
    @gshaw2962 5 лет назад +2

    You have saved me from another week of stress thank you.

  • @magyir
    @magyir 8 лет назад

    Lifesaver, my macbook air was stolen, and my TM/TC backup is the only place I have a lot of pertinent files. Thanks for sharing.

    • @TechnikLoftde
      @TechnikLoftde  8 лет назад +1

      +Mick Farrell glad to hear that the video helped

  • @paper337
    @paper337 12 лет назад

    Wow, just made it work on Mountain Lion. A small note. It didn't work unless the hard discs had the same name! I had renamed the "Macintosh HD" to "Macintosh_HD" on my new computer and it didn't work (saw the contents of the new disc instead of the back-up) until I renamed it to its original name. Thanks for the video :)

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Hi, yes you can use the migration assistant first to transfer your settings and then use time machine afterwards.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Well you can certainly back up your machine to an external drive using time machine and then recover your files later.
    However if you then delete your files on your machine and then back it up again using time machine, you can loose your files since time machine always makes a copy of your current files on your machine.
    It is easier to just put the files in folders manually and save them on the external drive.
    Hope this helped.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    You are very welcome. Yes, this should definitely work with Mountain Lion as well.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    I am glad to hear that the video helped you out. Thanks for watching!

  • @matthewtaylor8924
    @matthewtaylor8924 12 лет назад

    Thankyou so much for posting such a great video, I was going to use migration assistant, but not anymore :)

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    I would personally select items you don't need on a daily basis like movies, maybe old photos or music and transfer them regularly to the external hard drive.

  • @frankkouperwood
    @frankkouperwood 12 лет назад

    Perfect vid SB) I haven't used time machine before, but now I guess I'll start doing this. Thanks))

  • @jamalrobinson8321
    @jamalrobinson8321 6 лет назад +3

    Will I have to re-register all my software with product keys or will everything just work like before

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    Thank you so much for your comment! It made my day, I even shared it on twitter. =)

    • @tseksloquet1532
      @tseksloquet1532 4 года назад

      How can I select which backup I want to restore my mac to? I only seem to have the option to restore to the most recent backup I made, but I actually want to restore to about 5 backups ago. How can I do this?

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Yes, time machine is a back up solution and you need to back up to an external drive as far as I am aware.

  • @FrankArend
    @FrankArend 4 года назад

    Thanks for your video.... allow me to ask - how did you create your INTRO - looks fancy. Are you using software from FCPX? Thanks, Frank.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    Do you mean wether time machine takes up extra space on the external hard drive?

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Thanks for watching! I am glad you enjoyed it.

  • @alfindigo
    @alfindigo 6 лет назад

    Great video, I tried to use migration assistant after a clean install of High Sierra but it kept failing ( migration assistant quit unexpectedly) Hopefully I can use Time Machine to restore all my apps and data like you show here.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    Thank you very much!
    It is definitely a good idea to use it because it is very helpful, especially in regards to the installation of a new os or when you are buying a new machine.

  • @JustinsSupercars
    @JustinsSupercars 9 лет назад +2

    I have a Problem doing this with Yosemite. There is no option to choose a previous disc. If you plug in your external HD with the backup on it, it does not recognize it as such, just as a normal HD. Anybody know what to do?

    • @maxchin8
      @maxchin8 7 лет назад

      After a year, Did you find any solutions for it?

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Basically you can start with importing the app like any other and then when it starts it will give you some error messages about certain files that are missing.
    You then have to import those files one by one.

  • @evan1276
    @evan1276 12 лет назад

    Thanks for this additional advice, Sebastian. Very helpful.

  • @KKimesto
    @KKimesto 10 лет назад +3

    Great Video! Thanks for uploading this.
    Well I'm just wondering if you can just restore specific applications such as MS office or Photoshop. You mentioned about photoshop which had problem to restore, then how did you fix that problem?

    • @kushagrasonkar
      @kushagrasonkar 6 лет назад +1

      Did it work ? I have the exact same question about ms office too

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    Maybe transferring the files manually one by one using time machine works?

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    I am not 100% sure but you might need to choose a different back up in the lower left corner or from the finder.
    Difficult to say though.

  • @MAGICJACKATX
    @MAGICJACKATX 3 года назад

    I came across this old post of yours while I was seeking some guidance on my Time Machine hang up. The file in progress is stuck and it won't back up. I can't trash the file as one person suggested. What to do at the problem I can't find a solution. I'm on OS Big Sur on an iMac

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Oh I am sorry to hear that. Is there anything I can help you with?

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Oh wow that sucks. I honestly never came across any issue like that.
    Are you the administrator on your system?

  • @JoeMendez
    @JoeMendez 9 лет назад

    Thank you! saved me a lot of headache.

  • @fReinKo
    @fReinKo 9 лет назад +3

    This does not work for me. When I oped time machine I can't access the previous backups from my other computer. Is there a way around this? When I open my hard drive I can see all my backups are still there, but in time machine they are no appearing...

    • @rodrigogea6425
      @rodrigogea6425 8 лет назад +1

      +fReinKo thats happening to me too what do I do??

  • @MWDAdventures
    @MWDAdventures 12 лет назад

    help.. I did a full backup then deleted all my computer info and reloaded mountain lion. I created a new id and then it asked to restore from backup but need to rename the id. I created another id and then restored with assistant. I found my desktop didn't transfer so I decided to do it again. but asstiant wants me to rename again. help

  • @laurienicholson4844
    @laurienicholson4844 3 года назад

    Any thoughts on how to use the time machine backup from an old computer to retrieve the entire photo library without replacing the new computer's library?

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    Cant wait for it to start.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Glad to hear that it works well for you! Anytime

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Yes exactly, that is possible without any issues.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    Oh yes that should definitely work. I have done that a couple of times already.

  • @sissyrahrah9292
    @sissyrahrah9292 4 года назад

    I have several unfinished projects saved on an external hard drive I started on an older Mac MacBook using premier pro cs6 my OS was Yosemite 10 , I tried connecting my external hard drive to a newer MacBook that I have now that also has premier pro cs6, when I try to finish the work I have started on my premier pro projects a window is displayed that says I am missing presets, how can I transfer the presets from my external drive to the newer MacBook , or is there another way to finish my incomplete premiere pro projects?

  • @evan1276
    @evan1276 12 лет назад

    Very helpful Sebastian. So, I will be replacing my old 15 Powerbook G4 with a new MacBook Pro 15. I have been using Time Machine for several yrs. now, so do you think I would be able to use it to transfer files, apps, etc. to the newest MBP, given that my old Powerbook is running Leopard 10.5.8 to the new Lion OS -- or should I use the Migration Assistant instead? Thanks.

  • @user-jp7rw3hz1z
    @user-jp7rw3hz1z 8 лет назад

    Very helpful video!!! For example if I want to copy an application like Ableton will it just transfer Ableton or will it transfer all my settings and information like serial number and track presets?

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    You are welcome. I am glad it helped you ;)

  • @tylloyd1691
    @tylloyd1691 7 лет назад

    Great explanation! I'm going to try your method to recover apps from a 10.8 to 10.12. Do you know if the Microsoft Office or Matlab will migrate, too, using the TimeMachine?

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Thank you!
    Yes that usually should not be an issue, iLife definitely works, I have done that a lot of times.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    You can use 'migration assistant' for that

  • @countryboymotovlogs926
    @countryboymotovlogs926 8 лет назад

    So i purchased new imac. It didnt have imovie. Cant i just use my backup disk from old computer same operating system and restore imovie through time machine? Thanks

  • @falcon81701
    @falcon81701 10 лет назад

    This is great. I am about to upgrade my macbook pro to a SSD and I wanted to do a fresh install of the OS and only select components to reinstall without cluttering my Hard drive by runnign a full system restore or using teh migration assistant. Do you have any suggestions on how I can restore my iPhoto and iTunes Library and also how I can retain my book marks in Safari?
    Second question, rather than using time machine to restore select files or apps, can you use it to restore a entire folder such as documents folder? Do I just select the folder and click restore?

  • @SalvaAcostaRomero
    @SalvaAcostaRomero 9 лет назад

    Hi!
    I found very useful your Time Machine tutorial. Thanks!
    I have a question:
    Can I use a backup disk (where I backed up info from my laptop) to set Time Machine for the first time in a new iMac?
    Wouldn't the previous info get lost or erased at the moment of using it to set Time Machine?
    Salvador

  • @irishecker
    @irishecker 3 года назад

    This is great. Thank you Sebastian!

  • @spiralqueen7
    @spiralqueen7 10 лет назад

    Last week, I messed up my iMac pretty good. I was trying to transfer all of my data frrom my macbook to my iMac using the migration app. I obviously did something ridiculously wrong, because when I went to check my iMac, all of its old data was gone and the data that I wanted transfered from my macbook was the only thing on my iMac. I have the time machine set up and the big time capsule, but I can't figure out how to get all of my data back! Help!

  • @NextAgentUp
    @NextAgentUp 5 лет назад

    I have been stuck on Time Remaining: 4 mins for about 6 hours now. It's a 1 TB drive. Do I keep waiting and see what happens? It seems very quiet like nothing is happening now. Thanks for the help.

  • @shumdawg77
    @shumdawg77 12 лет назад

    Ok so I am getting a new hard drive. I plan to install Mountain Lion on it and start fresh. So using time machine I can restore my microsoft office suite, Iwork suite...and all my music, pictures (iphoto library), and all my movies? How will imovie, itunes, and iphoto sync with those added files? Or should I just to a cloned hard drive? The reason I don't want to clone is right now during any type of video playback my video freezes but audio keeps on going.

  • @rosy7253
    @rosy7253 4 года назад

    Hello, I want to restore old emails (from about 2015-2018) that were lost, because of my internet provider. On top of that, my external hard drive was defective (I didn't know), so I got it fixed and they told me they were able to retrieve my old emails (even gave me a password) but I have no idea how to go about doing that. If I go into time machine, applications and choose mail, I don't have the option of clicking on the restore button. Can you please help, thanks.

  • @kevin07melb
    @kevin07melb 3 года назад

    I have Macbook Pro 10.1 And use it to process photos. A couple of weeks ago, When i try to upload files to smugmug, it does not take me to Finder. Also cannot upgrade to Catalina - any ideass? My present version is Mojave

  • @comparethemiaKAT
    @comparethemiaKAT 8 лет назад

    I have a MacBook Pro which is now about 2 years old. I last used it yesterday, watching RUclips videos on multiple tabs in Safari. Unfortunately, Safari just crashed and quit. Now, even with a shut-down, system updates and various other attempts, my Safari is still crashing as soon as I open it (I can see the multiple tabs trying to load, but cannot see the content, website url, etc). Can you suggest any other solutions to try??

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    You are very welcome, I am very glad that it helped ;)

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    Oh I did not know that. Thanks for letting us know!

  • @amuthan1975
    @amuthan1975 11 лет назад

    hi, great video, informative, if I restore licensed apps like iWork, microsoft office, will they get reinstalled in the new OS without asking license keys? thanks

  • @Bulldog44s
    @Bulldog44s 6 лет назад

    I tried to restore the Mail app after losing a mailbox, but this method does not work. Message says "...""Mail" can't be modified or deleted because it's required by macOS." I just want to restore my old settings, but won't seem to let me do it?

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  12 лет назад

    Well I ran into the issue that if I only recovered the photoshop application itself it said during boot up that some files were missing but also named those files.
    After recovering those files from time machine it worked fine.

  • @Muescha
    @Muescha 2 года назад

    How i get the select drive dialog ( see 4:33 ) on current macOS - in my case it opens directly with current system. And I don't see any possibility to.change it from the current drive to a previous.backup of a other mac

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Thank you for watching!

  • @siegeism
    @siegeism 4 года назад

    Sadly doesn't work with Catalina - previous backups show up on the original machine but the new machine shows no backups.

  • @CH_Pechiar
    @CH_Pechiar 8 лет назад

    Hello, Good video.
    Questions
    1) If I need to restore from a backup disk to a brand new mac only my email, including email accounts configurations, is there a way to do that?
    2) When I restore an app as you showed, will it restore configuration files too or will it appear as if it was newly installed?
    Thanks.

  • @jeffuehrer
    @jeffuehrer 10 лет назад

    I don't have an extra HD to copy my Time Machine back-up. Could I create the back-up on my iMac and then connect it to my new Mac then locate the back-up through Time Machine to transfer specific files? Great tutorial by the way.

    • @TechnikLoftde
      @TechnikLoftde  10 лет назад

      Thank you very much! Unfortunately I do not think this is possible.

  • @ImperiusWREX
    @ImperiusWREX 11 лет назад

    Hi thanks for this video. I have question. I have new Imac and would like to transfer my old account settings then some apps. Should I go migration first and then use the time machine?

  • @Defiantclash
    @Defiantclash 3 года назад +1

    Thank you SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH for this!!!

    • @TechnikLoftde
      @TechnikLoftde  3 года назад

      Happy to hear that I was able to help 👍

  • @wkoss
    @wkoss 8 лет назад

    very well done. answered many questions for me.

    • @TechnikLoftde
      @TechnikLoftde  8 лет назад

      +wkoss Glad to hear that the video was able to help you!

  • @JamesHLee-un8un
    @JamesHLee-un8un 9 лет назад

    i got new macbook pro and i'm trying to migrate all apps and files to new mac. I did back up the entire hd and my question is.
    how do you restore complete back up to new mac?

  • @andrewmuwonge1679
    @andrewmuwonge1679 10 лет назад

    Hi, can i upgrade my Mac OS 10.5.8 to 10.7, by pairing up with another Mac. using firewire, Ethernet or wireless network

  • @myflash
    @myflash 7 лет назад

    Hey Thanks a lot man. This video was very helpful.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it.

  • @TechnikLoftde
    @TechnikLoftde  11 лет назад

    Oh yes, with apps the restore button sometimes does not work. Then just drag the app to your applications folder on your current hard drive.

  • @EMKWANREVIEWS
    @EMKWANREVIEWS 12 лет назад +3

    This video is so amazing!

  • @sissyrahrah9292
    @sissyrahrah9292 4 года назад

    I have files saved on an external hard drive i am having difficulty transferring application to my new MacBook could you please help

  • @momhvnfun
    @momhvnfun 6 лет назад

    I just had my mid2010 iMac updated with a new solid state drive and its amazing. However when this was done the 'GEEK SQUAD" had deleted all my passwords stored and saved in Safari. I have a time machine back up in a seagate back up disc. Can you tell me how to find that or if it is even possible to hook up the back up drive and find a safari app that had the passwords stored?

  • @laurendoesthis
    @laurendoesthis 10 лет назад

    This was super helpful! Thank you :)

  • @I-Love-Taylor-Swift
    @I-Love-Taylor-Swift 6 лет назад

    How do I transfer bookmarks + settings etc using the Time Machine method?

  • @pauliecaccamise1980
    @pauliecaccamise1980 7 лет назад

    Hi. I am not sure how to recover from time machine "notes" from my notes app. Randomly it erased all my notes. Many years never have this problem. Then one day all gone! But I am not sure how to recover the notes from time machine. Where are they stored (on Mac not icloud)

  • @Olympiev
    @Olympiev 8 лет назад

    Hi there - for some reason every application i copy from time machine there is an error when i try to open it saying it was not copied correctly... Any advice?

  • @ABC-xn3td
    @ABC-xn3td 8 лет назад

    Thank you. Nice any easy explanation. Good job.

  • @possibiliTT
    @possibiliTT 9 лет назад

    Hi , Does this work with Yosemite? I installed a SSD, and loaded Yosemite,but the Time Machine backup was on 10.6.8. When I select through spotlight, I don't get the same options. Is there a way to enter Time Machine to select specific files in Yosemite?

  • @millimind
    @millimind 9 лет назад

    Thank you! You saved me a lot of time :)

    • @TechnikLoftde
      @TechnikLoftde  9 лет назад +1

      Glad to hear that I was able to help

  • @bigdaddyo1963
    @bigdaddyo1963 5 лет назад

    If I want to use TimeMachine to restore a full backup on an empty, erased disk, will it migrate the OS too? I plan updating to Catalina but if that gives too much problems I want to use TimeMachine backups to restore to Mojave. Any info much appreciated.

  • @sundarraj9474
    @sundarraj9474 9 лет назад

    I have an problem which is I forget my passward of time machine and then my mac lap has been formatted and installed os X. So it will ask any password when restore the data ?

  • @janozen397
    @janozen397 11 лет назад

    i have 2 imac now. one, the older iMac using snow leopard, the other the latest mountain lion iMac. backup was done via time machine n i'm wondering is it tough to restore the email and history/bookmarks of the old imac to the new one?
    i have a 3TB HD so i am thinking of partition it, for parallel or bootcamp. do u think its necessary to partition hd? Thanks. n i have like this video

  •  9 лет назад

    Thanks so much for this. You have helped me solving a big issue, thanks a lot :))