Questions tagged [restore]
The reverse procedure of backup, to restore is to put information from a backup back onto the computer system. Avoid using for export / import or other definitions of the term, please.
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How much backup history does iTunes keep for local backups?
Say I backed up an iPhone to a local computer three times over the years:
1/2024
1/2025
1/2026
If I go to restore iPhone from my local iTunes backup will it always restore to the most recent backup (...
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MacBook Air M2 (A2681) - Error: 21 during restoration, always fails at 66%
MacBook Air M2 2022 that entered an Apple logo loop after a macOS update. It won't start up or access recovery options.
What I've tried:
✗ Safe Mode → No response
✗ Startup Options → Cannot access
✗ ...
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How to restore files from a Time Machine backup that is too large for my Mac?
I created a Time Machine backup from my old MacBook (call it MB1). MB1 had about 950 GB space occupied, and the backup was stored in a portable SSD. MB1 has since been wiped and sold to someone.
Now I ...
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2018 MacBook Pro bricked after failed update(Errors: 75;2015;4017;16383)
Currently, my 2018 MacBook Pro 13"(4-Thunderbolt USB-C) Model A1989 with a T2 security chip will not boot, even into Recovery Mode. The closest I can get is to booting is the Apple Logo with a ...
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How to restore a folder via tmutil in sequoia
Latest macOS Sequoia. tmutil version 4.0.0 (built Apr 22 2025)
Because I am remote at the moment, I would like to use the command line tmutil to restore one folder (with many subfolders) on my ...
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Why is my iPhone 13 stuck on the restore screen after an automatic iOS 18 update?
I’m using an iPhone 13. Yesterday, I received an automatic update prompt for iOS 18.x. I believe I was previously on iOS 17, although I did not pay close attention to the exact version. Since the ...
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Using Time Machine inside UTM guest system
I have MacBook Air running 15.5 as a host system
with most recent ipfw of macOS in a UTM guest
with a USB SDD attached via side port with TimeMachine on it.
I boot into recovery mode on the UTM guest ...
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How can I create a bootable copy of only one Time Machine backup?
I automatically back up my Mac to an attached external drive with Time Machine. But just in case something bad happens to both at the same time (flood, theft, rm rf /, etc.) I'd like to store a cloud ...
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Install downloaded 4th gen iPod firmware onto iPod using Mac Studio with Sonoma to sync with Apple Music
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I know absolutely nothing about installing firmware onto devices and have been struggling for hours to get my Mac Studio to restore an old iPod Shuffle 4th gen I (regrettably) erased (yes... ouch) ...
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"Could not fix UUIDs for APFS volumes" when trying to restore to an external disk while in recovery mode
I am trying to clone my 2016 Mac running Mojave 10.14.6 to an external disk. It runs for a good few hours and then eventually tells me that it failed because it "Could not fix UUIDs for APFS ...
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Access problems with TimeMachine backup
This is a long sad tale, but I'm restoring my machine manually from a network-based TM backup (on a Synology box), by dragging stuff between finder windows. But some of the directories in the backup ...
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Try DFU mode for iPad (A1709) recovery
I'd like to try DFU mode for my iPad (A1709) recovery.
Background:
I was prompted to update iOS and experienced failures with repeated retry attempts. This wasn't a major issue, but I grew tired of ...
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All my MacOS 15.11 System Settings Text Replacements have disappeared, But it there any way to restore them?
All my MacOS 15.11 System Settings Text Replacements have disappeared. (Apart from the helpful default O.M.W. > On my way!). They appear to be present on my synced iphone but is there anyway to ...
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Time Machine won't let me restore Sent Mail
I'm on a 2018 MBP running 10.15.7 (Catalina)
I recently moved web hosting for a domain I have an email account on, but forgot to backup my email account's sent mail before I changed hosts, and it's ...
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How do I restore an old iPhone without getting stuck in Recovery Mode?
I've tried to restore this iPhone multiple times to no avail. It either doesn't download the update or the iPhone resets itself while the update is downloading. Is there any way I could restore it ...
