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New hard drive on my iMac - do I just plug in my external back up to port or do I need to go to settings?

New hard drive and I have an external back up. How do I restore my data once I am set up.


Posted on Oct 28, 2022 5:29 PM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2022 6:33 PM

Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support and the links within it tell you everything you need to know for both backing up and restoring.

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New hard drive on my iMac - do I just plug in my external back up to port or do I need to go to settings?

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