If you have a Time Machine backup handy, here’s how to restore from Time Machine, how to recover files from your back up, and how to use Time Machine to migrate to a new Mac, and more.

Time Machine can restore Mac files individually and from a particular date and time while presenting the information in a fun, user-friendly way.

Regularly backing up your Mac with Time Machine can prevent data loss and allow you to restore earlier versions of files.

You can restore your Mac using Time Machine and an external hard drive. Time Machine automatically creates backups of your Mac every hour.

Time Machine is Apple's backup system that automatically saves your Mac's files. Here's how to use the macOS file protection feature.

If Time Machine is not already configured on your Mac, then when you plug in your external drive, the system will show a prompt asking you whether you would like to use the drive for Time Machine ...

Time Machine is a great tool that automagically backs up your Mac every hour (when plugged into power). What some users may not know is you can use Time Machine to restore specific files to your Mac.

Another big plus with Apple's solution is that a Time Machine backup can be used in Recovery Mode to restore your Mac to its original state if the worst happens and your drive fails. Likewise, the ...

Enabling Time Machine Before you can start backing up your Mac using Time Machine, you first have to enable it and set up the external hard drive that you want to back up to.