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Apple Users

Lydia Leftcoast

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14. For the past couple of new Macs, I've restored them from a backup disk

Reply to winstars (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 12:30 AM

Jan 2014

I have a backup hard drive with a humongous capacity that I back up my computer to regularly.

When I buy a new computer (last spring I bought a Macbook Air for travel), I simply plug it into the backup drive and select (I forget exactly how) Restore from Backup or something like that.

Within an hour or so, I have the older computer reproduced, complete with the appearance of the Desktop.

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Mac Users: Help for the Feeble-Minded, Please. [View all] Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 OP

Have patience, Grasshopper NV Whino Dec 2013 #1

Hey NV Whino … Auggie Dec 2013 #2

Pages is good for really simple straight forward stuff, but... NV Whino Dec 2013 #3

For that matter RoccoR5955 Dec 2013 #4

Turns out it started to "really" download ( or install) right after I posted this yesterday. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 #6

What data did you lose??? nt winstars Dec 2013 #8

Pretty much everything. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 #12

WOW! That suck bigtime. Sounds like you don't have any other devices that have this data... winstars Dec 2013 #13

For the past couple of new Macs, I've restored them from a backup disk Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2014 #14

This doesn't really answer your question, but I really like Open Office. cbayer Dec 2013 #5

Thanks. If WORD doesn't work out....... I'll bite the Apple. n/t Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 #7

I've been trying to figure out what to do too. loudsue Dec 2013 #9

Open Office is a free program. cbayer Dec 2013 #10

Thanks, cbayer! Going back to school is exciting, but ooooooh so scary! loudsue Dec 2013 #11