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

Omar Al-Ghosson/Unsplash Knowing how to restore Mac files from a Time Machine backup is very important, offering a solution when a file is missing or a document has been changed in an unexpected way.

Here's how to automatically or manually back up your data, and then restore it on your Mac using Apple's Time Machine feature ...

Time Machine is a free and native built-in backup feature available on all Mac models that allows you to create incremental backups, restore your Mac, and browse files.

The Mac OS X Utilities window will appear, and from here you’ll select Restore From Time Machine Backup. Click Continue until you hit the Select a Backup Source window.

Restore a Time Machine backup to your Mac 1. First open the Apple Migration Assistant on your MacBook laptop or Apple desktop computer.

Here's how to regularly or manually back up your data, and then restore it on your Mac using Apple's Time Machine feature.

Select Restore From Time Machine Backup. This command will erase the destination drive—your Mac—so use it only if you’re restoring an entire volume to its original source or to a replacement ...

If you've activated Time Machine, restoring your Mac to an older Time Machine backup is relatively simple. Keep in mind, however, that it can take several hours to restore your Mac from a backup.