My iMac is connected to 2 external hard drives - (i) a 500GB drive holding all my iTunes stuff, including a couple hundred ripped movies, along with all my music, etc.; plus (ii) a 1 TB drive for Time Machine backup purposes.
This morning, the 500GB drive holding all my iTunes stuff apparently failed (it is completely non-responsive, though I do hear some sound within it). This possibility, of course, is why I have everything backed up on the 1 TB drive through Time Machine.
I've never done a restore from Time Machine before, though, so I was hoping someone could walk me through the steps (including I guess making sure that all the iTunes stuff backed up onto the 1 TB drive is put onto a new 500GB external drive, with the 1 TB drive continuing to be used for backup purposes). I don't want to mess anything up.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
This morning, the 500GB drive holding all my iTunes stuff apparently failed (it is completely non-responsive, though I do hear some sound within it). This possibility, of course, is why I have everything backed up on the 1 TB drive through Time Machine.
I've never done a restore from Time Machine before, though, so I was hoping someone could walk me through the steps (including I guess making sure that all the iTunes stuff backed up onto the 1 TB drive is put onto a new 500GB external drive, with the 1 TB drive continuing to be used for backup purposes). I don't want to mess anything up.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
