Time Machine Question

adejesus · Feb 14, 2013, 06:17 PM

Ok I did a time machine back prior to doing a clean install on my macbook pro. After the clean install I never restored from TM I just started fresh. If I plug TM in now can I restore single files/folders that I want? And if I start to back up again to that drive will everything be erased that is on there now?

ideal.dreams · Feb 14, 2013, 09:55 PM

Yes, you can restore single files/folders from your latest backup. No, new backups won't overwrite your old backups (unless your disk is low on space, in which case it may start removing backups to make more space).

Feb 14, 2013, 06:17 PM	#1
adejesus macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	Time Machine Question Ok I did a time machine back prior to doing a clean install on my macbook pro. After the clean install I never restored from TM I just started fresh. If I plug TM in now can I restore single files/folders that I want? And if I start to back up again to that drive will everything be erased that is on there now? __________________ 13" MBP Early 2011, 2.7GHz, Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 500GB HD, 6 Gen Nano, Product Red Shuffle, iPhone 4S, iPad 4 & 2, Apple TV 3rd Gen.
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Feb 14, 2013, 09:55 PM	#2
ideal.dreams macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OH	Yes, you can restore single files/folders from your latest backup. No, new backups won't overwrite your old backups (unless your disk is low on space, in which case it may start removing backups to make more space). __________________  15" rMBP: 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, 2.3 GHz Quad Core i7, OS X 10.8.3  White iPhone 5: 32GB, iOS 6.1, Jailbroken  White iPad 2 16GB + WiFi, iOS 5.0.1, Jailbroken
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