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Do applications stay after restore?

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btsvchris

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Jan 18, 2014
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Hey everyone,
for different reasons I want to restore my iMac. I have got a full backup with the time machine, now my question is, if the programs that I had on their will be on their again when I insert the backup?
So for example Word etc.
Do I have to install all the applications again and use another License Key?

Thanks a lot for your help!
 
Weaselboy

Weaselboy

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Jan 23, 2005
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Yes, if you do a full restore from a Time Machine backup all your apps will be there. But some apps, notable Microsoft and Adobe apps, sometimes require reentering the registration info.
 
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762999

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make sure you validate the timemachine backup before restoring. I had an experience where the backup was working and when I was opening time machine it was giving me an error message every time. I had to format the drive and reconfigure time machine again.

Just open the time machine application, if there is no error message coming up, you're good to go.
 
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