Did a clean SL reinstall - How to retrieve certain backup files from external HDD?

[felixen]

Please help.

I ran a Time Machine backup before I did my clean install to Snow Leopard. However I am not sure how I can retrieve my key chain (is that what they call it in English? It's the file that contains log-in information and stuff that I wanted my Mac to remember). Where on my TM backup file is it located?


Also, I have other stuff like the Documents folder and the iTunes folder that should be on the Time Capsule backup. How do I take these folders and replace the new, clean folders? Can I just drag them out from the Time Machine backup and onto my clean Mac where they were located prior to the reinstall? I would try myself right now, but I am at work until late tonight, and if I am wrong in how to do this I hope yall can help me during the day so I will know exactly what to do when I get home Pretty eager to get this right ASAP - I've been wanting to reinstall my Mac for a year or two now, but never did it because of the hassle of getting the files I wanted back (mainly iTunes stuff; playlists, artwork, manually edited track information and so on but also this keychain that contains so many passwords and stuff I can't remember myself)

Thanks!!

 

[felixen]

So how do I make the keychain thing happen?

 

[felixen]

I also have my address book on the external hard drive but I can't replace the new, clean address book with this old one? How do I add all of my old contacts to the new book (or just replace the new book with the old one from my external HDD?)

Please help

 

[felixen]

Thanks everyone!!

 

[jbzoom]

Please help.

I ran a Time Machine backup before I did my clean install to Snow Leopard. However I am not sure how I can retrieve my key chain (is that what they call it in English? It's the file that contains log-in information and stuff that I wanted my Mac to remember). Where on my TM backup file is it located?


Also, I have other stuff like the Documents folder and the iTunes folder that should be on the Time Capsule backup. How do I take these folders and replace the new, clean folders? Can I just drag them out from the Time Machine backup and onto my clean Mac where they were located prior to the reinstall? I would try myself right now, but I am at work until late tonight, and if I am wrong in how to do this I hope yall can help me during the day so I will know exactly what to do when I get home Pretty eager to get this right ASAP - I've been wanting to reinstall my Mac for a year or two now, but never did it because of the hassle of getting the files I wanted back (mainly iTunes stuff; playlists, artwork, manually edited track information and so on but also this keychain that contains so many passwords and stuff I can't remember myself)

Thanks!!

Use the migration tools as if you were moving to a new mac.

 

[felixen]

Use the migration tools as if you were moving to a new mac.

Got it, thanks. Where do I find the keychain though? I cannot find it when I search on "keychain" or on the Danish word for keychain either.