Restored from Time Machine, but excluded Applications folder

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  1. AdamG33, Jan 26, 2014

    AdamG33 macrumors newbie

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    Thought I was being clever by excluding it (didn't have enough space on my external), but now I've restored it without any Applications!

    I'm not worried about the third party ones (can redownload these from the internet) but how can I restore the OSX ones (disk utility etc.)?
     
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  2. maflynn, Jan 26, 2014

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    You need to reinstall OSX to get the default apps.
     
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  3. AdamG33, Jan 26, 2014

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    Can I do this while not losing the files I have?

    Basically all I want is my music folder.
     
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  4. maflynn, Jan 26, 2014

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    For the most part yes. The last few versions of OSX automatically upgraded and didn't wipe your drive so as long as you don't format your disk, you should be all set.
     
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  5. AdamG33, Jan 26, 2014

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    What utility/application can I use to restore?
     
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  6. AdamG33, Jan 26, 2014

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    I don't have Mavericks, so not sure how I can reinstall, the CMD+R think seems to only let me reinstall mavericks :/
     
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