How to Restore Backup from External Hard Drive Mac?

How do I Restore my Mac from an External Hard Drive to a Backup?

Click the Restore tab at the top of the Disk Utility window. Select the external hard drive that your cloned backup is stored next to "Restore From." Select your Macs hard drive next to "Restore to." Click Restore.

How do I Restore from an External Hard Drive?

Attach your external hard drive to your computer.
Click "Start," type "backup and restore" and click "Backup and Restore."
Click "Restore My Files." Alternatively, click "Restore All Users Files" to restore all files or "Recover System Settings or Your Computer" to perform a system recovery.

How do I Access my Backup Files on my External Hard Drive Mac?

In the Finder, open a window from the external volume and then select Enter Time Machine from the Time Machine system menu. This should take you to a view that lets you browse the contents of that volume. Select Enter Time Machine and then use the sidebar to select a volume. Find the Backups.

How do I Restore a Time Machine Backup to a New Mac?

Make sure your Time Machine backup disk is connected to your computer.
Restart your Mac.
While the system is turning on, hold down the Command + R keys.
Release the keys when you see the Apple logo on your screen.
Then select Restore from Time Machine backup, and click Continue.