Omar Al-Ghosson/Unsplash Knowing how to restore Mac files from a Time Machine backup is very important, offering a solution when a file is missing or a document has been changed in an unexpected way.

Here's how to automatically or manually back up your data, and then restore it on your Mac using Apple's Time Machine feature ...

Restore a Time Machine backup to your Mac 1. First open the Apple Migration Assistant on your MacBook laptop or Apple desktop computer.

Time Machine is a free and native built-in backup feature available on all Mac models that allows you to create incremental backups, restore your Mac, and browse files.

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Step 1: Connect your Time Machine backup disk to your Mac. Step 2: Click on the Time Machine icon at the top menu, and select the “Browse Time Machine Backups” option.