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Hello,  following a breakdown of my old MacBook Pro (running OS X 10.4 Snow Leopard), an exchange has just been granted to me. Now the new one is: Configuration: Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) / Safari 6.0 I am assured that recovering all my old documents backed up by Time Machine on an Iomega removable drive will be easy to retrieve: especially my contacts, old agenda, calendar, notes, etc.... I’m afraid I'll make a mistake and I urgently need it. If anyone can help me, thank you in advance. Patrick.

weetabix40 · Accepted Answer

Hello,  When you start your Mac for the first time, it asks if you want to restore a time machine backup... just say yes. -- “In the best, it is difficult to do better; but, in the worst, it is always easy to do worse.” [Curnonsky]

patoche181 · Answer

Hello again, I would like to clarify my previous request. Actually, regarding all my documents and photos, that doesn’t pose a problem for me. What I’m struggling with is retrieving all my information from my old agenda, as well as all my notes from my old calendar. There must be a simple procedure to import my old data into the new locations. Help! If anyone thinks they can assist me, thank you very much. And happy holidays to everyone. Patrick.

patoche181 · Answer

Hello, thank you for your response. Indeed, the first time I set up the Mac, I was indeed prompted with this request. But there was another option to do it later if we wanted (so it is possible) by performing a maneuver that I did not note. And now I do not know how to access this option. Anyway, thank you for your response. Patrick.

patoche181 · Answer

Thank you very much, I think these are very useful information and tools for restoring in the future in case of a problem. But in my specific case, since I do not want to restore my disk in its entirety, but just one or two very specific restore points (for example: "the notes in the calendar" which were not the same, since the old MAC was Snow Leopard, and now the new Mac is Lion Mountain). In this restoration, is it possible to specify only (and just) one or two restoration elements? And where can I find them, because it’s not the software I need, but just the internal writings. Best regards. Patrick.

patoche181 · Answer

Thank you, so it should work then? Yes, not simple of course, I was already suspecting that some manipulation like this was needed. But luckily, I'm just starting out with this brand new Mac, I just received it and so far have little new information. A glimmer of hope then (!) And I have indeed already set up iCloud, (which wasn't possible before in Léopard.) for my future restorations.  So, to summarize, there's no need to go through restoration but to import my files as you explained to do earlier. That's right?

patoche181 · Answer

Sorry, I'm coming back to the charge... I tried but I still don't understand. If I go to my external backup drive, all the files are there and "calendart" too, of course. But when I connect with Time Machine, it doesn't see them. It doesn't show any backups. I'm starting to regret Snow Leopard, which I had pretty much figured out. I'll get used to it, but for now, I'm really struggling. If you have any other ideas, I would really appreciate it; that said, if you find me a bit clueless and decide to brush me off, I would understand too. In any case, thank you. Patrick

patoche181 · Answer

I tried moving the old address book saved on the desktop... but it seems not to be recognized. (Maybe I need to check certain options in Time Machine.) It does see my removable disk anyway, and it has already started a backup for me.

kepler-20e · Answer

Good evening,   patoche181,  You may have noticed that there is a significant difference between your old version of Mac OS and version OS 10.8, which is the visibility of YOUR library.  So, I don’t know how you managed to work around this in your previous tests, but I'm afraid you might have mistaken the library. There are three on your hard drive. Only one pertains to your problem, the one located in YOUR directory. Not the one at the root of the disk, nor the one in the "System" folder.  It is still in the same place, but since Mac OS 10.7, it is by default invisible. Its location is still here: Hard_disk / Users / Username / Library / Calendars  But since you are now on 10.8, you cannot directly access the "Library" element of the indicated path. (Security measure desired by Apple...) I could tell you how to access it temporarily from the Finder, but that won't simplify your task in this context.  The best thing is to make this library visible for as long as you need. For that, use iTweax. In its Tweaks tab, you will find a checkbox named 'Show Users Library Folders', check it, and click on Apply.  Now your library is visible. Including in Time Machine You go there, and drag the Calendars folder to the desktop for safety measures, but beforehand, you will have made sure to export any calendars you created to the desktop as well.  Then, you enter Time Machine, and go to a date when you still had the correct calendars. You restore the Calendars folder.  If it worked, and you had new events created and exported to the desktop, you will just have to re-import them.  Besides entering Time Machine, you can also follow this procedure: https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/30592-installer-mac-os-x-10-6-alias-snow-leopard#calendriers-agenda  Good luck   -- Hello to you! Francis.

Restore old contacts, calendar, etc... saved.

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