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USER MANUAL
BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING YOUR COMPUTER FILES –43
2. Click the Time Machine icon in the Dock or select Enter Time Machine from
the drop-down menu:
All of your backups display in a cascade, with the most recent in front.
3. Click the arrows or the time line on the right of the screen to browse through all
the backups Time Machine has created:
4. Select the item you want to restore and click the Restore button at the bottom
right to display the Copy message:
5. Click the button for the desired option:
Keep Original—Does not restore the item from the backup drive.
Keep Both—The original item remains and the backed-up item is added to
the selected location on your computer.
Replace—The backed-up item replaces the original item.
Note: In Finder, you will see a folder that corresponds to your backup drive that
includes the word “backup.” This is a protected folder that is automatically
created and where all of your backups reside. It serves no purpose for users
other than to store Time Machine backups. In fact, if you try to connect to it,
you will get a “Connection Failed” message.