Time Machine in macOS can work within a number of apps, letting you retrieve older versions of files or even deleted email messages in the Mail app. However, if an entire folder of stuff goes away ...

If you have a Time Machine backup handy, here’s how to restore from Time Machine, how to recover files from your back up, and how to use Time Machine to migrate to a new Mac, and more.

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

Time Machine can restore Mac files individually and from a particular date and time while presenting the information in a fun, user-friendly way.

Ever lose a file on your Mac? Maybe it was there but now it's gone. If you use macOS Time Machine, recovering a file may require only a few clicks. Here's how to use it to restore an individual file.

Setting up Time Machine When you connect an external hard drive to your Mac, a prompt may appear asking if you want to use it as a Time Machine backup disk.

Time Machine is a great tool that automagically backs up your Mac every hour (when plugged into power). What some users may not know is you can use Time Machine to restore specific files to your Mac.

If Time Machine is not already configured on your Mac, then when you plug in your external drive, the system will show a prompt asking you whether you would like to use the drive for Time Machine ...

Regularly backing up your Mac with Time Machine can prevent data loss and allow you to restore earlier versions of files.