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Select System Preferences from the Apple menu.
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Click the Time Machine icon in the bottom row.
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Click the Select Backup Disk button.
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Select the disk you'd like to make backups to from the list.
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Enter an encryption password for your Time Machine backups here, or let Apple generate one for you.
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Check the Back up automatically box if it isn't checked already, and Time Machine will be enabled!
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To begin your first backup immediately, right click your backup drive and select Back Up to "Drive Name" Now.
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Select Select Disk to select another drive.
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Repeat steps 2 and 3 to select another backup disk from the list, and optionally enable encryption.
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When asked if you want to replace the current backup disk or use both, select the Use Both option. This will enable backups to both drives concurrently.
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In the folder that contained the files you want to recover, click the Time Machine icon in your menu bar, and select Enter Time Machine.
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On the right side of your screen, there will be a timeline of backup dates you can scroll through. Select the date you want to recover from.
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Click the file you want to restore, and select Restore.
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Boot to macOS recovery by holding Command+R.
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Select Restore from Time Machine Backup from the list of available options.
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Continue to the Restore Your System page.
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Select your Time Machine backup from the list, and Continue.
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Select the most recent backup of your drive, or the backup you need to restore, and Continue.
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Open the Migration Assistant app if you've already setup macOS.
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Select the From a Mac, Time Machine backup, or startup disk option in the list of transfer choices, and click Continue.
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Select the backup drive icon in the list of choices, and click Continue.
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You may be asked to enter a decryption password. Enter the one you chose previously, when configuring your backup.
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Choose the backup you want to use, likely the latest backup, and click Continue.
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Select the information you want to transfer.
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