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You can also restore it once the Mac is up and running: &nbsp;<a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350" rel="ugc">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350</a>
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I expect to get a different MacBook with a 500GB drive and need to replace what's on the drive with the contents of the back-up drive.<br />
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I used the drive to back-up my prior 500GB drive, on a PC which died on me yesterday.<br />
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Please provide me the exact steps to follow to completely restore the drive.<br />
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Thanks
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I expect to get a different MacBook with a 500GB drive and need to replace what's on the drive with the contents of the back-up drive.

I used the drive to back-up my prior 500GB drive, on a PC which died on me yesterday.

Please provide me the exact steps to follow to completely restore the drive.

Thanks

Need to restore from an external Time Machine drive

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