We're only restoring a single item, so change the task filter's default behavior to "Exclude everything by default". We don't want to restore everything, so choose the "Some Files." option in the Clone popup menu. You can delete the task when you're done.Ĭlick on the Source selector and choose your backup volume as the source.Ĭhoose "Some Files." from the Clone popup menu Rather than making changes to your usual backup task, click the "+" button to create a new task. Quit Safariīefore you restore any files that are referenced by a particular application, you should quit that application first. The steps below demonstrate how to restore this item from your Carbon Copy Cloner backup volume. The Safari Bookmarks file is stored in a hidden folder within your home directory, and the fact that this folder, and the folder on the backup volume are both hidden makes accessing that file in the Finder quite difficult. Suppose, for example, that you have inadvertently deleted all of your Safari bookmarks. Usually it's easiest to restore a single item from your backup by simply dragging it from the backup volume to your original source volume. ) to toggle the Finder's display of hidden items, then you can easily navigate to the hidden items in the Finder and restore those items via drag and drop. If you are running macOS Sierra or later, simply press Command+Shift+Period ( ⌘ Shift ⇧. This article is primarily written for users running macOS Yosemite or El Capitan.
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