I had a MacBook Pro, Mid-2010, which I regularly made weekly Time Machine backups of. The computer accidently got destroyed. When it died it was running OS X 10.10.4.
I then got a new MacBook Pro, 2014 model and it has the same size hard drive. Is it possible to restore the data on the new computer using the Time Machine backup from the old computer? If so, how?
Best Answer
Yes, you can. When you set up the new Mac and connect it to your Time Machine backup either through the network or via cable, you can select restore from Time Machine Backup during setup. If you have already set up your new Mac and want to now restore, use Migration Assistant found in your Applicatons > Utilities folder.
The instructions can be found on Apple Support. See the link below or search support for Migration Assistant.
From Apple Support: