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Can you "re-install" an application with Time Machine?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 820814" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>Many apps for OS X come in a self-contained package that looks like a single file. These don't need an installer because they can be run from anywhere and will install any support files they may need automatically to the appropriate place in the Library. You just drop the package yourself into the Apps folder and run it. Done. It doesn't really matter if you get the app from the Internet or the Time Machine.</p><p></p><p>However there are some apps that still rely on an Installer to copy various files to the appropriate places in your system. In such cases, merely recovering the app that goes in the Apps folder isn't enough. You'd have to also recover all the extra files installed by the Installer. In such a case, you are better off just reinstalling from scratch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 820814, member: 38864"] Many apps for OS X come in a self-contained package that looks like a single file. These don't need an installer because they can be run from anywhere and will install any support files they may need automatically to the appropriate place in the Library. You just drop the package yourself into the Apps folder and run it. Done. It doesn't really matter if you get the app from the Internet or the Time Machine. However there are some apps that still rely on an Installer to copy various files to the appropriate places in your system. In such cases, merely recovering the app that goes in the Apps folder isn't enough. You'd have to also recover all the extra files installed by the Installer. In such a case, you are better off just reinstalling from scratch. [/QUOTE]
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