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  1. PunMachine

    Is there a way to retrieve files from an old Time Machine backup of another computer?

    I have a unique problem. I had 2 different model MacBooks operating simultaneously. I have a disk with time machine backup files from one of them that had completely died. Is there a way to recover this backup to an external hard drive in order to try and retrieve, for example, old project files...
    • PunMachine
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    • backup external disk file recovery time machine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  2. circatee

    USB Drive and Time Machine backups

    Based on the details below, I am curious. If I have a 512GB drive in my Mac, can I partition that drive, for Time Machine backups? Thus, if needed, use said partition to perform a restore of sorts? Details: Error: SOCD report detected: (AP watchdog expired) Link...
  3. chnine

    Time Machine not allowing selection of a file from yesterday’s backup

    Hi there, I have a Photoshop doc (using current Adobe CC product) that I accidentally changed some layers on today (working too fast LOL). I renamed the doc (versus duplicating and renaming it) to reflect that I was adding some new work. Prior to this, this doc had last been worked on a...
    • chnine
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    • macbook pro 15 2015 time machine time machine backup doesn't restore properly
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
  4. E

    Time Machine | Full Backup Restore Issue (11.1 + 11.2)

    Hi All, I am desperately trying to restore a Time Machine backup stored on my (LaCie d2 Thunderbolt 3 10Tb) external drive to my (2019) iMac running Big Sur 11.2. Here is what I have done: Started up iMac while pressing CMD + R Selected « Restore from Time Machine » and clicked « Continue »...
  5. L

    Time Machine problem

    My time machine appears to be stuck, its its first back up, and its been on for 24 hours pretty much now, its stuck half way, and doesn't seem to be moving. It said about 24 hours when it saturated, that was a day ago, and now says still 19 hours to go. If I stop this backup, will it have to...
  6. P

    Time Machine - Dates older than 2018 error

    Hello, I have problem with Time Machines dates older than 2018. My time line has dates from now (2021) to 2016. And everything work perfect for me only to 2018 year (include 01.01.2018). But any older dates (include 31.12.2017) don't work. They are there on the time line but clicking on them...
  7. CJ Dorschel

    Time Machine No Longer Saves Lost Emails, Contacts, etc

    I've been using Time Machine since day 1 with .Mac and iCloud and could always recover lost Contacts, emails, etc within Core Apps. Now you cannot open Contacts or Mail to recover individual contacts or emails, etc. Many of us have filed bug reports with Apple since this began with Catalina...
  8. B

    Time Machine in Big Sur - Does it works differently? "Macintosh HD" gone, just "Macintosh HD - Data" showing

    Hello, I did search around a bit, but I have not been able to find an answer. So here it comes: I recently did a fresh intall of Big Sur on a 16" Macbook Pro. Totally worth it in terms of performance. Since it's 2021, I decided to also start fresh in terms of back ups, and I got a new external...
  9. Buadhai

    Time Machine SSD For New iMac

    I bought an iMac for my daughter and her sons for Christmas. I want to order an external SSD for them to use as a Time Machine backup drive. They live on Saipan, so I’ll need to find something that can be shipped to US Zip Code 96950. (It ain’t easy....) I think 1TB would be enough. I’d prefer...
  10. RealMonster

    Big Sur CLAIMS to be able to look at other Time Machine volumes but doesn't (also: permissions)

    So, scrolling around, it looks like there are lots of issues with Time Machine and Big Sur, particularly with older data. I didn't see this anywhere, though. I'm migrating from a machine running El Capitan. I actually set the new Mac up fresh, and I'm going to pull over just what I need. (The...
  11. J

    mac os server time machine issues.

    I have a mac mini 1,1 connected to a drobo with 3 drives in it. The mac mini us running 10.5.8 server and the the drobo is split into share points one for data and then one for time machine for each of my macs. all my macs have differnt acounts and acces there own set of drives the data drive...
    • JACK...
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    • drobo firewire mac mini 1.1 server time machine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Networking
  12. flur

    Time Machine and Backup Best Practices

    I have a 3TB time capsule that backs up my macs over wifi via time machine. Each time it backs up it has to free space, as it's been backing up my macs for the last 5 years. I also back up to some other hard drives, usually once a month, and have about a year's worth of backups outside of the...
    • flur
    • Thread
    • time capsule time machine
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  13. E

    Taking a long time to eject Time Machine disk

    I'm really liking Big Sur so far, but one thing I've noticed is that it takes several minutes to eject my external Time Machine drive, and on several occasions it hasn't ejected at all, I've had to force eject. I have two external drives connected most of the time, one is Time Machine and the...
  14. C

    Just bought a MacBook Pro (second-hand) and need advice on an old Time Machine Backup

    I've got a Time Capsule on a Western Digital Passport that I used with my 2011 MacBook Pro. The computer has since crapped out, so I bought a new MacBook Pro off of FaceBook Market, restored it to factory defaults, etc. Now the problem is that this Passport ONLY has FireWire ports. I can only...
  15. T

    Painfully Slow Time Machine Everyone

    Hey everyone, I'm attempting to restore one of my Macs (just my files, not the OS too), via Time Machine and it's been painfully slow. It's been at '28 minutes remaining' (halfway) for about 16 hours. I'm restoring two user accounts totaling about 250GB. I know this can be normal, but it's just...
  16. D

    New iMac drop Wifi connection when running Time Machine

    I have a strange issue with a new iMac (refurbished 2019 model 5k 27") running Catalina: Once I try to start a Time Machine Backup and it's status changes to "Preparing Backup…" the Wifi connection drops and the backup cannot be created. That happens every time I try to create a backup (either...
  17. I

    Time Machine backup dates corrupted

    Not sure what or how..but my Time Machine sparse disk files seem to have the dates corrupted, or something similar. Is there a way to manually change these? Or am I stuck having to start my backups from scratch, and hope for the best?
    • IceMan30
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    • backup disk image sparseimage file time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  18. Arubalube

    Is Time Machine broken or is it just me having trouble with 'decryption'?

    I've been trying to get Time Machine to create an encrypted back up for MONTHS and it won't work—is it just me or is it broken? I've not seen anyone else with this problem & in the past Time Machine has worked reasonably well. So I'm guessing its some kind of weird interaction with my set up...
  19. O

    How to 'reconnect' Time Machine Backup Disks

    Hello, because of an issue that is still not solved (Time Machine didn't backup movpkg-files), I was asked by the Apple Support Team to do a partition on my current external harddrive I use for backups in order to see whether the same issue occured on a separate user account. Well, that didn't...
  20. CJ Dorschel

    Mojave Time Machine Backups Not Fully Loading after Catalina Update

    Recently upgraded my Mac Pro from Mojave to Catalina two weeks ago after holding off for various reasons. I have always used Time Machine for all my Mac's and am very familiar with the inner workings. With this setup, I have a 2013 Mac Pro connected to a Thunderbolt 2 array only used for...
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