Hi, I don't use Time Machine, personally, I use SuperDuper!. But I can make a Time Machine backup to try it out.
Regards, Nic On Oct 3, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote: > > Thanks but what I cannot figure out is how to pick a restoration date > in Time Machine or, for that matter, find the restore button. > > Before reading your DVD suggestion, my wife got the restore in Time > Machine and things seem quite weird - Finder says my Macintosh HD has > almost twice as much free space as it did this morning. > > I'm alone and was hoping someone can help me figure out how to use TM > without sighted assistance. > > cdh > On Oct 3, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > >> >> Hi >> >> Insert the DVD into your drive. >> When starting up your Mac, when you hear the usual startup tone you >> hold down the C-key and the drive should start spinning. After a >> couple of minutes you should be in the Language Chooser, if all goes >> well and you can then start VoiceOver. >> >> Hope it works for you. >> >> Regards, >> Nic >> On Oct 3, 2009, at 5:48 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote: >> >>> >>> How do I pick the date? When I open Time Machine, VO reads it sort >>> of >>> like a bunch of Finder windows were opened and, without my wife, I >>> can't even find the restore button. >>> >>> What do I need to do to do a DVD boot? >>> On Oct 3, 2009, at 9:05 AM, JC Helary wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3 oct. 2009, at 21:53, Chris Hofstader wrote: >>>> >>>>> So, can someone help with restoring? >>>> >>>> I am pretty sure you need to do a DVD reboot and then to select the >>>> Time Machine backup day of your choice to do a full system restore. >>>> >>>> If you just launch Time Machine and click on "restore", you'll >>>> restore >>>> the files/folders that were selected when you did that but you can >>>> never be sure that you restored everything to normal. >>>> >>>> Jean-Christophe Helary >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---