Time Machine Restore

2024-02-29 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, I may need to do a fresh install of Sonoma. Thinking to use the Time Machine backup to restore from. If anyone has done this successfully, can you share any pointers to help me in this project? Thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

Can't Change My Facebook and Twitter passwords in Mail and Contacts After Time-machine Restore

2013-02-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, When I go into Mail, etc. in System prefs in M L, I notice that Facebook has a password with the same number of characters as my computer user account, and I can't change it. I can type the Facebook one in there, but it just switches right back to the previous password. Also, Facebook

Re: Time machine restore function and voiceover

2012-12-18 Thread William Windels
Hello, Yes, you can restore a file, folder or the whole system with time-machine. For a file/folder: Go into find and Selected Dr., Rao Time Machine backup is made. There you will see folders and each has the name of the dates when the backup is made. Go in to that folder and select the specific

Time machine restore function and voiceover

2012-12-18 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Dear Listers, Is the restore function in time machine accessible with Voiceover? Has anyone on the list had successfully restored a file, folder, or the entire backup using voiceover? Andrew -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-05 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, yes, just interact with the table after continuing when selecting the backup source. Then you should see the dates properly, and I have three backups for different dates on mine as a test. Regards, Nic On Oct 5, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote: > > Maybe I'm viewing the table in

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-05 Thread Chris Hofstader
Maybe I'm viewing the table incorrectly? Also, do you have a stack of back up points? What if I want to restore to 9/30 and have daily ones between me and that one? cdh On Oct 5, 2009, at 7:10 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > > Hi, > > Mine actually tells me the date in the table. > > Regards,

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-05 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Mine actually tells me the date in the table. Regards, Nic On Oct 5, 2009, at 12:26 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote: > > Thanks for your help. I did a clean OS install and replaced a few > things from Time Machine (with wife's help) and all but one thing > seems good - I don't know where to find

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-05 Thread Chris Hofstader
Thanks for your help. I did a clean OS install and replaced a few things from Time Machine (with wife's help) and all but one thing seems good - I don't know where to find my iPhone restore files and iTunes can't seem to give me a hint as to where I might find them on Time Capsule. I sti

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-04 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Well, I went ahead and did it. I booted from the DVD, launched VoiceOver, chose my main language and went into the utilities menu. I clicked on Restore system from Backup or something similar, and just followed the instructions from there. Seemed to work pretty well. Looks perfectly ac

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-03 Thread Chris Hofstader
Thanks. On Oct 3, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > > 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 ou

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-03 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
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, fin

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-03 Thread Chris Hofstader
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

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-03 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
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

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-03 Thread Chris Hofstader
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, Ch

Re: Time Machine Restore

2009-10-03 Thread JC Helary
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 resto

Time Machine Restore

2009-10-03 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi, I installed the latest iTunes and a number of things seem to have gone weird. First, iTunes didn't automatically detect my library which is odd as it isn't in an obscure location and it should have been able to find it from the settings of the previous version. The iTunes upgrade a

Re: A Time Machine Restore Question

2009-03-06 Thread Dan
Hi, Yep, that's how I usually do it. I just wanted to see if I could do it the way that Help says to do it. Oh well. Thanks Justin and I really appreciate your help. Dan key...@comcast.net On Mar 6, 2009, at 5:33 PM, Justin Harford wrote: > > Hi Dan > > Yeah you should really just use t

Re: A Time Machine Restore Question

2009-03-06 Thread Justin Harford
Hi Dan Yeah you should really just use the finder. cmd shift C (within finder) to open the root folder of your computer and cmd 3 to make it columns view if it isn't already Find your backup drive Then within that there should be a folder called "backups.backuped" or something like that Wit

Re: A Time Machine Restore Question

2009-03-06 Thread Dan
Hello Justin and others, I do find the restore button with the item chooser, however, I cant find the file I want to replace. Even though I know it exists in the backups sub folders from previous backups. Any other suggestions? Dan key...@comcast.net On Mar 6, 2009, at 4:06 PM, Justin Ha

Re: A Time Machine Restore Question

2009-03-06 Thread Dan
Hi Justin, Thanks for that suggestion. I love the item chooser, however, this time, I didn't even think of giving it a try. I'll let everyone know how it works. Dan key...@comcast.net On Mar 6, 2009, at 4:06 PM, Justin Harford wrote: > > If memory serves you can use the items menu to f

Re: A Time Machine Restore Question

2009-03-06 Thread Justin Harford
If memory serves you can use the items menu to find the restore button. I haven't used that in a long time though so I'm not exactly sure. I would recommend that you just access all the backups through the finder. J "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomo

A Time Machine Restore Question

2009-03-06 Thread Dan
Hello everyone, I am wanting to know how to use the Time Machine's Restore feature. I know I can restore the whole system by picking a backup date and time from the Install DVD. I also know that I can go to my Time Machine files and locate the file I want to restore manually by Copying and P