Comments on: Restoring An Entire Backup With Time Machine http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/ Mac Apps, Reviews, Previews, Interviews, and Giveaways. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rob http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-157396 Rob Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:07:54 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/#comment-157396 Well I have had no probs with time machine until today. I was almost out of space and knew I had to manually remove some backups. I opened up the backup folder (or at least tried), it shows nothing. Zilch. When I try to do any restores through time machine, it shows there is nothing there to restore. yet, when i do a 'get info' it tells me the entire drive (except 3Gb) is taken. So all of a sudden I can see no files, either when i open the back up (external HD), or open up time machine. Got me perplexed. I've run disk utility and Techtool Pro. Nothing shows as any errors! Well I have had no probs with time machine until today. I was almost out of space and knew I had to manually remove some backups. I opened up the backup folder (or at least tried), it shows nothing. Zilch. When I try to do any restores through time machine, it shows there is nothing there to restore. yet, when i do a ‘get info’ it tells me the entire drive (except 3Gb) is taken. So all of a sudden I can see no files, either when i open the back up (external HD), or open up time machine. Got me perplexed. I’ve run disk utility and Techtool Pro. Nothing shows as any errors!

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]]> By: Shannon Murdoch http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-153308 Shannon Murdoch Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:54:03 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/#comment-153308 I restored from a Time Machine backup yesterday and encountered the following hitches: The latest time machine backup (made a few minutes before restore) did not appear in the list of backups to choose from - only yesterday's appeared. After restoring, my Apache web server would not launch. After searching the console.log file I found the directory that it was trying to write error_log files to did not exist, so after creating it again, everything worked... makes me wonder what other files/directories Time Machine did not restore. All my MySQL databases came across fine, and as mentioned, Mail had to do an internal import upon launching. I could not add to the existing Time Machine after restoring - I deleted it and started again from scratch... I restored from a Time Machine backup yesterday and encountered the following hitches:
The latest time machine backup (made a few minutes before restore) did not appear in the list of backups to choose from – only yesterday’s appeared.
After restoring, my Apache web server would not launch. After searching the console.log file I found the directory that it was trying to write error_log files to did not exist, so after creating it again, everything worked… makes me wonder what other files/directories Time Machine did not restore. All my MySQL databases came across fine, and as mentioned, Mail had to do an internal import upon launching.
I could not add to the existing Time Machine after restoring – I deleted it and started again from scratch…

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]]> By: Andre http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-30659 Andre Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:52:02 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/#comment-30659 Time Machine just saved me. It worked perfectly using the install dvd and selecting restore from backup. LAptop is now 100% like before the fatal crash. Gotta love it! Time Machine just saved me. It worked perfectly using the install dvd and selecting restore from backup. LAptop is now 100% like before the fatal crash.

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]]> By: seyDoggy http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-28833 seyDoggy Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:20:32 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/#comment-28833 I have had a less than favorable experience with Time Machine recently. The fact that you had to try three times is the definite sign that Time Machine IS NOT ready for mainstream. That is counter-intuitive to what a backup program is really about. Here is a scathing and legthy review I did last week: http://www.nutmac.com/index.php/2007/11/30/time-machine-a-giant-leap-backward/ I have had a less than favorable experience with Time Machine recently. The fact that you had to try three times is the definite sign that Time Machine IS NOT ready for mainstream. That is counter-intuitive to what a backup program is really about. Here is a scathing and legthy review I did last week: http://www.nutmac.com/index.php/2007/11/30/time-machine-a-giant-leap-backward/

]]> By: Adam Nelson http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-28558 Adam Nelson Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:38:52 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/#comment-28558 I also had Time Machine wipe all my previous backups recently too, and I'm not sure why. I had successful backups stretching back to November 2nd, then suddenly this past Thursday evening, Time Machine started taking a lot longer than usual. I investigated, and apparently TM was backing everything up again, because it had no previous backups. I'm still not sure why it did that. The backup and source drives are perfectly fine, no hardware changed at all. The backup drive still had another 75GB free, so it should have completed the backup without issue. I also had Time Machine wipe all my previous backups recently too, and I’m not sure why. I had successful backups stretching back to November 2nd, then suddenly this past Thursday evening, Time Machine started taking a lot longer than usual. I investigated, and apparently TM was backing everything up again, because it had no previous backups.

I’m still not sure why it did that. The backup and source drives are perfectly fine, no hardware changed at all. The backup drive still had another 75GB free, so it should have completed the backup without issue.

]]> By: Ravencub http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-28518 Ravencub Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:28:37 +0000 http://macapper.com/2007/12/02/restoring-an-entire-backup-with-time-machine/#comment-28518 After playing around with Leopard for a few weeks, I decided to do a clean install. I, too, backed up my iMac with Time Machine, so I felt fairly confident I would be able to recover my files completely. I installed OS X Leopard with the format option so as to have a fresh install with no old bits of application clutter. It was very easy to restore from my Time Machine backup and I specified that I only wanted it to restore my documents - no applications. My restore took several hours (I have lots of photos) and went without a hitch, but I was disappointed to see that while Time Machine did not install any applications into my Applications folder, it copied over a bunch of stuff into my Library folder related to some old applications. So, I actually ended up with some applications half installed, which I had to manually go through and clean up. In addition Time Machine did not copy some of my data files. For example, when I re-installed Bookpedia, none of my data was there. I, too, found that Time Machine no longer recognized my previous backups, but I was able to browse my last backup folder via Finder and retrieve the missing data. I recommend keeping your backup around for a few days to make sure you're not missing anything important - I discovered several things missing. Backing up with Time Machine is really as simple as click-and-forget-it. Restore, however, still requires some geek savvy. After playing around with Leopard for a few weeks, I decided to do a clean install. I, too, backed up my iMac with Time Machine, so I felt fairly confident I would be able to recover my files completely.

I installed OS X Leopard with the format option so as to have a fresh install with no old bits of application clutter. It was very easy to restore from my Time Machine backup and I specified that I only wanted it to restore my documents – no applications.

My restore took several hours (I have lots of photos) and went without a hitch, but I was disappointed to see that while Time Machine did not install any applications into my Applications folder, it copied over a bunch of stuff into my Library folder related to some old applications. So, I actually ended up with some applications half installed, which I had to manually go through and clean up. In addition Time Machine did not copy some of my data files. For example, when I re-installed Bookpedia, none of my data was there. I, too, found that Time Machine no longer recognized my previous backups, but I was able to browse my last backup folder via Finder and retrieve the missing data. I recommend keeping your backup around for a few days to make sure you’re not missing anything important – I discovered several things missing.

Backing up with Time Machine is really as simple as click-and-forget-it. Restore, however, still requires some geek savvy.

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