Locating a file to be restored

Hello,
The help function in Time Machine seems to indicate that, if you wish to find a file to restore, type the name of the file in the Spotlight search area, and then click on the right side of the Time Machine window, backup by backup until the file is located.
Suppose the needed file was backed up only one time, and then deleted. You'd possibly do a lot of clicking to locate the file. This seems a bit tedious by OS X standards, but I've been unable to find another way to locate the file.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Bob

Hi,
there's of course an easier way to do this. Open TM and click in the Finder window's search field on the top right. Type in the file's name and select the desired search options. Now simply click the huge back arrow on the bottom right of TM's space background and it will +fly you back in time+ directly to the results. Click it again if you want to go back further.
Björn

Similar Messages

  • My ipod is not syncing all of the songs in my library. it has before but i had to restore the ipod. if i click on the songs in the library it wont even play them any more ....says it cant locate the file

    my ipod is not syncing all of the songs in my library. it has before but i had to restore the ipod. if i click on the songs in the library it wont even play them any more ....says it cant locate the file?

    Time you backed up so you can recover in the event of a crisis.
    tt2

  • How do you locate the file where iPhoto library is kept? I moved iPhoto library from hard drive to external dedicated photo drive.

    I am trying to restore some elements of my iPhoto library using time machine.
    Apple instructions call for locating the file where iPhoto library is kept, and tells you where it is on your hard drive. But I've recently moved my iPhoto library to a dedicated external hard drive, and copied my i photo library there. when i click on it, all the photos are there, but it's an iPhoto library, not a file. 
    When I go into time machine and click on the date i would like to enter, most of my apps have a circle with a line through it, unaccessible. So: a related question, how would i retrieve a photo file from time machine's previous backup? thank you.

    Thank you!
    I am trying to retrieve photo uploads from my Android phone. When I last updated my OS, most of these vaporized, leaving only thumbnails. I have had two lengthy sessions with Apple phone support, but still haven't solved the problem.
    Apparently I can't go back to July '14 iPhoto in time machine and browse files; i have to copy the entire library.
    Which I just did, taking 2 hours.
    In order to open the iPhoto library from July '14, I had to first update iPhoto.
    When I went into the files, the same problem existed -- photo files gone, only thumbnails there. So now I'm thinking that it's the update that was the problem. This scares me to death, because when we're asked to update, we don't get a menu of preferences to make sure something has been unchecked, like the copy option i had enabled when opening photo files from my phone, which i store in a dropbox folder.
    No one at Apple could tell me why this happened, so I have no idea how to prevent it from happening in the future.
    That's why I'm trying to create better backups...but i can't figure out deja vu, because it won't open and sync the iPhoto library folder -- it wants me to find the file, and i don't know where it is on the external dedicated photo drive.
    I realize this is about six issues, not one. But I'm really appreciative of any help i can get!

  • Aperture 3, iPhoto-08 and Locate Referenced Files

    I usually import my photos to iPhoto-08 and work with my favorite ones in Aperture as Referenced Files.
    After upgrading my hard drive and using SuperDupper to restore my system to the new drive, the referenced masters are missing. I have tried Locate Referenced Files but the problem is that the iPhoto-o8 Library is shown as empty which is not. Navigating the bottom panel in Relocate Referenced Files, iPhoto-08 Library only shows 2 folders: Events and Last Import, with nothing inside them.
    Using Aperture iPhoto Browser I can see that all the files are in there. Using Finder I can see all my files under iPhoto-08 Library->Originals. No problem under iPhoto either.
    The problem seems to be that Aperture doesn't recognize iPhoto-08 Library structure since I upgraded my hard drive.
    Has any one had this problem? Any solution?
    Thanks in advance,
    Adolfo

    I just found out this piece of information:
    "Yep - Aperture 2 lets you reference files in your iPhoto libraries, while Aperture 3 does not... I have imported all my iPhoto libraries to the Aperture library now in a separate location from the iPhoto libraries."
    (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2328349)
    Can somebody confirm this?
    Adolfo

  • Everything on my desktop disappeared. i tried using the finder to locate specific files and they are missing. Help!

    i'm using a macbook pro retina, 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 8GB. operating OSX Yosemite 10.10.1
    everything on my desktop disappeared. i've managed to make my HD reappear on my desktop but my files etc are nowhere to be found. i tried using the finder to locate specific files and they are missing. Help! I foolishly filled up my desktop with piles of screen grabs and folders - no doubt that was the cause... what do i do, aside from punish myself for being so stupid?

    Could you have logged into another account?
    If you go to System Preferences>Users and Accounts what accounts are listed?
    To show users at login go to the Login Options of chanck the box that says show list of users.
    If they they are gone and you can't find them then restore them from a backup

  • My music is backed up on external drive when i disconnect the external drive itunes cannot locate the files on the PC harddrive and none of the music can be accessed how do i fix this?

    My harddrive was wiped clean.  I upgraded operating system to fr vista to win 7.  All music was saved on an external hard drive and i have copied this to itunes on new operating system but itunes can not access any of the music without the external drive being connected.  error msg says original files cannot be located.  What to do?

    It all depends a bit on how & what you backed up, and how you restored it. Select an affected track. Press CTRL-I to Get Info. Click Cancel when asked to locate the file. Look at the location given on the summary tab. Now look through your computer for file in question. What are the two paths? iTunes could be using the wrong layout (pre or post iTunes 9) in error. Or your library could have been split on the previous system, and not restored to preciesly the same path. Posting back the two paths should make things clearer.
    tt2

  • Locating souce file error? and purchase history deleted for some reason?

    I have purchased serveral albums (nearly $500 estimated), and since I upgraded my computer, I cannot find the purchase history. I wanted to re-download the songs from a certain artist as it keeps coming up 'error, unable to locate source file' even though they worked before I tried to copy them into a playlist for burning.have severa
    After I got the new computer, all of my stuff was transferred from the old one. This meant that I had several of the same song in my list before the update. After the update happened, these duplicates dissappeared, and I was left with trying to re-download the albums that I had bought from iTunes store from the cloud.
    I had confirmation of one album being downloaded correctly, the rest need to be re-downloaded. Unfortunatley, as I cannot access my purchasing history, I am unable to download the rest from the cloud.
    The support network wants a serial number and the only apple product I have is my shuffle. When I give the serial number for my shuffle, it then wants $20 in order to troubleshoot my problem over the phone.
    The customer support is terrible, confusing, and they want you to PAY for help for problems in THEIR PRODUCT, which was bought under the understanding that it would be problem-free.
    Anyone else see the problem with this?
    More importantly, can anyone please help me?

    Found a solution.
    Had to go through my internet browser in order to restore my purchasing history in iTunes.
    Now I have to re-delete the duplicate songs in my list again.....
    My songs from a certain artist still come up 'error unable to locate source file'.
    This really bites

  • ITunes Unable to Locate Music File

    I have a few hundred songs in iTunes that have been loaded over the years. Their source is CD's and iTunes. Tonight on an airplane, I was listening and noticed that I had red circles with red squares inside of them next to song titles. When I selected these, they were not available. This happened more and more as i selected different songs, eventually I was left with just a handful of songs. Immediately when I got home, I snyched to my computer and it said that there were items unable to synch because iTunes was unable to locate the original file. (it did restore a few but still over 100+ missing files). The titles are still listed.
    However, I am unable to play any song in itunes on my computer. Just on my iPhone. When i ask it to loacte it directs me to a catroot file from 2009???
    I have not added or removfed songs in weeks and it has been working fine (iPhone and computer) for months.Any help in finding these files or restoring them would be appreciated.

    Use the iTunes command File > Add Folder to Library, and navigate to the folder containing the music.

  • Your backup is from a different version of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation and cannot be restored to a server running The backup file should be restored to a server with version '12.0.0.6318' or later.

    am trying  to restore the bak file into a new  site collection in my sp 2010  standalone env.
    am getting error
    PS C:\Windows\system32> stsadm -o restore -url http://srvr1-01:123/sites/Repository -filename "C:\mBKUPCOPY\Sharepoint_bankup.bak"
    STSADM.EXE : Your backup is from a different version of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation and cannot be restored to a server running
    the current version. The backup file should be restored to a server with version '12.0.0.6318' or later.
    At line:1 char:1
    + stsadm -o restore -url http://srvr1-01:123/sites/Repository -filename "C: ...
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Your backup is ...6318' or later.:String) [], RemoteException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

    As stated in the other thread on this topic you can't restore a 2007 backup to 2010, it needs to be upgraded.
    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/31c70f0a-5d89-4308-895b-af0c2b249114/restore-the-site-collection-from-moss-2007-to-sp-2010-site-collec?forum=sharepointadminprevious

  • Error: "We're having a problem opening this location on file explorer. Add this website to your trusted sites list and try again"

    Hello,
    When i try to open document library from SharePoint Production portal then it throws the specified error. However, when i open document library from SharePoint Development portal then it opens it in file explorer quite easily.
    Production portal is on https whereas development portal is on http. Also, UAG has been configured on production portal.
    Any idea where it's getting stuck up? Surely, this is not a browser issue on Windows 7 as it's opening the development portal's document library on the same machine.
    I've also done following things:
    - Configured Desktop Experience on production environment
    - Installed the hotfix for Windows 7
    Regards,
    Sohaib
    Sohaib Khan

    Hello Sohaib.
    Here is the list of causes defined here.Hope it helps you
    The cause and the resolution methods are the following:
    Cause: There is a missing Root site collection...
    Resolution: Check and ensure,  that the “Managed Paths” are not changed in the web Application’s page, there is a (root) explicit for
    this web application and there is a working Root site collection.
    If for any reason this is not the case in your environment, you may try the following:
    - Apply (if not already) the following Hotfix to one of those clients:
    Error when you open a SharePoint Document Library in Windows Explorer or map a network drive to the library after you install Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2846960
    Then, try to delete the cache of the IE browser before reproducing the issue. Check the result..
    - Try to temporarily disable the Antivirus and test again.
    - Check if you have installed the Desktop Experience feature on the SPS13 server.
    - Check if you face this behavior with all users, Or only with some specific ones, Or with all different client OSes.. 
    Otherwise you will need to collect the logs to further analyze...
    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/george_bethanis/archive/2013/11/04/sps13-quot-open-with-explorer-quot-random-error-quot-we-re-having-a-problem-opening-this-location-in-file-explorer-add-this-web-site-to-your-trusted-sites-list-and-try-again-quot.aspx
    Please remember to click 'Mark as Answer' on the answer if it helps you

  • Error message when trying to play music on computer states The song ... could not be used because the original file could not be found.  However, my library shows how many items and the GBs used.  How do I locate the files?

    When I try to play my iTunes music on my computer, an error message comes up and state "The song (title of song) could not be used because the original file could not be found.  Would you like to locate it?
    When I click on Locate It, I cannot find where the music file may be located.  Does anyone have any suggestions?
    This all occurred when I attempted to do a backup to an external hard drive.  Unbeknownest to me, the files did not copy over and do not appear on the external hard drive. 
    When I open my iTunes library, at the bottom of my music list it shows how many songs and the GBs, so it appears that the files are still there; however, cannot be located.
    Thank you.

    Hi angela dfromtx,
    When tracks in iTunes display a it means the file cannot be located; it may have been moved or deleted. You'll have to locate the file manually if it is still available. For more information refer to the following article:
    iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
    Alternatively, if your media was downloaded from the iTunes Store, you may be able to download it again free of charge:
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

  • How do I locate multiple files at one time?

    I've moved a few songs around in my computer's files, and each time I'd go back to locate the files, it asked me if I would like to locate the original files for other songs. Today I tried to do the exact same thing, but it doesn't give me the same option anymore. Now, if I want to locate any of the songs currently missing, I have to do it manually one by one. Is there any way I can get the option back?

    Select one, and then either command-click another, or in list/column view, Shift-click the item at the other end of the range you want to select. Alternatively, click on a spot in the screen and drag the cursor until all the files are selected.
    (114308)

  • I have multiple apple ids was backing up everything to iCloud from iPhone 5. I just bought iPhone 6 and perform a iCloud restore. I received a message that all files did not restore.   How can I restore apps, files manually?

    I have multiple apple ids was backing up everything to iCloud from iPhone 5. I just bought iPhone 6 and perform a iCloud restore. I received a message that all files did not restore.   How can I restore apps, files manually?

    Yes - I connected my phone to my computer / Itunes and went into the apps section, but from there I have no idea how to manage the push notifications.  I even tryied going into itunes that is installed on my phone.  I still cannot find anyplace to manage these popups.  I have also gone into settings - notifiations - and tried turning all notifications for these apps all off but that didnt work either.  Any guidance is MUCH appreciated - Im not sure where to go from here.

  • How can I download a previously downloaded purchase to my iTunes library on my laptop when the listing for the song in my library won't play because it says it cannot locate the file. Yes I have searched my iTunes folders and also done a full windows sear

    How can I download a previously downloaded purchase to my iTunes library on my laptop when the listing for the song in my library won't play because it says it cannot locate the file. Yes I have searched my iTunes folders and also done a full windows search. The track plays on my iPad and my iPhones but will not play on my laptop!?
    It has an "!" To the left of the song title in my library
    My worry is that if I sync my iPad/iPhone then I will lose the track on those also!

    If you cannot find the file on your hard drive then once you delete the current broken entry you should be able to redownload from iTunes in the Cloud. This assumes the item in question qualifies. Note that audiobooks, digital booklets, iTunes LPs & Extras, ringtones, selected movies etc. don't.
    If prompted don't hide the item. You may find that you need to close and then reopen iTunes before it will appear for download.
    tt2

  • I have downloaded iTunes 10.5 but after it downloads it vanishes and I can not locate the file anyway on my PC.  I have done this a few times now. Any ideas?

    have downloaded iTunes 10.5 but after it downloads it vanishes and I can not locate the file anyway on my PC.  I have done this a few times now. Any ideas?

    This has happened to me over the last few hours. iTunes just would not open, so I uninstalled and downloaded again. Still refuses to open. iPhone cannot be synced as a result. Help anyone...

Maybe you are looking for