Why is file "image backup" empty in time machine ?

I've notice that when time machine does a backup to an external drive it creates a file "image backup" I would like to know why is this file empty? I've check through all my backups and everytime this file appears to be empty.
Also when Time Machine does a backup of your computer, then all the photos from photobooth should appear in the photobooth library file right?

That's a backup copy of a file in your home Pictures folder. I don't know what it is.

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thanks

I have this too, and i'm pretty sure it's not a bug, it's a feature. I think they want you to restore your photos from iPhoto, but I don't know about the others. The only thing I can think of is that TM does this to make sure you know what you're backing up, or maybe it doesn't know where the files are supposed to go if you work from there.

Retoring files from backup appliction to time machine

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flash2bang wrote:
i tried that, but there's a 100MB limit on the Backup application.
It must think you have a Trial account.
I opened Backup, selected Restore, it prompted me to select which files to restore. I selected Address Book Full Backup (figure I start off with something easy), it claims to have restored it, but where?
Be sure the AddressBook app is not open when you do the restore, and while you're at it, you want to restore everything from the +*most recent+* backup.
How did you make the Plan? Was it a +Quick Pick?+ If not, what, exactly, is included?
I opened address book, no contacts there, tried to import from application support>address book, but nothing to select.....
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Can't backup on my Time Machine installed on Time Capsule

I use to manage all my time machine backups on the Time Capsule.
From some days until now, I noticed that the Time Machine scheduled backups just abort in the middle of the process, after it scans the files to backup.
My Time Machine is working properly and therefore I can also access to my Time Capsule when I use it as as wireless hard drive.
When it is starting backup, Time Machine disk is mounted on my MAC.
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Pondini, I'm using the internal HD.
Here is my log from the last backup:
Jan 12 22:10:20 antonio-parrachos-macbook com.apple.backupd[247]: Starting standard backup
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Jan 12 22:10:45 antonio-parrachos-macbook com.apple.backupd[247]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
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So, I wish to use time-machine to back up every six weeks or so. This means a whole range of files could be lost if my wonderfully fast but terrifyingly unrecoverable solid state hard drive packs up.
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Use a folder action script. Apple has an example here: (Auto-backup Script):
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The "iLife" apps are not part of any Mac operating system install and are a separate purchase.
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Snow Leopard 10.6.6 and higher include the App Store application which is what you use to purchase Lion.

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Today I got this message:
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Backup system to Time Machine then Install Snow Leopard

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junroe wrote:
I tried upgrading to 10.4.8 but snow leopard wouldn't install as it said "Time Machine" installed on drive. I checked preferences in "Time Machine" and it is set to backup to an external "G" drive, not my Mac HD. What gives?
Most likely, there's a Backups.backupdb folder at the top level of your HD. Hopefully, it's empty. If so, just delete it. If not, see how big it is and post back.
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All you have to do is insert the SL disc and follow the instructions. It will install itself and delete Leopard, without touching your data. Takes about 45 minutes or so.

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I am installing a larger harddrive on my Mac. Can I copy the Aperture library from my backup disk running Time Machine without loosing anything? I am getting help migrating everything else on to the new harddrive, but since copying the 350Gb Aperture library takes a lot of time, I am planning to do that part myself.

I found the following information on Time Machine help about restoring Aperture library from TM
Restoring Your Aperture System
If you buy a new computer or use another system at a different location and want access to the Aperture library, you can install Aperture and then transfer the library from your vault (on your backup disk) to the other computer. If you experience equipment failure or other unexpected events, such as fire or weather-related damage to your equipment, you can easily restore the entire library to your new computer from a backup disk.
HideTo restore the entire library from an external backup disk
Restoring Your Aperture System
If you buy a new computer or use another system at a different location and want access to the Aperture library, you can install Aperture and then transfer the library from your vault (on your backup disk) to the other computer. If you experience equipment failure or other unexpected events, such as fire or weather-related damage to your equipment, you can easily restore the entire library to your new computer from a backup disk.
HideTo restore the entire library from an external backup disk
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HideTo restore the entire library from an external backup disk
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I wanted to run this proposed setup by this board, before I ordered HDs:
For my Mac which is located at the office:
I want to use 2 internal 500GB HDs.
Drive 1: System Disk & main File storage
Drive 2: Primary Time Machine Backup Volume. Backing up Daily.
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I need to configure a new hard disk as backup disk for time machine. The set up program is running and it says it will take 9 days to backup about 56 GB. Is it normal ?

I need to configure a new hard disk as backup disk for time machine.
The set up program is running since two hours and it says it will take 9 days to backup about 56 GB.
Is it normal ?

Roberto 17 wrote:
I started this morning at 12 and after 5 hours now the backup is about 6 GB up on 56 GB.
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5 hours to do 6 GB of transfer is NOT normal, even for USB 2.0 so there's something wrong here. I'd say cancel it, wipe the drive and then test the integrity of the drive. Do some file transfers over to and see if it's behaving normally. It could be a bad USB cable, it could be a bad drive or bad enclosure. As it's new, I suspect you haven't really put it through its paces yet and it's important to do that first before commissioning it to serve as your "reliable backup."

My old backups on the Time Machine disk are not accessible.

Hi everyone,
I installed a fresh OS X Mountain Lion yesterday. I tried to use Migration Assistant (in the Utilities folder) for the first time, to migrate my old data from the Time Machine back-up disk.
After almost 6 hours, my data was completely in place from the backup disk. In fact, the data was gotten from the latest version of backups as I expected. But now, when I go to Time Machine to browse my old backups, it seems that all backups are still there, detected by the Time Machine itself, but it is not possible to access any of them.
In fact, selecting one of the past backups from the Time-Line on the right edge of the screen, has no effect. All the windows behind the current finder window in the Time Machine are also dimmed, seems that no backups are there. But the Time-Line on the right edge of the screen displays several items from the first backup on my disk to the latest which was for the day before yesterday.
This is not what I expected from the Time Machine. I was so glad when the Migration Assistant read all my data from the backup disk and put them in place. But I did not expect to lose my old backups which are still there on the disk, but Time Machine behaviour is like the times where there are no backups.
It is important to note that before migrating data using Migration Assistant, I was able to browse all my backups in the Time Machine. This was also one the great features of Time Machine, since I had a fresh OS installation, and all my data from the past were accessible in the Time Machine.
I could also get my data one by one and restore them in-place using Time Machine but it was some how cumbersome.
Now is there any one to let me know why this has happened? I Appreciate your time to write.
Mani Hamedani

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