Backed up files are Zero K!

I just tried to do a test restore and went back and see that alot of my apps show a generic icon with a white circle and slash and are zero K. So am I screwed? Do I need to start over? I should have backups going back to May.

Be careful when interpreting data in the TM backup directly.
You may be right, and something is wrong with your backups, but it might also be that you are looking at placekeepers for files and apps that are in the original large backup and have not been modified since, and consequently do not need additional backing up.
I am just guessing, but what you might do is a test restore with one of the files that has the generic icon on it and see what happens.
If the data are truly missing, then you have a major problem to investigate, because it might happen again.

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