Can I restore files from a Snow Leopard

Can I restore files from a Snow Leopard Time Machine backup onto Lion?

DaveH123 wrote:
Not really a reply, but I have the same question. I purchased a new iMac and installed Lion. I used the Migration Assistant to copy everything to the new machine, but I would like to have a backup copy in case something gets lost.
Why don't you just do a new backup?
Can I restore individual files from the Time Machine backup on Computer A running Snow Leopard to Computer B running Lion?
Yes, via #16 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions. But the permissions from Computer A will be restored, too, so the user account you restore them to on computer B may or may not have permission to see or change them.

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Hi,
Try Target Disk Mode
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This is typical Mavericks.
Was the old backup taken from Mavericks install?
Did you already start TM from the new install and thus totally foul up and corrupt your old backup?
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OS X can only restore data to the drive where Time Machine backed up files from.
If you want to restore files from the Time Machine backup onto an external drive, your only option is to access to the Time Machine drive manually (open a Finder window and choose your Time Machine drive in the Finder sidebar), navigate through its folders and copy the files you want to the external drive

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I kinda successfully restored my files from Time Machine after a clean re-install of Snow Leopard (Time Machine thought they were new files, though, so backed up the 26 GB... waste of space), but now I'm trying to restore the files of the other user on the computer. In her pictures folder, I can't copy the iPhoto Library because I don't have permission to access it! The same problem occurred on my account too, but I was able to go to my Time Machine drive and manually change the permissions for the files I wanted, which doesn't work on her account.
I have made a Youtube video of the error:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1__PdyAetVg
Can anyone assist me in restoring the files? That's all I need help in. Thanks

wrongusername wrote:
But if I transfer everything with the Setup Assistant, won't I once again be experiencing the problems I had?
If the problems were caused by your data. But that's extremely unlikely. It may have been an app, or, much more likely from your description, something corrupted in the Leopard OS. That's one of the problems with upgrading a sick system without knowing what or where the causes are. It's a bit like a brain surgeon operating on himself: if he isn't in tip-top shape to start with, his condition is likely to change, and not for the better.
Most of us would have recommended first simply doing a +*Repair Disk+* on your internal HD; if that didn't help, installing the "combo" Leopard update; if that didn't work, doing an +Archive and Install+ and re-installing the "combo."
After a clean re-install of Snow Leopard, my Mac worked fine again (except for the TM trouble). So it probably had something to do with my old files.
Probably not. Much more likely OSX was somehow damaged. And you got a whole new one.
How come I could read the files on my external HD and yet not be able to copy the files?
Time Machine uses special "deny everybody everything" permissions on it's backups, among other things, in an attempt to keep us mere mortals from moving, changing, or deleting things and corrupting them.

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I have looked at the detailed TM 'tips' and FAQs but have to confess I am confused as to th right answer.

You could do that, but it may be better to install a fresh OS on the new drive and then use Migration Assistant to restore your data.
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So, here's my problem. I have an Intel PowerMac (first series after the G5) and when I try to install SL I get the following error message: "Can't Install Snow Leopard Since Disk Does Not Use GUID Partition Scheme". I guess it's something related to the fact thet I previously upgraded from an old iMac with a PPC processor (Apple partition vs. GUID partition).
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"Anyway, accoding to my understanding, the only solution for me is to do a clean install by wiping the HD and re-partitioning it."
Right, except that your drive will automatically be erased when you set up the GUID partitiion.
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How can I restore files from /User/ohthatchris/Library ?

I've been having a bit of a saga with Time Machine, and I think I'm almost there but I need a tip or two.
I run TM on a Time Capsule, and have for some time.
I wanted to do some renovation when I updated my air to Mountain Lion, as follows:
Final BU with TM.
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Wipe HD and clean install of Mountain Lion.
Renamed computer (had the messy defaunt name Christophers-MacBook_Air...) and created (the only) user account with different name. These changes were for greater compatibility with my employer's network.
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created an account with the same name as my old, pre-Mountain Lion account.
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Entered TM and there were my old backups! This looked great and I felt like I was home free, but no...
The files I need are in the /User/othatchris/Library/Application Support/.. directories. I can see the new ones in the terminal, but my backups in the TM finder-like window don't include the Library directory. Can I force it to be displayed? Is there some way to interact with the TM backups through the terminal?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Chris

Hi,
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There is also Migration Assistant.
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I have heard of it, I know nothig about it, Data Rescue is the one I see recommended the most. I had to use Data Rescue once many years ago on a family members machine and recovered quite a bit, but it was a purchased version.
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As for Time Machine back up, you REALLY want to have that on an external drive.You can partition your internal drive for a Time Machine back up, but what happens if the internal drive crashes,? Then you have nothing. With an external Time Machine drive you can replace the broken drive and then restore the data.
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It is not a question of if my drive will crash, it is a question of when, all drives will fail at some point.
By the way, your english is quite good.
I hope this helps and you get your photos back, I would be very sad if I lost all of mine.
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The post linked below has loads of options for you:
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Start with Kappy's post here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3525616
As it says in the next-to-last paragraph, you can restore some things, but not others.
"Simple" apps, that were just dropped into the Applications folder, can be restored that way, but be careful not to replace any Snow Leopard versions with Lion versions -- they likely won't work.
"Complex" apps must be reinstalled from their original discs. See Transferring Applications for an explanation.
Some Snow Leopard apps won't work with the Lion file/folder structure. Mail is one for sure, and there may be others.
All told, you may be better off fixing whatever's wrong, if possible, and/or getting used to or finding workarounds for changes you don't like.

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