HT201250 How can I reinstall Time Machine on my Mac? I just put it on my back up and all its content has disappeared.

Could someone tell me if I can reinstall Time Machine on my mac? My back up has all my photos on it and time machine has deleted them all.

Go to the Time Machine Preferences window and turn the big slider to OFF.  You might also select the "None" disk as a destination.
Then erase or reformat the disk.  See Using Disk Utility if you're not sure how.

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    Message was edited by: Rant&Raver
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    To restore  the library from your TM backup follow the instructions in this screenshot.
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  • I am trying to update my time machine backup on time capsule, but time machine keeps trying to create an entirely new backup (evidenced by the 200GB backup size). How can I get time machine to modify my old backup rather than create a new one?

    I am trying to update my time machine backup on time capsule, but time machine keeps trying to create an entirely new backup (evidenced by the 200GB backup size). How can I get time machine to modify my old backup rather than create a new one?

    It must have found the old backup corrupt.. so you will more than likely have little choice. You can archive off the old backup if it is still useful.
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    He also has some info on this problem. eg C13.

  • HT201250 how do I get Time Machine to back up files (e.g. iPhoto) stored on an external hard drive?

    Installed a new 3TB external hard drive for Time Machine.  I have 2 other external hard drives attached to my iMac that contain iTunes and iPhoto.  How can I point Time Machine to those external drives to include in the backup?

    What is listed in System Preferences > Time Machine > Options... > Exclude these items from backups:?
    Any attached external disk not listed there should be backed up.

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    How can I get Time Machine to back up an external hard drive (iPhotos) that is attached to airport extreme base station. Note: Time machine is usb to macbook pro and external drive with iphotos is usb to airport extreme base station. Help please. Thanks!

    Once you have the drive connected to your Mac, click System Preferences (gear icon) on the dock
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    Click Options
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  • How can i use time machine with a network drive

    I have a Western Digital Net N900 wireless router with a 2TB internal H/D. How can I get Time Machine to reconize it?

    Relying only on TM to me is iffy but I would bet you have clones in addition to TM like I do.  I agree with everything you said but to the OP question, it is possible.  A time capsule or AEBS+HD are pretty similar but one is officially supported while the later is not.
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  • How can I store time machine backups on Amazon Glacier?

    Hello,
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    You need to create the sparsebundle on external drive.. then copy it to the cloud store area. You cannot directly backup TM to the cloud.
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  • How can I delete time machine back up from my computer hard drive

    How can I delete time machine back up from my computer hard drive?

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    2. After DU loads select the volume you wish to format from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
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  • How can i turn time machine on macbook air?

    how can i turn time machine on macbook air?

    Attach an external storage device to hold the backups, or choose a Time Capsule on your Network.
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    Select the drive which will hold the backups.
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  • How can I change time machine settings?

    How can I change time machine settings? I only want Time Machine to backup my Home Folders and the items on the desktop. Currently, it's backing up more files which overwhelm my backup drive. How do I get it to back up Home/Desktop ONLY?
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    Also, see  selecting items to exclude from the backup  here...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
    You may also find this Link of interest...
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  • How can I make Time Machine use the ethernet cable to Time Capsule instead of the wireless connection? Wireless is too slow; has been taking 40 hours to create an initial 142 GB backup.

    How can I make Time Machine use the ethernet cable to Time Capsule instead of the wireless connection? Wireless is too slow; has been taking 40 hours to create an initial 142 GB backup.

    Plug in ethernet .. in the computer.. turn off wireless.

  • How can I force Time Machine to use existing backup sparsebundle files?

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