HT201250 When I open time machine, everything outside of the last 5 weeks is faded and the dates are gone.  Have I lost those back-ups?  Thank you.

When I open time machine, I only see dates of the last 5 weeks.  The bars before those dates are faded with no dates beside them.  Did I lose those backups?  Thanks for your help.

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