HT3275 TIME MACHINE GONE... EARLIER, OTHER OS APPS NOT THERE, DAMAGED MAC from what??

MAC: OS 10.5.8, LEOPARD, Purchased in November, 2008. One year later, MAJOR ISSUE OCCURRED! SEE FOLLOWING DETAILED DESCRIPTION.
MAJOR QUESTIONS ARE AT THE BOTTOM! (Included volumes of information, as without it, I don't think anyone could even begin to help me. APPLE COULDN'T AFTER ~2 YEARS!)
"Damaged" Mac, (from what?) OS Apps gone, NOW Time Machine GONE, can't save info fr Mac to Re-Load OS. TRIED the page on how to repair/fix to no avail. I bought my Mac in November of 2008 & paid for Apple Care for 3 years & paid for 1 year of classes. About 1 year after purchase, & nearly one year of classes, I had NOT been told to trash my downloads, but had been told that I would NEVER lose anything, to not be afraid to try things. However, after checking at least 6 times to make sure that the things that I had SAVED, did not go away when "trashed" from downloads, I set my Mac to send all downloads to trash, believing, based on my testing & what I had been told by APPLE, that IF pics, pages, documents, folders, albums, etc had been SAVED, that when sending the same downloads to trash, I would NOT lose any of them. And that they would remain in folders & albums & such.
I walked away from my Mac as I had many downloads, but had happened to leave my iPhoto open & when I passed by I saw that nearly ALL my pics were being DELETED TO TRASH!!! It was the middle of the night, so there was no one to help me. The only option that I had was to BRING BACK ALL 8,000+ FILES TO MY DESKTOP, WHICH of course, STOPPED MY MAC from FUNCTIONING.
I called Apple Care when the next day & they set me up for an hour appointment with the "GENIUSES", who only take 15 minute appointments.. The "GENIUS" was rude... Said, “I have already spent 10 minutes on you!” "What do you want me to do?" I said, "I want all my folders, pics, documents back... AND I want to know what happened?? As I checked 6X to make sure this would NOT happen."
He took my Mac to the back & PUT ALL THE FILES IN ONE FOLDER, AS IF THAT WOULD HELP ME. NO ONE HAD ANY IDEA AS TO WHAT I COULD DO or WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT TO DEAL WITH EACH FILE INDIVIDUALLY & PUT IN FOLDERS OR ALBUMS OR WHATEVER. (And YES, I AM YELLING... not at you people, but at APPLE & THE **** I HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PAST NEARLY 3 YEARS!)
They "didn't know" & said that "you must have done something wrong"... "WHAT"???, I asked repeatedly & got the same answer, "I don't know, you must have done something wrong" THEY ARE THE GENIUSES! SURELY ONE OF THEM COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG???  I was toward the end of my classes & was desperately seeking help for this "mess", instead of learning more about Macs... & that was a total waste of time. I NO LONGER HAD FOLDERS, ALBUMS OR ANYTHING BUT >8,000+ SINGLE FILES TO DEAL WITH MYSELF!!
I spent months & many hours over the next 2 years  talking with Apple Care on the phone to NO AVAIL. I would get the "newbies", even when I asked for the "supervisors" or the "specialists" because they were inundated with calls & would transfer to agents who knew only the very basics & after 45-60 minutes, they would tell me that I needed to talk with a "specialist". DUH!!
Toward the latter months, they finally decided that I needed to talk with several "SPECIALISTS" for whom I would have to call & then they would call me back. For a while, they were good about that, not that anything was resolved, then all of a sudden, NO CALLS BACK FROM TWO OF THEM... nothing more was being done for me even though I was still under APPLE CARE!
NO ONE ELSE FROM APPLE could ever tell me just what might have happened, UNTIL MAYBE TOWARD THE END OF MY COVERAGE, BUT THEN they were NOT SURE & the damage had been done for nearly 2 years & I was within 2 months of the end of my contract when I had to have bilateral eye surgery, so I was no longer able to SEE to even deal with Apple Care.
A few weeks back, I thought I would try MacKeeper for a trial... & after getting the "free scan & PARTIAL fix", I "online chatted" with an agent & found that if you ask, you can get a 14 day "Free Trial" that actually clears up everything! So, I went for that. (You have to ask for it, btw!!)
It 'appeared' that MacKeeper was scanning & fixing. I had asked how often one should do this... every 2 -3 weeks... well, that would have meant that my 14 days would have been a moot point, so I tried it on a daily basis for 3 days & it always had "issues" & said it fixed them, but somewhere I found that IT HAD DONE NOTHING!!!
So, I "online chatted" again with a very "knowledgeable guy" who asked if he could take over remotely to check my system to see why MacKeeper was NOT working for me. (I still don't know why it 'appeared' to be working?? And could never get an answer to that one.) Anyway, he took over remotely & "whizzed" through all sorts of stuff & then told me that my MAC WAS DAMAGED!! I asked "as in what?" As in, Launch Agents were missing, for example. I had told the 'Geniuses' when I had my "issue" in December of 2009, that it looked like some of Garage Band, (which I had never used) had disappeared & that it seemed that some of the OS had been deleted along with my files, but they ignored that!
IT TOOK SOMEONE FROM MACKEEPER TO FIND THAT OS APPS WERE MISSING AFTER DEALING WITH APPLE GENIUSES & SPECIALISTS FOR ~2 YEARS WHO HAD NOT A CLUE AS TO WHAT WAS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX IT!!! .......... (WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE????)
Apple-->NO HELP >2.5 yrs......  >3 years paying Apple-->natta. MacKeeper found missing OS Apps in ONE REMOTE VISIT!!!.
THE MACKEEPER GUY SAID THAT I NEEDED TO RE-INSTALL MY OS! To call APPLE... When I told him how I had paid for help & the hours & months of phone calls & frustration with my MAC, he gave me their site to help me to Re-install my OS, but this was a ONE time deal via the internet with only the "trial version". I am past the date... but justifiably so. I, again, "online chatted" with THREE PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME, who didn't want to help me & who left me hanging for 30 minutes & never came back... grrrrrrrr.
BUT I CANNOT RE-INSTALL MY OS w/out backup with TIME MACHINE, WHICH IS NOT WORKING NOW,......NOT ON MY MAC ANY LONGER!!! [Why??? I have NO idea!!!]
I know that I need to be sure that ALL THAT IS ON MY MAC IS DOWNLOADED TO AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE TO SAVE, AS WHEN I RE-INSTALL MY OS, IT WILL CLEAR MY MAC & I WILL START ALL OVER AS I DID WHEN I FIRST GOT THE MAC, SO, I HAD BEEN BACKING UP WITH MY TIME MACHINE.... (OR SO I THOUGHT???), BUT DISCOVERED YESTERDAY, THAT MY TIME MACHINE WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING... ONLY "READING?" & NEEDED TO BE RE-DOWNLOADED, as well, which means that what I have on my external HD, (Western Digital MYBOOK) will still be there, but that the RE-INSTALLED TIME MACHINE WILL DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING AGAIN, NOT JUST FROM THE LAST TIME IT WORKED.
I called Western Digital tonight to SEE IF my MYBOOK(s) were working properly. He said that they should come up on my desktop, but they rarely ever have, but for a few moments last night & once tonight. I went to the site that tells one how to "fix" TIME MACHINE PROBLEMS, but had already been there & nothing there worked.
He suggested that I go on an APPLE SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOR YOUR HELP & so I am.
SO, HERE ARE MY MAIN QUESTIONS/PROBLEMS/ISSUES:
     *HOW DO I FIND OUT JUST WHAT OS FUNCTIONS ARE MISSING?
     *WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THEM BACK BESIDES RE-INSTALLING MY OS WITH MY DISKS?
     *IF I AM UNABLE TO BACK UP WHAT IS ON MY MAC ONTO MY EXTERNAL HD, THEN WHAT CAN I DO? I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE ANY OF MY PICS, DOCUMENTS, CREATIVE WRITING, IMPORTANT INFO?
    *I AM ON DISABILITY & HAVE NO MONEY TO HIRE A MAC SPECIALIST... (& AFTER MY DEALINGS WITH APPLE'S SPECIALISTS, I AM NOT VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THAT ANYWAY!) Besides, my MAC is ~4 years old, the clicker on the mouse pad has not worked in ages, it has not enough memory...
     *HOW CAN I TELL WHAT IS "SAVED" ON MY EXTERNAL HD (MYBOOK), IF WE CANNOT ACCESS IT? (I CAN HEAR IT RUN & FEEL IT RUN, BUT AFTER TRYING TO "CLEAR" IT, IT IS THE TIME MACHINE ISSUE THAT IT KEEPS SAYING IS THE PROBLEM.
     (I AM BETTING THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE OS FUNCTIONS THAT ARE MISSING, AS I HAVE BEEN CURSING THIS MAC ALMOST SINCE I GOT IT.)
     AFTER I AM "ONLINE" FOR A WHILE, THE "SPINNING BALL OF DEATH" GOES ON & ON & SAFARI MAY JUST CLOSE DOWN... & IT IS NOT JUST SAFARI, THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE ONE THAT I USE THE MOST!
NOTE: *RECENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS SUCH THAT OFTEN WHEN I HIT /.... IT GOES TO SOME OTHER PART OF THE PAGE or deletes the whole thing!
           *ALSO, I OFTEN LOOK UP & WHAT I HAVE TYPED HAS TOTALLY DISAPPEARED AS JUST HAPPENED HERE... OMG
           *MAY FIND A FEW WORDS IN ANOTHER PARAGRAPH!.... (WHAT IS GOING ON??)
[PLEASE DON'T BE ANGRY WITH ME FOR ALL THE CAPS, AS IT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT I KNOW TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THE SERIOUS STUFF & AS I OFTEN SAY IN FACEBOOK, "YES, I AM YELLING", but it is at APPLE & my Frustration over the past 3 years!]
Thank any & all of you for any help that you can give. Please be VERY SPECIFIC, as I don't "cookbook" so well.
ONE MORE THING:
CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF ANY OF THESE ISSUES COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A LIGHTENING STRIKE, WHICH FRIED ALL OF MY TV & INTERNET COMPONENTS?? (If so, my insurance will buy me a new Mac, which would be awesome!)... May need to post this as another question, but am “fried” right now & thought I would just add this. [Most say that because these are “software issues” that ‘NO’, lightening could not have been the culprit or even part of all that is additionally going on, that it would have to be a “hardware issue”. If any of you REALLY SAVVY MAC FOLKS CAN TELL ME DIFFERENTLY & HOW TO PROVE IT, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! As you can see, I desperately need a new Mac.
PEACE!

Oh, My! I am so confused & scared. Haven't acted on this or anything else in my life. I am nearly paralyzed with all the issues going on in my life. If ONLY I could GET MY MAC BACK TO PROPER FUNCTIONING. I had issues before the MacKeeper, & lightening strike in March which "fried" all of my components, except this "bloody" Mac, but the problems keep piling on.
Help me, please, someone. I know that you are trying, BDAqua, but I just don't understand?
Yes, that is the window.. says do not open use MacKeeper Downloader, but then shows the "UNINSTALLING MACKEEPER" WEBSITE, which IS MacKeeper's... I don't even know how to do the "Quote Previous Message" for philastokes site, only YOURS & that is NOT what I need.
What is SW????  Calls for Driver 9 For Time Machine, but I think that is related to Time Capsule, which I don't have.
NOTE: SOMEWHERE HERE I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT "LAUNCH AGENTS"... THAT IS ONE OF THE OS PARTS THAT IS MISSING PER MacKeeper... & who knows how many others? Clearly, something has happened to my TIME MACHINE & MY EXTERNAL HD, (MyBook). MacKeeper said that my system was damaged, e.g. "LAUNCH AGENTS" & THAT I NEEDED TO RE-INSTALL MY OPERATING SYSTEM, but without having a FUNCTIONAL BACK UP, I WILL LOSE EVERYTHING.
WESTERN DIGITAL, [MyBook External HD which I used for Time Machine Back up Storage] COULD NOT HELP ME UNTIL I GOT MY "DAMAGES" FIXED & of course MACKEEPER SAID TO CONTACT APPLE OR THEIR "GEEK ON DEMAND" VIA EMAIL, which I have not!
ALL ATTEMPTS AT "FIRST AIDS" FAILED OR WERE NOT AVAILABLE!
What you, BDAqua sent me, I did, but no change... Your "procedure", not the websites.
It is hard to tell from the Philastokes writing what is to BE used & what NOT to use???
Under:
SEP 21
Posted by philastokes
MacKeeper – also known as 911 Bundle‘ in the App store — yes, you’ve seen the ads all over the internet, pop ups on your favourite webpages, it seems to be everywhere.
Many people that download and use MacKeeper experience severe problems as a result. My advice regarding this program is:
***DO NOT USE IT!***
It is extremely dangerous, particularly its Fast CleanUp option. If you are in any doubt, have a read through some of the several hundred comments below this post. If you have already installed MacKeeper and wish to remove it, read on.
IS THIS THE EXAMPLE OF WHAT NOT TO USE??? ONLY SHOWING US WHAT NOT TO USE???
Then he states this:
Uninstalling MacKeeper 2012
If you have used MacKeeper to encrypt any data, unencrypt it now. If you remove MacKeeper without unencrypting your data first, you will not be able to access it later. This only applies to data encrypted with MacKeeper, and not data encrypted using Mac OS built-in encryption services or using any other program.
Once that is done, you can follow MacKeeper’s uninstall instructions here:
http://help.mackeeper.zeobit.com/Manual/GettingStarted/UninstallingMacKeeper.htm l
These instructions promise that they will remove all MacKeeper’s associated files (see the note ‘Important’ at the bottom of their page). However, you may wish to do Step 4 in the procedure below for earlier versions of MacKeeper to check MacKeeper does not have access to your Keychain.
IS ABOVE WHAT NOT TO USE???_________________
Mine is NOT an earlier version of MacKeeper. I installed in 2012, so it is not clear... but I am guessing that that is what he meant?? Then I read on, & am not sure about a lot of things.
I have NO IDEA whether I have encrypted anything via MacKeeper. I don't even know what encrypting is or whether MacKeeper DID THAT WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE??
Uninstalling earlier versions of MacKeeper
If you have a version of MacKeeper earlier than MacKeeper 2012 you should follow the procedure below. You may not find ALL of the following, but any you do find should be removed.
Preparation:
i. Again, a warning: if you have used MacKeeper’s encryption feature, be sure to unencrypt before you uninstall MacKeeper.
Time Machine
ii. If you use Time Machine, leave it connected and do the Time Machine Step (TM step) where indicated. Instructions for the TM step are given in the box in step 1 below.
Clones
iii. If you use a clone without archiving, disconnect the clone and run the procedure below on your internal disk. When it is complete and you have verified everything is OK, connect your clone and wipe the partition using Disk Utility. Then make a new clone.
iv. If you use a clone with archiving, reboot into your clone now and run the procedure below on the clone first. Then shutdown you computer, disconnect the clone from the system and reboot into your internal drive. Run the entire procedure again on your internal drive.
v. If you have anything in the Trash, empty it now before you start.
My Time Machine says "IT IS NOT CONFIGURED", "BROWSE OTHER TIME MACHINE DISKS... (There are none there, only empty window.) & "OPEN TIME MACHINE PREFERENCES". WHEN I TURN IT ON, A BLANK WINDOW OPENS UP WITH ONLY ONE OPTION, "TURN YOUR TIME CAPSULE ON".
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME MACHINE CAPSULE!So, what do I do here?___________
I DO have TIME MACHINE IN THE UPPER BAR & THE ICON IN MY DOCK.
I don't know what a "clone" is... sort of, (thought it was an "alias/copy", but am probably wrong?? I have no idea whether it is being used or not?? There may be tons of clones on my Mac, or are they "aliases" from the original issue ~3 years ago. NONE that I intentionally put in!
How do I know if I am "archiving" and/or how do I disconnect the clone... "to run the procedure below" on my internal disk?
Then How Do I Connect My Clone, (when I don't even know what it is?) and wipe WHAT PARTITION?  (I don't have access to my Time Machine or my EXTERNAL HD, (MyBook) where the Time Machine HAD been backing up my Mac. My MyBook won't even show up on my desktop.
WHAT IS THE CLONE? .... "IF I USE A CLONE WITHOUT ARCHIVING" VS. "IF I USE A CLONE WITH ARCHIVING".... I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS MEANS???
I HAVE STUFF IN TRASH, BUT AM AFRAID TO DELETE IT... SO DO I BRING IT ALL BACK TO MY MAC? I have so many things brought back from trash.
The Uninstall Procedure:
Once you have prepared everything as above, you’re ready to start the uninstall procedure.
1. If MacKeeper is running, quit it. From the sidebar in any Finder window, choose your hard disk icon and go to your Library folder. Look in the Application Support folder for the folder inside it called ‘MacKeeper’:
/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper
Click on the folder once.
TM Step
If you are using Time Machine do the TM Step now.
Enter Time Machine via the TM icon on your menubar at the top of your screen.
Click the little gear/cog in the Finder window and choose ‘delete all backups of xxx file’.
Enter your Admin password to confirm the delete. Exit Time Machine and then…
If you don’t use TM or after you have completed the TM step, hold down the ‘command’ key and press the ‘delete’ key once to send the file to the trash.
HELP!!------>
I DO USE TIME MACHINE, BUT IT IS NOT WORKING NOW NOR IS THE EXTERNAL HDI CAN'T ENTER TIME MACHINE!
And in Finder, what is the "gear/cog"?? And what are the xxx files? Are they all MacKeeper files???
Why would one complete the TM step IF one doesn't USE TM or have access to it.
*****How do I get my TM back???? _____________
2. Still in Library, look for and trash any of these you find in the same way, remembering if you have Time Machine to do the TM step first in each case:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon
3. If you are using Lion, use the ‘Go’ menu in Finder’s menubar and hold down the ‘option’ key. Choose ‘Library’ from the menu (yes, this is a different Library folder from the one you were just in). If you are using Snow Leopard or Leopard, just click on the little ‘Home‘ icon in the Finder sidebar and navigate to the Library. Then trash any and all of these that you find, remembering to do the TM step (if applicable) first in each case:
Home/Library/Caches/com.zeobit.MacKeeper
Home/Library/Caches/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper
Home/Library/LaunchAgents/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper
Home/Library/LaunchAgents/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.Backup.agent
Home/Library/Preferences/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plist
Home/Library/Preferences/com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist
Be careful not to delete the wrong files: only those that have got the words ‘zeobit’, ‘MacKeeper’, ’911′ or ’911bundle’ should be trashed.
Since MY TM is not functioning properly, what do I do? I am so lost?
4. Go to Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access.app and double click on it. Notice the padlock in the window is up there on the left, rather than down the bottom. Click on it and enter your admin password. Now go through all the items in the ‘Keychains‘ list (such as Login, System, Root) with ‘All items’ selected in the ‘Category’ list. Anything you find related to ‘MacKeeper’ or ‘zeobit’, click on it, then choose Edit > Delete from the menu.
(Thanks to Al for also mentioning this point in the Comments below! ).
5. Open the Activity Monitor utility (Applications>Utilities>Activity Monitor.app), make sure ‘All Processes’ is showing in the drop down menu just over on the right of the dialogue box, then scroll down the list and see if any processes called ‘MacKeeper’, ‘zeobit’ or ’911 bundle’ are still running. Older versions of MacKeeper may have a ‘WINE’ process running, so also look for ‘wine’. Anything you find, click on it and hit ‘Quit Process’ (top left).
6. Go to your Applications folder from a Finder window and select MacKeeper (if you have Time Machine, do the TM step now). Then, hold down ‘command’ and press ‘delete’ once. If you assigned MacKeeper to be pinned in the Dock, be sure to also drag the icon off the Dock and release it anywhere over the desktop. It will, satisfyingly, disappear in the ‘poof’ of a cloud.
Time Machine issue for me again!!
7. When you’re done filling up your trash can with all this junk, click on the Finder> Empty Trash.
8. Go to
 > System Preferences > Users & Groups (or ‘Accounts’ for Snow L) | Login Items
If you see anything to do with MacKeeper in the list of items there, highlight it, then click the little minus ‘-’ button near the bottom of the list.
9. Restart your Mac. Everything should be back to normal, but check the Activity Monitor one last time to be sure.
10. After restart, be sure to fix your system permissions. If you encounter any problems that you did not have before, fix the ACLs too.
**If you are running a clone, remember to follow the instructions given above under “Preparation: Clones”.**
Supplementary: If you have a problem with MacKeeper pop-ups while using your browser, try clearing out the caches, like this:
In Safari menubar, choose ‘Safari > Reset Safari’. Make sure all the options are checked.
This will not only clear out your caches, but everything else stored by the browser. Don’t worry, it won’t affect your bookmarks, but it will reset your ‘top sites’ and history.
In Firefox menubar, choose ‘Tools > Clear Recent History…’ and choose ‘Everything’. Again, it’ll clear everything out but won’t delete your bookmarks.
Obviously, if you use any other browsers like Opera or something you’ll have to find the same options for those too.
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NOTES
1. If you have any problems carrying out the steps, try starting your Mac up in Safe mode, and then running the procedure.
2. You can safely ignore any MacKeeper files that are in the Logs, BOM or Receipts folders.
3. If you have only downloaded the MacKeeper package but not ran the installer, you only need to send the .pkg file in your Downloads folder to the Trash. That’s it!
Acknowledgements
This post has been refined and improved over time thanks to suggestions and replies made in the Comments and on Apple Support Communities. Thanks especially to Al, Lyndon and Jack.
BDAqua, Is there any way for me to directly contact PhilStokes directly to have him read all that we have shared here, since he is the writer & obviously has had the experience & could possibly "Walk me through this" & answer some of my questions & asuage my fears??
Anything that YOU can do to continue to help is also greatly appreciated. I am doing nothing until I know what to do, with all the other issues that are going on, I just don't know what to do?? It is NOT simple as you can see!
BDAqua wrote:
As for the site that you gave me to Un-Install... are you sure? As that is MacKeeper/Zeobits' site! Andyou & everyone else said NOT to use their Un-Install???
OH Oh, if true something is redirecting your request, & guess what I think is doing it, or are you clicking on the zeobit kink on that page???
You should be seeing this...
Wonder why no one else is responding to my questions???
Feel free to start a new question, perhaps that'll work!?
Find that I am missing the "driver" for my external HD, & since it is so old, I can't find how to do it online.
You shouldn't need any SW to use the drive!???
BDAqua wrote:
As for the site that you gave me to Un-Install... are you sure? As that is MacKeeper/Zeobits' site! Andyou & everyone else said NOT to use their Un-Install???
OH Oh, if true something is redirecting your request, & guess what I think is doing it, or are you clicking on the zeobit kink on that page???
You should be seeing this...
Wonder why no one else is responding to my questions???
Feel free to start a new question, perhaps that'll work!?
Find that I am missing the "driver" for my external HD, & since it is so old, I can't find how to do it online.
You shouldn't need any SW to use the drive!???
BDAqua wrote:
As for the site that you gave me to Un-Install... are you sure? As that is MacKeeper/Zeobits' site! Andyou & everyone else said NOT to use their Un-Install???
OH Oh, if true something is redirecting your request, & guess what I think is doing it, or are you clicking on the zeobit kink on that page???
You should be seeing this...
Wonder why no one else is responding to my questions???
Feel free to start a new question, perhaps that'll work!?
Find that I am missing the "driver" for my external HD, & since it is so old, I can't find how to do it online.
You shouldn't need any SW to use the drive!???
BDAqua wrote:
As for the site that you gave me to Un-Install... are you sure? As that is MacKeeper/Zeobits' site! Andyou & everyone else said NOT to use their Un-Install???
OH Oh, if true something is redirecting your request, & guess what I think is doing it, or are you clicking on the zeobit kink on that page???
You should be seeing this...
Wonder why no one else is responding to my questions???
Feel free to start a new question, perhaps that'll work!?
Find that I am missing the "driver" for my external HD, & since it is so old, I can't find how to do it online.
You shouldn't need any SW to use the drive!???

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  • HT201250 I had files stored on a hard drive that were not on my Mac. I used the hard drive for my first Time Machine back up, but it was not enough hard drive space to finish. Now those stored files are gone. Is there any way I can recover them?

    I had files stored on a hard drive that were not on my Mac. I used the hard drive for my first Time Machine back up, but it was not enough hard drive space to finish. Now those stored files are gone. Is there any way I can recover them?  No, they were not part of previous Time Machine backups, and I have checked both the hard drive the documents were lost on and the new one that I now use for backups. Any suggestions would be helpful, as the lost files are old pictures that are gone forever. :[ Thanks!

    1. Yes, if both drives are formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
    2. Reformat the drives if needed, open the Time Machine pane of System Preferences, and remove the drive with the pictures from the list of items set to be excluded.
    (110331)

  • HT3275 What do i do when, having reconnected my Time-Machine Backup disk, i'm told that there is not sufficient space to do a backup ? it seems somehow that my previous backup was "closed" and i cannot continue using it, so Time machine appears to start a

    I use an external 500 GB WD hard drive for my Time-Machine backup.
    Sometimes - several times - after i've disconnected the drive to go travelling, when i reconnect the external drive, Time Machine tries to resume but tells me there is not enough space on the drive, and to chose a bigger disk.
    It is as if the previous backup file is "closed' and cannot be written to again.
    The only fix i can find is to erase, start again from scratch and do a full backup from scratch - which totally defeats the purpose of Time Machine.
    I've tried repairing the disk, nothing appears to allow the previous backup to be continued.
    Suggestions please ??
    Jean-Noel Cozon

    Hi Linc,
    Thanks for getting back - if i understood correctly, the info you suggested i collect is hereunder ...
    Jan 22 06:08:09 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4353]: Starting standard backup
    Jan 22 06:08:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4353]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time-Machine MBP15 Backup/Backups.backupdb
    Jan 22 06:10:54 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4353]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.12 GB requested (including padding), 234.07 GB available
    Jan 22 06:18:20 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4353]: Copied 28083 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 06:21:57 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4353]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.13 GB requested (including padding), 231.88 GB available
    Jan 22 06:29:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4353]: Copied 23509 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 06:32:01 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4353]: Starting post-backup thinning
    Jan 22 06:32:01 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4353]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
    Jan 22 06:32:02 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4353]: Backup completed successfully.
    Jan 22 07:08:09 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4474]: Starting standard backup
    Jan 22 07:08:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4474]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time-Machine MBP15 Backup/Backups.backupdb
    Jan 22 07:10:52 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4474]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.13 GB requested (including padding), 231.88 GB available
    Jan 22 07:18:26 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4474]: Copied 28091 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 07:22:02 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4474]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.13 GB requested (including padding), 229.69 GB available
    Jan 22 07:29:22 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4474]: Copied 23517 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 07:32:14 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4474]: Starting post-backup thinning
    Jan 22 07:32:14 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4474]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
    Jan 22 07:32:15 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4474]: Backup completed successfully.
    Jan 22 08:08:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4595]: Starting standard backup
    Jan 22 08:08:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4595]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time-Machine MBP15 Backup/Backups.backupdb
    Jan 22 08:10:56 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4595]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.13 GB requested (including padding), 229.68 GB available
    Jan 22 08:18:19 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4595]: Copied 28099 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 08:21:50 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4595]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.14 GB requested (including padding), 227.49 GB available
    Jan 22 08:29:18 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4595]: Copied 23525 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 08:32:09 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4595]: Starting post-backup thinning
    Jan 22 08:32:09 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4595]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
    Jan 22 08:32:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4595]: Backup completed successfully.
    Jan 22 09:08:09 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4716]: Starting standard backup
    Jan 22 09:08:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4716]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time-Machine MBP15 Backup/Backups.backupdb
    Jan 22 09:10:55 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4716]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.13 GB requested (including padding), 227.49 GB available
    Jan 22 09:18:48 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4716]: Copied 28107 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 09:22:40 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4716]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.27 GB requested (including padding), 225.30 GB available
    Jan 22 09:32:35 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4716]: Copied 23533 files (2.3 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 09:35:25 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4716]: Starting post-backup thinning
    Jan 22 09:35:25 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4716]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
    Jan 22 09:35:26 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4716]: Backup completed successfully.
    Jan 22 10:08:09 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4840]: Starting standard backup
    Jan 22 10:08:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4840]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time-Machine MBP15 Backup/Backups.backupdb
    Jan 22 10:10:51 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4840]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.14 GB requested (including padding), 225.18 GB available
    Jan 22 10:18:12 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4840]: Copied 28115 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 10:21:49 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4840]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.14 GB requested (including padding), 222.99 GB available
    Jan 22 10:29:05 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4840]: Copied 23541 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 10:32:00 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4840]: Starting post-backup thinning
    Jan 22 10:32:00 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4840]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
    Jan 22 10:32:01 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4840]: Backup completed successfully.
    Jan 22 11:08:09 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4963]: Starting standard backup
    Jan 22 11:08:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4963]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time-Machine MBP15 Backup/Backups.backupdb
    Jan 22 11:10:53 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4963]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.14 GB requested (including padding), 222.82 GB available
    Jan 22 11:18:10 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4963]: Copied 28123 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 11:21:46 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4963]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.14 GB requested (including padding), 220.63 GB available
    Jan 22 11:30:13 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4963]: Copied 23553 files (2.2 GB) from volume MBP-15.
    Jan 22 11:33:03 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4963]: Starting post-backup thinning
    Jan 22 11:33:03 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4963]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
    Jan 22 11:33:04 MBP-15 com.apple.backupd[4963]: Backup completed successfully.
    Currently, having once again yesterday flattened and restarted my T-M from scratch i probably overwrote all the backups since the last time i had to do that - and as long as i don't disconnect my external backup drive it seems OK now.
    I'm a bit paranoid as i use my MBP both as my Mac, but also as my Virtual PC so i have a lot of technical and commercial data which i need to keep properly backed up.
    Is it possible when i've ejected my TM backup disck, gone travelling, and then reconnected it some days later - that i am causing a new backup to start by hitting the 'Backup Now' command on the menu bar.... should i let TM pickup by itself automaticvally without porvoking a Backup Now command ?
    Thanks in advance for any futher advice

  • Time Machine Service Page in Server App says "Error Reading Settings"

    I have a Mac Mini running 10.8.3.
    For some reason the Time Machine Page in the Server App refuses to work properly.  If I reboot the server it looks fine for about 10 minutes.  It displays the backup location and the list of individual backups.  Then I get this message:
    25/03/2013 14:37:51.673 Server[286]: Error: The server '127.0.0.1' reported an error while processing command of type: 'readSettings' in plug-in: 'servermgr_timemachine'. Error: Error Domain=XSActionErrorDomain Code=1000 "An unknown error occurred" UserInfo=0x7fdc1b2445e0 {NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error occurred}
    Also the Time Machine page in Server Apps is blank apart from "Error Reading Settings" and the slider at the top says Time Machine is off.
    However Time Machine does work for some clients.
    Anyone got any idea?
    I think it started having problems when I got a "The network confirguration has changed" alert.

    Hi Linc Davis
    here are the logs from reboot to failure to load:
    26/03/2013 16:57:50.256 servermgrd[1379]: [1379] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 16:59:55.633 servermgrd[1527]: [1527] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 17:01:58.077 servermgrd[1546]: [1546] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 17:04:03.937 servermgrd[1561]: [1561] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 17:04:05.220 Server[1154]: Error: The server '127.0.0.1' reported an error while processing a command of type: 'readSettings' in plug-in: 'servermgr_timemachine'. Error: Error Domain=XSActionErrorDomain Code=1000 "An unknown error occurred" UserInfo=0x7ffac4620f20 {NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error occurred}
    26/03/2013 17:06:07.359 servermgrd[1666]: [1666] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 17:06:07.829 Server[1154]: Error: The server '127.0.0.1' reported an error while processing a command of type: 'getBackups' in plug-in: 'servermgr_timemachine'. Error: Error Domain=XSActionErrorDomain Code=1000 "An unknown error occurred" UserInfo=0x7ffac480f000 {NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error occurred}
    26/03/2013 19:18:51.737 servermgrd[1678]: [1678] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:18:51.777 servermgrd[1678]: [1678] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:20:55.346 servermgrd[2846]: [2846] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:20:55.381 servermgrd[2846]: [2846] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:22:57.682 servermgrd[2861]: [2861] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:22:57.683 servermgrd[2861]: [2861] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:22:58.114 Server[1154]: Error: The server '127.0.0.1' reported an error while processing a command of type: 'readSettings' in plug-in: 'servermgr_timemachine'. Error: Error Domain=XSActionErrorDomain Code=1000 "An unknown error occurred" UserInfo=0x7ffac4836250 {NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error occurred}
    26/03/2013 19:25:00.016 servermgrd[2872]: [2872] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:25:00.135 Server[1154]: Error: The server '127.0.0.1' reported an error while processing a command of type: 'readSettings' in plug-in: 'servermgr_timemachine'. Error: Error Domain=XSActionErrorDomain Code=1000 "An unknown error occurred" UserInfo=0x7ffac494c120 {NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error occurred}
    26/03/2013 19:26:02.690 Server[1154]: Error: The server '127.0.0.1' reported an error while processing a command of type: 'getBackups' in plug-in: 'servermgr_timemachine'. Error: Error Domain=XSActionErrorDomain Code=1000 "An unknown error occurred" UserInfo=0x7ffac4826a80 {NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error occurred}
    26/03/2013 19:33:51.868 servermgrd[2886]: [2886] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:33:51.901 servermgrd[2886]: [2886] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:35:54.539 servermgrd[2932]: [2932] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:35:54.580 servermgrd[2932]: [2932] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:37:56.926 servermgrd[2947]: [2947] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:37:57.424 Server[1154]: Error: The server '127.0.0.1' reported an error while processing a command of type: 'readSettings' in plug-in: 'servermgr_timemachine'. Error: Error Domain=XSActionErrorDomain Code=1000 "An unknown error occurred" UserInfo=0x7ffac472ad50 {NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error occurred}
    26/03/2013 19:39:59.284 servermgrd[2958]: [2958] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:40:01.135 Server[1154]: Error: The server '127.0.0.1' reported an error while processing a command of type: 'getState' in plug-in: 'servermgr_timemachine'. Error: Error Domain=XSActionErrorDomain Code=1000 "An unknown error occurred" UserInfo=0x7ffac4657ce0 {NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error occurred}
    26/03/2013 19:42:04.286 servermgrd[2973]: [2973] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:42:04.322 servermgrd[2973]: [2973] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    26/03/2013 19:45:20.502 Server[1154]: Error: The server '127.0.0.1' reported an error while processing a command of type: 'getState' in plug-in: 'servermgr_timemachine'. Error: Error Domain=XSActionErrorDomain Code=1000 "An unknown error occurred" UserInfo=0x7ffac43f84a0 {NSLocalizedDescription=An unknown error occurred}
    27/03/2013 11:56:52.191 servermgrd[110]: [110] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out
    27/03/2013 11:58:54.217 servermgrd[371]: [371] error in getAndLockContext: flock(servermgr_timemachine) FATAL time out

  • TIME MACHINE ERRORS using MIGRATION, lost apps and serials

    I will try this one more time
    I recently bought a 2,3gH Power Mac G5 with a 500GB Hard Drive and 16GB DDR 2 RAM and Bluetooth for $400 from Craig's List
    It seemed to run fine but when running Disk Utility it had ALOT of Disk Permission issues...and when I booted from the DVD LEOPARD and hit REPAIR DISK it found two separate errors UDF...
    I decided to set up an external Seagate HD and set up TIME CAPSULE and completed what I deemed to be a FULL BACKUP,,,which should have included my FINAL CUT PRO, LOGIC PRO, Multitrack Studio, and Microsoft Office 2004 among other apps which made me jump at buying the unit
    The bootable LEOPARD disc gave me no choice but to do a FRESH INSTALL which went smoothly
    NOW, there are 30 different backups in TIME MACHINE, and when I tried RESTORING the earliest one dated FEB 28th, the programs either will not launch correctly or are asking for
    NAME
    ORGANIZATION
    SERIAL
    If I had known about CARBON COPY I would have CLONED the whole disk
    ALSO when I MIGRATeE using TIME CAPSULE, not only do the aforementioned EXPENSIVE programs not work, but there come the DISK PER
    MISSIONS problems
    THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
    Matthew

    I have used Time Machine to restore an entire hard disk and system (10.6) and it worked fine. I simply followed Apple's instructions. I have also used it successfully to do a migration to a new computer from an old one (old computer iMac with 10.5, new computer Macbook Air with 10.6) and I was very pleased with the results. Furthermore, in each case all the serial numbers and authorizations for MS-Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and Adobe Illustrator etc. were preserved. In fact the ONLY thing requiring manual intervention in each of these instances was a reinstallation of Canon printer/scanner drivers for a MF8120 device.
    I think the acquisition of a used, older (PPC G5) computer via Craig's list is probably a slightly risky proposition at best, but maybe worth a try if the cost is right.  Often people sell their used computers when they start to act up or freeze. Sometimes those problems are not easy to fix.
    Here are some suggestions for some of those serial numbers, if you still have those Time Machine backups to peruse to try to retrieve them:
    Office 2004 issue. You need to find certain files from the old system (e.g. from your backup) and put them into the right places on your new system. Since at least one of these is an invisible file, and I think Spotlight won't find it easily, you can download and use EasyFind
    ( http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11076/easyfind )
    to search for and find these files if they aren't where I indicate below:
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004 (or X)/Office/
        OfficePID (normally an invisible file)
    Users/[Username]/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
        Carbon Registration Database
        Office Registration Cache
        Microsoft Office Settings
    Get these files from your backup of the old system and put them into the same places in your new system. I THINK this will fix your Office 2004 problem. If it doesn't work, Microsoft has a support phone number to call about lost or misplaced install disks.
    As for Final Cut Pro, here is where Final Cut Studio stores its serial number info, maybe there is something similar for Final Cut Pro:
    Follow this path:  HD >Library >Application Support> ProApps >Final Cut Studio System ID
    Unfortunately, some software "hides" this registration info by putting an obscure invisible file somewhere where one might not think to look. It's to guard against piracy, but it also impedes legally registered users (like you) from doing something legitimate, like move from one computer to another or reinstall.
    I think you can contact each company and explain your situation; I expect they will tell you where the file (or files) is that you need to move over. After all, you're not asking them for a new serial number. Tell you you are restoring from a full backup, you don't have the original install disks, and just need to move the correct files from the backup over to the restored disk.
    This will all be easier if the account name is the same on the new disk compared to what it was on the old disk (and on the Time Machine backup).

  • I cannot install ODX Yosemite over OSX Mavericks as my Mac Book Pro (early 2011) advises that the disc "Mackintosh HD" is used for Time Machine back ups. This is not the case however as I use a separate external HD for this purpose, help please ?!  T

    I cannot install ODX Yosemite over OSX Mavericks as my Mac Book Pro (early 2011) advises that the disc "Mackintosh HD" is used for Time Machine back ups. This is not the case however as I use a separate external HD for this purpose, help please ?!
    Thanks

    Check this link out...
    OS X: Cannot install on a volume used by Time Machine for backups
    I was apart of this thread and it helped the OP...
    Re: System installer thinks my main drive is my time Machine backup and won't install.
    KOT

  • Mac Pro early 2008 2 x 2.8GHz Quad Core 10.7.5, replaced 4 x 500ghds with 4 x 3Tb and Raid card Raid5 them OK but can not load time machine back up as it does not see any of the 4 drives, neither does disc utilities, any thoughts?

    On my Mac Pro, early 2008 2 x 2.8GHz Quad Core 10.7.5, replaced 4 x 500ghds with 4 x 3Tb. The Raid card Raid 5ed them OK but can not load time machine back up as it does not see any of the 4 drives, neither does disc utilities, any thoughts?

    You don't see drives when using a hardware RAID only the volumes.
    WD Green are not suitable for hardware RAID (or software RAID for that matter).
    USB2 and TimeMachine are a disaster waiting to happen. I've used SATA (internal) and eSATA (using SATA PCIe cards) trouble-free.
    I can't say I begin to understand your use or "choosing the install drive for the backup"
    Install what?
    You don't load TimeMachine. Maybe seems minor but that is not how to describe the behavior of software.
    You read FAQ and How To http://www.apple.com/support/timemachine
    Time Machine’s Gory Details:
    https://www.apple.com/support/timemachine/
    TimeMachine 101
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
    Lion Recovry & TimeMachine
    http://www.apple.com/support/lion/installrecovery/
    http://www.apple.com/support/lion/
    How To Restore Your System
    http://pondini.org/TM/14.htmlMac OS X v10.7 Lion
    Pondini's Blog: Time Machine - Troubleshooting -- B5.  Would you like to inherit (or re-use) the backup . . . ?

  • HT3275 Since updating OS to Mountain Lion from leopard, I get the following error message when trying to backup with time machine on external drive.  Could not complete backup to media share.  The network backup disk does not support the required AFP feat

    Since updating OS to Mountain Lion from leopard, I get the following error message when trying to backup with time machine on external drive.  "Could not complete backup to media share.  The network backup disk does not support the required AFP features."  What are AFP features and how do I get Time Machine to backup to my current external backup?

    This means that your NAS does not support the required encryption. Update your NAS to the latest firmware or ditch it and buy a Time Capsule (they are the most reliable when using TM).

  • Can 'Time Machine' back-up other external hard drives

    Can 'Time Machine' back-up other external hard drives connected to your mac as well as the mac memory itself?

    As Neil says, yes, it can.  But external HDs are excluded by default;  you have to tell Time Machine when you do want to back one up.
    See the exclusions box in Time Machine Prefs > Options.
    If the drive is shown in black, just select it and click the minus sign at the bottom.
    If it's shown in gray, though, it's not formatted for a Mac, and Time Machine can't back it up (and you can't remove it).

  • HT3275 Time machine icon yellow and not backing up

    Had hard drive repaired and wiped clean computer, now time machine icon is the yellow color not backing up and can't find it in system preferences. I am able to open and access files though. How do I get TM to back up on new system?

    The colour of the icon doesn't matter.   The best resource for time machine problems is ...
    http://pondini.org/TM/              
    Pondini FAQ

  • Can i uninstall iPhoto 9.4 and reinstall iphoto 9.3 from time machine and will my photos still be there?

    can i uninstall iPhoto 9.4 and reinstall iphoto 9.3 from time machine and will my photos still be there?
    Janet

    Did you try to repair your library after the update to 9.4?  Here's what you can try:  make a temporary, backup copy of your library if you don't already have one (Control-click on the library and select Duplicate from the contextual menu) and  apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
    Fix #1
    Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
    Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #3, followed by #4 and then #1 as needed.
    Fix #2
    Using iPhoto Library Manager  to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
    1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
    2 - click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
    3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
    4 - In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
    5 - Click on the Create button.
    Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments.  However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
    If the above does'nt work and you want to go back to iPhoto 9.3 read this tutorial from  iPhoto Library Manager's website:  Fat Cat Software - iPhoto Library Manager Help - Downgrading a library to an earlier version of iPhoto
    OT

  • Time machine backups present on disk but not seen

    Hi. I just notice that on my macbookpro time machine is keeping creating the hourly backups, but I cannot see them anymore from the time machine interface.
    All backup files seem to be on the disk, but whenever I enter the time machine I can only see the last one, as if I started the time machine for the first time.
    Any idea why this is happening? And, more important, any idea on how to fix it?
    I'm on a macbook pro with OS X 10.8.5; the time machine files are stored in an external USB disk.
    Thank you for your support.

    shuusaku wrote:
    Hi. I just notice that on my macbookpro time machine is keeping creating the hourly backups, but I cannot see them anymore from the time machine interface.
    All backup files seem to be on the disk, but whenever I enter the time machine I can only see the last one, as if I started the time machine for the first time.
    Any idea why this is happening? And, more important, any idea on how to fix it?
    I'm on a macbook pro with OS X 10.8.5; the time machine files are stored in an external USB disk.
    Thank you for your support.
    My TM did this after the upgrade to 10.9
    When I first set it up, I just clicked to use the same drive I had been using, even though I'd just formatted it.
    Apparently that causes the backups not to appear in the app.
    So, here's what finally resolved it. I:
    1. Opened Time Machine Preferences.
    2. Turned Time Machine off.
    3. Clicked "Select Disk...".
    4. DELETED the TM disk I had previously selected.
    5. Reformatted the TM disk once again.
    6. Reopened Time Machine Preferences.
    7. Reselected the newly formatted disk from the list.
    8. Turned Time Machine back on, and let it begin backing up.
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