I lost password to enter in time machine

I lost password to enter in time machine, somebody could be so kind to help me to solve this BIG problem?

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  • When I try to enter a time machine with Snow Leopard backups Lion I get an error code -6584 ... how to fix?

    Hi.
    I had a first gen time machine with backups all on Snow Leopard.
    This died (power supply), and I bought a new time capsule, because to fix the old one would cost nearly the same amount.
    Since, I have started using Lion, and backed up onto my new time capsule in Lion.
    Unfortunately, there was a file I deleted that I really need for a Logic Audio project, that is only present on the old time capsule.
    I got the old time capsule fixed, so it powers up. I even extended my current wireless network with it. I can see inside it -- all the data that I dragged onto its HD in the past is present, and the "Sparse Bundle" containing the data for the time capsule save-states is present too.
    Now, when I try to "Enter" my old time capsule, I get this error message:
    I tried entering the time machine via WiFi and via ethernet, to no avail.
    Can anyone help me to access these old save states on my old "snow leopard" time capsule?
    I was thinking maybe I need to try to access it from a machine with Snow Leopard?
    Please help.
    Thanks in advance.
    JM

    I have the same issue. Does anybody know why this has happened

  • HT3728 since Oct 25 my time capsule is not working properly. I enter the time machine to check my backups and the only thing I see is balck screen on every single day since I put it to work on my house. Any ideas on what's going on?

    I am having problems with my time capsule.
    It's not backing up... if I enter the time machine, all I see is a black page, any day I look, since the day I bought it.
    Was not like this before Oct 25...
    Any ideas on what's going on and what should I do to make it work again?

    Check the USB cable first to make sure that it is operating correctly on another connection.
    You may need to use a powered USB hub with the drive since the USB port on the Time Capsule is not a high powered port like you have on your Mac.
    You may need to use the powered hub even if the hard drive has its own external power supply.

  • My time capsule says it only has 473.24 gb for my back up of 534gb.  the only back up I can access when I enter the time machine was yesterdays so what has happened?

    my time capsule says it only has 473.24 gb for my back up of 534gb.  the only back up I can access when I enter the time machine was yesterdays so any idea what is happening? I have the latest irmware update.
    Marmimag

    There is an issue with latest Lion update.. it is killing TM.
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/19858557#19858557
    Otherwise check via the airport utility if there is something else using space on the hard disk.

  • HT201250 The back ups are not displaying when i enter the time machine

    I'm trying to restore my files to my new MacBook I just purchased. I have the external hard drive connected and entered the Time Machine. But, the back-ups are not displayed "in pink on the right side" as indicated in the directions. I do see the back up folders when I open up the hard drive using Finder.  Any ideas on how I can restore my files?
    Thanks

    You should be using Setup Assistant to import your data, as detailed here:
    OSX Tips: Setting-up a new Mac from an old one, its backups, or a PC Using Setup Assistant on Lion

  • Ok. Add me to the moron list. I guess I am an over zealous trash emptier. Can I retrieve those images from the vastness by entering my time machine and restore the library from a previous date (when I wasn't a moron?)

    Ok. Add me to the moron list. I guess I am an over zealous trash emptier. Can I retrieve those images by entering my time machine and restoring the Iphoto library from a previous date (when I wasn't a moron?)

    Masters is where you want to be. They'll be in there in folders based on the date and time they were imported.
    Regards
    TD

  • I have been unable to retrieve emails from my external disk.  I entered the Time Machine and tried to go to April 2013, but could not find emails.  I have Lion OS X 10.7.5 .Thanks!

    I have been unable to retrieve emails from my external disk.  I entered the Time Machine and tried to go to April 2013, but could not find emails.  I have Lion OS X 10.7.5 .Thanks!
    Cecilia

    I have been unable to retrieve emails from my external disk.  I entered the Time Machine and tried to go to April 2013, but could not find emails.  I have Lion OS X 10.7.5 .Thanks!
    Cecilia

  • Entering password for an encrypted time machine backup

    During a recent hard disk failure. I have had to restore my system from a time machine backup.
    I keep this backup on an encrytped external drive.
    I booted into recovery mode,  erased the drive to fix the hard disk errors (it wasn't repairable).
    Then I tried to mount the encrypted drive for recovery.
    Everytime I entered the password, a 50 character string with all character types it failed to unlock.
    I tried the disk on another mac and it unlocked fine.
    Then I noticed that the recovery mode defaults to US Input Source and I have a UK macbook (2007).
    So I changed the input source to British.
    Still the password doesn't work.
    Then I noticed that once you click unlock the password entry box defaults to US again and doesn't let you change it.
    Fortunately UK keyboard isn't very different to US and I figured out that the only difference was to use Shift 3 for # rather than option 3 that we normally use on the UK keyboard.
    Is there a work around this?  Is it a known issue. 
    Glad I don't have an arabic or russian keyboard :-)

    File a bug report with Apple.

  • Can i recover lost notes from an old time machine back up?

    I found this doom and gloom advice, but isn't there a way to go to an old back up on my time machine and find the file?
    modular747 Central Florida
    Re: lost notes     Oct 1, 2009 8:59 PM    (in response to Sybil Clanton) 
    Where did you synch them to? If you synced then TO your Mac, you can get them back:
    iTunes > Devices > your phone > Info > Notes (check sync notes), Advanced - Replace Info on this iPhone - check Notes. If you had "Replace" checked when you did your last synch, the notes were replaced by whatever had previously been synched to your Mac (nothing?) and are unfortunately permanently lost.

    Thank you for your response! I read that their is a product called Wondershare that will recover contacts directly from the phone and that the data is still in there somewhere. This program is $80 and before I purchase, I just want to make sure it will actually recover those contacts.

  • Hard drive crashed on macbook pro. now i want to recover all my photos on my iPhone (iPhone, favorites, stream, etc..) w/ out loosing. do i simply sync my iPhone. in addition, i lost all of my music was lost when hard drive crashed (time machine fail

    Hard drive crashed on macbook pro. now i want to recover all my photos on my iPhone (iPhone photos, favorites, stream, etc..) w/ out loosing. do i simply sync my iPhone? paranoid i will wipe iPhone photos when synching to new hard drive image and new iTunes image.
    In addition, i lost all of my music when hard drive crashed (time machine backup was corrupted also), is there anyway to recover iTunes music. Music was a combination of purchased, CD's burned, diverse music library, etc.....
    thank you,
    J

    Contact Apple Support:
    http://www.apple.com/support/contact/
    Apple - How to Contact Us:
    http://www.apple.com/contact/
    Be sure to refer to the repair ticket number.
    Sounds like a terrible mixup.
    Good luck & happy computing!

  • Can I password protect access to Time Machine??

    Hey guys ..
    Ive just switched over from PC to mac. So far Im loving it and doubt Ill ever use a PC again.
    I do have a question about Time Machine though. Is there a way to password protect access to the Time Machine interface ?
    Cheers
    Darren

    Can't help with the TM stuff, since I don't use it, and will leave that discussion to macwiz1220; however, since you're new to Macs, once you sort out your issue, see these:
    Switching from Windows to Mac OS X,
    Basic Tutorials on using a Mac,
    Mac 101: Mac Essentials,
    Anatomy of a Mac,
    MacFixIt Tutorials,
    MacTips, and
    Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition.
    Additionally, *Texas Mac Man* recommends:
    Quick Assist.
    Welcome to the Switch To A Mac Guides,
    Take Control E-books, and
    A guide for switching to a Mac.

  • Lost space after restoring from time machine

    Yesterday, I reinstalled mac os, so i backup my mac with time machine. After a new hard disk relace, the installation and mac os update, i restore my pervious mac file from time machine. However, I can't find any files in the mac after restore. And the mac lost many space that it is 223.74 free out of 479.24GB (it is 252.88GB in "other", but i don't know what is "other" and where i can find it.) What is problem?

    See
    About kernel panics,
    Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics,
    Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ,
    Resolving Kernel Panics,
    How to troubleshoot a kernel panic, and
    Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics for more details.

  • HELP: I can't enter the Time Machine for critical backups I need

    I made a boo-boo today and removed a home directory that had everything in it.  No problem, I thought... just enter Time Machine.
    Well, it isn't working.   And I did try removing the /Library/Preferences/*.plist for TimeMachine -- no luck.  I've re-selected the disk, no luck.
    This is very disappointing, but I'm also a bit panicked.  I need that data restored.
    How can I get this to work properly?
    Thanks.

    Forrest wrote:
    Even though I turned off Time Machine backups, it just happily runs in the background. 
    Correct;  turning it off means it won't start any new backups; but if one is running, it won't cancel it.  You have to do that manually.
    Also, restoral of files ended up getting interrupted as it said I didn't have permission to access something (and it didn't tell me what).
    You can't restore an entire user home folder that way -- OSX won't let you delete the old one, as it's in use.  You should have gotten a message to that effect (although some of them are rather cryptic).
    It also sounds like the backups may be corrupted.  Try to Repair them, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
    Your best bet, unless the backups are damaged, is to do a full system restore, per  Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #14.

  • Lost Photos . Restoring from Time Machine didn't work. HELP!

    Here's what happened. I pray someone can help. I've lost precious childhood photos.
    1. I made a folder with a few albums inside.
    2. I was going through my photos and moving appropriate ones into the albums.
    3. With maybe 10-15 photos I would get the big, black exclamation point when I double-clicked on the photo to see a larger version of it.
    4. Researched how I could fix this problem.
    5. Tried all the iPhoto Repair Library (command/option open iPhoto) options. Didn't fix the exclamation point problem.
    6. Downloaded iPhoto Library Manager. Started to run "Restore Library" but noticed it looked like the program froze, so I canceled it.
    7. Went back to iPhoto and realized I had lost at least half my photos! PANICKED!
    8. Decided to use Time Machine and my back-up hard drive to restore the iPhoto Library.
    9. Started TM, but again it appeared like it wasn't working, so I cancelled it again.
    10. Went back to iPhoto and noticed my photos were back but the exclamation point problems was still there.
    11. Since TM appeared to work, I ran it about two hours after which time a window popped up saying something like "Can't continue operation. Only option was to click "Ok."
    12. Opened iPhoto, and I'm back to missing half my photos (all of which appear to be from 2009 and earlier).
    Majorly stressed out right now. Please can anyone help me?
    Running OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 and iPhoto 9.6.1
    Thank you!

    Try this:
    Starting over from scratch with new library
    Start over with a new library and import the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from your original library as follows:
    1. Open the library package like this.
    2. Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.
    3. Drag the subfolders of the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from the open iPhoto Library package into the open iPhoto window a few at a time.
    This will create a new library with the same Events (but not necessarily the same Event names) as the original library but will not keep the metadata, albums, books slideshows and other projects.
    Note:  your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.

  • Magic Mouse has lost all 'touch capability' after Time Machine restore

    Hi all,
    Yesterday I did a system restore to my 17' MPB on Snow Leopard, once restored my Magic Mouse lost all scroll and swipe functionality.
    I've searched older threads and seen a suggestion about deleteing a systempreferences file which I did but it did not work.
    Any other suggestions please? My Mac is fully updated software wise and this is quite fustrating given the Mouse is only 2 weeks old!
    Thanks!

    Hi again:
    I don't want to generalize as some +"clean up"+ things can actually slow a system. If the system is slow everywhere, it could be lack of HD space (you should have 10-15% free at all times), memory, or many other things.
    I have a program called "Cocktail" which I rarely use (troubleshooting only), but does have some powerful GUI links to all sorts of things. However, I suggest people use this sort of software carefully as one can do damage.
    I run a +"plain vanilla"+ system and do not have problems (superstitiously touching wood).
    Unless you routinely use/change very large files, OS X takes care of "defragging" automatically.
    I'd prefer to never have to format and start over.
    As I said, I have NEVER erased and installed an OS X system to address system issues. I have restored to test both my cloning software and Time Machine.
    Macs running OS X perform system maintenance processes automatically in the background (unlike Windows, as I am sure you know).
    Barry

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