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  • Restoring iCal from Time Machine

    I accidently deleted my calendars from iCal and then my blank iCal synced to mobileme and my iPhone so I lost everything. When I try to restore my iCal from Time Machine, it initially shows all my calendars when I open iCal, then it syncs to mobileme and I get a blank iCal again.
    Here's what I do:
    1. Quit iCal.
    2. Delete Calendar folder from Home>Library.
    3. Restore Calendar folder from Time Machine using the gear icon and "Restore to ..."
    Then when I open iCal it restores perfectly, then syncs to mobileme and erases again.
    After talking to an apple tech, he suggested going into iCal's preferences and deleting the mac.com and trying the above steps again. That doesn't work. I even tried going into System Preferences>MobileMe>Sync>Advanced>Reset Sync Data to replace info on mobileme with sync info from my computer. That didn't work either.
    What step am I missing to restore my iCal from Time Machine?

    kanagashi,
    You are welcome...thanks for your kind comments.
    I'm still having sync issues with MobileMe though, the "On My Mac" calendars aren't syncing to MobileMe.
    The "On My Mac" calendars will not sync to MobileMe. Did you complete Roger's checklist under the "Reconnect to the internet. Your MobileMe calendars will disappear as before. Now carry out the following process with each of the 'On My Mac' calendars:" paragraph?
    Syncing should be possible after carrying out those steps.

  • How to restore ical with time machine

    I have (some how) lost all of my appointments in my "Work Calendar" within iCal except for one entry (which is strangs).
    I have been trying to restore from Time Machine, but, the user interface for iCal through Time Machine is "not easy" to figure out or to use.
    I am unable to open the iCal folder as I can do with other ones to restore the data.
    How can I do this - I have never been able to do this restore in iCal & Contacts.
    Please can any one help me?

    Frank Lowney1 wrote:
    Another factor that may be relevant is that I seen iCal appear and disappear from the MobileMe list of things to synch.  It's out of view 99% of the time.
    If you are talking about something you see in System Preferences>MobileMe then it's not relevant - iCal does not in fact sync, it reads the calendars directly from the server (though there is by default a cached local copy) and as I said the settings in that prefs pane are nothing to do with iCal any more.
    iCal is controlled in System Preferences>Mail, Contacts& Calendars and you should check that your MobileMe login details are correctly entered there - please see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4758
    As to the process I detailed, in the first set of numbered instructions, please make sure that when you have exported your MobileMe calendars you import them back into a calendar listed under 'On My Mac' - these cannot be deleted by MobileMe and from your description it sounds as if you may not have done this. Given your problems, I would suggest choosing new name sfor the calendars, at least temporarily.
    Then when you reconnect to the internet it should not be possible for MobileMe to delete the calendars and you can proceed with the next steps.

  • How can I restore iCal from time machine

    Hi can I restore the data from iCal from time machine?

    The data is in ~/Library/Calendars 
    The folders have gibberish names; you can't tell which folder is which calendar, so you probably need to restore the entire folder.
    But if you have your Calendars synched via iCloud, there may not be anything there, since iCloud is where the "real" data resides.

  • Recovering iCal from Time Machine

    In syncing my iPhone with my desktop, all calenders and events were wiped out. Trying to recover the data from Time Machine has been unsuccessful. Whenever I download the data from earlier, the calender does not show the missing events. I chose "replace" when it asked, yet still nothing. Any help?

    ssamnelson,
    What file(s) did you replace using Time Machine?
    Open your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Calendars Folder, and locate the Calendar Cache file. Quit iCal and move the Calendar Cache file to your Desktop.
    Additionally, navigate to your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences Folder, and find the com.apple.iCal.plist file. Drag that file to your desktop, log out/in or restart and let us know if iCal finds the missing events/calendars.
    ;~)

  • Restoring iCal from Time Machine/Older HD

    SO here's the deal. I upgraded my harddrive in my MBP over the weekend. Doubled it size to 500GB joy! What I decided to do once I got a blank copy of Lion on it was to restore just the user info, system settings and "other files" from the Time Machine back up I have (not from the old hard drive). Allowing me to install only the Applications I would really need after all my user info was on the computer and clearing up some more space.
    This worked GREAT!
    When I opened my iCal I had duplicate calendars. So, I deleted some of the duplicates. Apparently I deleted the wrong ones, and now ALL my calendars are gone. And before you ask, no, I didn't setup my TimeMachine (I decided to test things out before erasing that backup and start fresh with my new system)
    BUT, I still have the old Time Machine backup AND I still have my old/smaller HD hooked up via USB.
    My question is, where can I grab the iCal info from (Time Machine or my old HD) or do I need to start the process all over again just to get my calendars back?
    Thanks in advance

    New development... I was going to recreate my calendars while I waited and I found that I couldn't name a new calendar the same as one of my deleted calendar... (ie: I couldn't recreate a calendar called "Home") so, by going into preferences and digging around a little I found something strange? Under my default calendars it shows my current list of calendars, but my reminders shows all my OLD (deleted) calendars?? (see images)
    SIDE NOTE (I'm only concerned with the top iCloud account

  • Unable to recover Time Machine back-up because I "don't have permission"...

    Trying to recover an old version of my iPhoto library from a Time Machine backup. I get about 1/3 into the restore and I get the message "The operation can't be completed because you don't have permission to access iPhoto Library". Any suggestions? Does the back-up have an error in it?

    This article might help:
    http://pondini.org/TM/E9.html

  • How to Restore iCal from Time Machine

    Dont now why all my events for next month and future are erase. I want to recover the last time machine back up but dont now how. Can some one bring me the step by step indications?

    I'm restoring my partially missing calendar entries from a general Time Machine backup, following FerdII's steps. Just to be helpful, I'll answer the questions about the gear icon and the home folder.
    The "Actions" menu (with a Gear icon) appears in any Finder window when you choose Show Toolbar from the View menu. You need to set the Finder window to Show Toolbar before you enter the Time Machine to locate and restore your calendar files -- that will allow you to get at the Actions menu when you're in Time Machine.
    @Helicopterdcr -- the Home folder is where the files associated with your User identity are located. In a Finder window, with Show Toolbar set, you'll see your Home folder in the left navigation bar -- it appears under Places and has a house icon. The path to the Calendar folder starts at your Home folder.
    Message was edited by: ZiginBoston

  • How to restore iCal using Time Machine with Lion OS

    Just got off the phone with Apple Support.  With Lion, your User/Library/Calendar file is now hidden.  Here is how to find it in order to restore data to your iCal.
    Close iCal
    Open FINDER
    Use “GO” button located across top
    Hit and hold the OPTION key on your keyboard
    You’ll see LIBRARY appear in the list  (this is a hidden file you cannot see otherwise)
    Select LIBRARY
    Select CALENDAR
    (you can see all the .calendar files under this item)
    Open/Enter TIME MACHINE
    Go to day/time you want to restore back to
    Highlight the CALENDAR file (which can now be seen by virtue of your efforts above)
    Select RESTORE from Time Machine
    Open iCal to view the updated data.

    Hello,
    I've got a dumb question - I've tried this a number of times.  You have given the clearest directions that I've read so far.  However, after trying a number of different dates, it still will not populate.  Most of my calendar entries were done with an iPhone, then synced via iCloud to laptop.  Would that prevent them from being synced to the Time Machine?  I'm at a loss (in more ways than one).
    Either way, thanks for the help.
    Pat
    Message was edited by: pmrose

  • Recovered Time Machine backup not recognized..

    This is a strange situation/horrible situation to explain. We had one of our iMacs lock up unexpectedly, and on restart it just hung all the time. We booted from the Snow Leopard install disc, ran Disk Utilities verifying/repair option which noted the drive had serious errors. We do use Time Machine on an external drive, but unfortunately the last backup performed was ".inprogress" as it was tagged. To add more problems, the entire TM backup folder (..all of it) was trashed/deleted and we had to recover the entire contents via recovery software (which took forever sadly).
    With the contents recovered completely (luckily) we decided to move forward. We formatted the hard drive/installed OSX again on the iMac and went to restore using the Restore from backup function on the installation disc. However, when we pointed Snow Leopard to the external drive it did not recognize the TM backup. We tried the Migration assistant as well, and no luck, simply won't see the TM backup (even though the backup folder and all its elements seem to be all there).
    We can see our files buried in some folders in the backup, as well as images, but replacing those manually I'm sure will run into permissions issues. We're open to suggestions at this point as this iMac served as a media server for us.

    RavenMac wrote:
    To add more problems, the entire TM backup folder (..all of it) was trashed/deleted and we had to recover the entire contents via recovery software (which took forever sadly).
    That recovered some files, but they're no longer in a form that's recognized as Time Machine backups, so you won't be able to restore/recover them normally. See the blue box in [Data Recovery|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/Recover.html].
    We can see our files buried in some folders in the backup, as well as images, but replacing those manually I'm sure will run into permissions issues. We're open to suggestions at this point as this iMac served as a media server for us.
    Are the recovered files on a separate HD? If so, right-click it on your Desktop or Finder sidebar, and select +Get Info.+ See if the +Ignore ownership on this volume+ box at the very bottom is checked. If it is, you should be able to copy the recovered files. If not, click the padlock, enter your Admin password, then check the box.
    Figuring out what and where they all belong (and which version is the most recent) will not be easy.
    Once you get this sorted out as well as you can, consider keeping "secondary" backups. What happened to you is quite unusual, but obviously possible. See #27 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum) for some suggestions.

  • Recovering Time Machine after backups were deleted

    The event I will describe occurred from an incomplete operation. Hindsight is 20/20. After the mistake, I stopped using the Time Machine drive.
    Fearing that my Time Machine drive (1 TB) was becoming full, I proceeded to delete some backups between the start date and the present. Thinking that on the dates I deleted nothing really changed, I thought it was safe.
    The dialog appeared, "Preparing to delete files..." and was still on the screen when I realized that any deletion was idiotic. The dialog never changed to indicate files were actually being deleted. After inspection, some files were deleted. There is only a small subset of backups remaining. As no data was ever written to the drive, I'm sure I can recover all or most files.
    What is the best path to recover as much backup data as possible? I own the Stellar Phoenix recovery program.
    What should I know about the structure of Time Machine archives? My latest attempts have resulted in almost no complete files but rather in hundreds of files named "iNode xxxxxxx" being recovered. I don't find that helpful at all. All changes can be reconstructed with work. All I care about are the original downloaded files. The diff files (I assume that is how TM works) are negligible.
    Thank you for helping this Macintosh and TM amateur.
    Robert

    Hi, and welcome to the forums.
    Unfortunately, Apple doesn't do a very good job of warning people: +*Never, ever, move, change, or delete anything in your TM backups via the Finder.+* That can hopelessly corrupt them.
    They do have special "deny everybody everything" permissions, but that isn't enough, as you've found out.
    Just for future reference, see #12 in the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip* at the top of this forum.
    Time Machine uses some rather complex techniques, so it can perform only incremental backups of what's new or changed, but have each backup be, in effect, a full one. This is done with multiple "hard links" to the actual backup items, at both the file and directory level. Think of them as multiple aliases. Few 3rd-party apps understand this. So be sure your recovery program is fully compatible with Leopard.
    I think that +Data Rescue II+ is, but I've never used it, so can't be sure.
    Most likely, the best you'll be able to recover are some "raw" files.

  • Can't find ical in time machine

    If i'm in ical and turn on time machine, tm goes to my finder window. Several discussions suggest going into libraries in tm but ical is missing from my libraries.

    if you restore that whole folder it will override you current ical data and replace it with what it was at the backup time. an alternative is to locate and restore just the event you want in the backup. it would be in a calenar folder/events inside the Calendars folder. it's an .ics file. you can quicklook them from TM interface to see which one you want to restore. once the .ics file is restored drop it onto ical.

  • Recover time machine old backups

    I just pluged in my external hard drive and descovered that my old backup was deleted...
    i went to settings to learn for the first time that time machine deletes old backups when the drive is full...
    is there any way to recover those files? There was very important data in those backups..

    Thank you baltwo for replying..i didnt not recieve any notification from TM that it will be deleting my old backup...i guess apple should think of adding this as a feature.. still, i will be using TM as it is a good way to keep backups..
    I will buy some good data recovery software and if i am luck i might get all my data back.. thanks..

  • Restore iCal from Time Machine - (Lion)

    Should be easy - but not for me.
    I fell into the trap - upgraded iPad, then synced with the MacPro and somehow some of my bookings got deleted.
    (At this stage, I found out how to backup iCal from within the app).
    Should be no problem - I meticulously ensure everything is backed up with Time Machine - so no problem at all - but I was forgetting.
    For some obscure reason, there's a little (secret?) application of the Option Key required to reveal the Library folder in 'Go'. I cannot seem to replicate this when in Time Machine, so my question is, how do I access my Time Machine backup of iCal so that I can restore it?
    Andy

    You have two library folders: one is at the top level (when you open your hard drive) and the other is in your user directory (when you click on your account name in the Users folder). You want the latter.

  • I cannot restore iCal from time machine error message cannot copy iCal as it is needed by os x

    I have tried to restore a previous version of iCal from a time machine backup as I keep getting error message "iCal cannot be modified or deleted because it's required by Mac OS X"

    You have two library folders: one is at the top level (when you open your hard drive) and the other is in your user directory (when you click on your account name in the Users folder). You want the latter.

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