Time Capsule backups disappeared. Anyone can help?
Hello!
I would like to know if anyone has experienced the problem I'm having now.
I have a 2TB Time Capsule to backup the data from my MacBook Pro (2.53GHz Core 2 Duo). A couple of days ago, I needed to look for a backed up file, so I ran to my TC backups, but they were all gone. I have absolutely no idea what happened. The error message was that the backup disk could not be found. I don't think the data was erased, because the space available in the TC is the same as before, but I just can't find anything there. When I enter Time Machine, all it shows is the Today (Now) backup. I tried to select the backup disk again and click the "Backup Now" option, but all it did was a new backup with all the data in my computer (as if it was my 1st backup), so I am 200GB short now.
I really need some files I had in those old backups... does anyone know where I can find the old backups through Finder? Any idea if my files are still in TC??
Thank you for the help.
Hi, and welcome to the forums.
It sounds like Time Machine may have started a new set of backups for some reason.
See if there are two +sparse bundles+ on the TC's internal HD. Double-click the TC on your desktop or a Finder sidebar, then look in the Data folder.
Double-click the old one to mount it, then use the +*Browse ...+* option, per #E2 in [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum).
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