Time Machine [artial restore : don't have permission

Any Suggestions on what happened in the below scenario?
I upgraded to SL and time machine did it's backup. The first attempt it reported not enough space so I excluded all drives except the boot drive. Deleted TM file and reformatted the ext. drive and let TM run again. First test of recovery was good(recovered file).
Then disaster hit - I deleted a folder of photoshop templetes so used TM to restore. It restored the root folder and some sub-folders then gave me the message I didn't have permission to read file and quit.
I recovered the folders from a cloned drive created by CCC.
Like to understand so if it goofs I can correct and go forth into
the next abyss ..

I also had a similar thing tonight with a folder of PDF files. Was backed up from my machine a couple of days ago to an external firewire disk, now I don't have permission to do a partial restore on some files. What can be done?

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    a. Did you simply install SL over Leopard, thus preserving your user data?
    b. Did you install SL and create a new user account
    c. Did you erase the Macs' HD, install SL, and then Migrate your legacy user account from a Time Machine backup?
    Depending on how you perform the upgrade will determine whether you can get at your old data or not. Was there a point after the SL installation that you recall Time Machine popping up a message that the existing backups originated somewhere else but offering you the opportunity to resume current backups to the same set? If so, your legacy user account may ow be inaccessible?
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    CTRL-Click the Time Machine icon in the Dock and select "Browse Other Time Machine Disks…".
    Select your Time Machine backup drive and the 'star field' interface will launch. This approach will allow you to navigate back to the user folder or item you wish to Restore. You will likely be prompted for the username and password of the old account, but you will be able to move the data.
    Once the Restore is complete You should be able to now go into this restored folder and change the permissions of the folder or item you are trying to access.
    Highlight the file/folder and select Get Info from the File menu.
    Click the tiny gold lock icon at the bottom. You will be asked for your current admin username and password. Now click the tiny "+" button on the left. In the resulting window select your current user account and click "Select".
    This should have added your current username to the list under Sharing & Permission. Under "Privilege" change "Read only" to "Read & Write". Now, if the item you are dealing with is a folder, then click the tiny Gear icon at the bottom and select "Apply to enclosed items...".
    You will be warned that you can't undo this but click OK anyways. When finished close Get Info and you should now have full access to the item in question.
    (Make sure that, if it is iLife data you are moving (iPhoto, iTunes, etc), that you have run Software Update and updated your applications. Otherwise, any attempt to import the old data may result in alerts telling that it was created with a newer version.)
    Let us know if this resolves your issue. Cheers!

  • Time Machine Backup Failed, don't have old backups

    Last night I ejected my external hard drive to use that USB port to plug in a card reader and download a bunch of videos and images. This afternoon, when I plugged my external drive back in, I got a Time Machine Error: "This backup is too large for the backup volume". When it tries to back up, I get the more detailed message that this backup needs 6.7 GB of space but there are only 6.2 GB available.
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    I do like the fact that I can go restore old stuff I've deleted or disastrously edited, so, if possible, I'd like to get my old backups back. Failing that, I guess I need to clear the external drive and just do a new back up.
    If someone can help me 1) get my old back ups back or 2) get Time Machine do a successful completely new backup, I'd be really grateful.

    My first reaction was that that couldn't possibly be the problem (because I've had no problems at all backing things up for the past year and a half), but it appears that you are correct.
    Apparently, all of the pictures and videos are, in fact, too much for my Time Machine external hard drive. I don't have anything else on the external hard drive, but my TM drive is, in fact, much, much smaller than my internal HD.
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    Available: 6.19 GB
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    Available: 175.45 GB
    Used: 57.12 GB
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    I was so certain that I wasn't running out of space that I didn't check, so I was thinking that I should still have old backups. Since they've been deleted, that's fine with me.
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  • Time Machine:...you don't have permission to access

    Hello People (it's been a while)
    I'm having trouble restoring files from Time Machine to my desktop. Specifically, i accidentally deleted an imovie project i was working on and turned to Time Machine to get it back. Unfortunately when i click restore i get the message "the operation can't be completed because you don't have permission to access..."
    It's a head scratcher, as i've found from hunting around google and these forums. Has anyone come up with a solution?
    I've tried repairing permissions and had a look in the get info box on my external (TM) hard-drive. Nothing appears to be amiss.

    Read the following:
    What to do if Time Machine reports you don't have permission
    This was posted in the Apple Discussions by V.K. I have only modified it slightly to be more generic.
    The problem seems to be that 10.5.6 changes permissions on a file so that even the root user doesn't have write peivileges. I have no idea why they did this. The workaround suggested in [an]other post will probably work, too, but i did something less drastic. Instead of deleting the file I changed permissions on it, and it worked just fine. An added benefit is that the permission change seems to stick, so you don't have to delete the file every time you change a drive.
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  • Cannot restore do not have Permission in Time Machine HELP

    HI
    Have searched and Searched but cannot find answer so Help please - all sugestions appriciated
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    Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:
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    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
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    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
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    If the items are not in the latest snapshot, navigate in the Finder to an earlier snapshot folder. The snapshots are represented by folders with a name that begins with the date of the snapshot.

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