Time Machine backs up files, but will not Restore within programs like iCal

Time Machine is working great as a basic backup utility to my external HD. However, I cannot, for the life of me get the restore function to work from within a specific Apple program like iCal or Mail. Every time I click iCal or Mail THEN Time Machine, the 'galaxy' view reverts to the Desktop folder.
This is fine for individual files/folders, but where's the built-in restore feature?

I called Apple today, but the support agent didn't seem to know whether or not Time Machine can open with cascading iCal windows. He had me navigate to a folder under my username where the calendars are located....problem is that all the iCal events and Calendars are encoded so it's difficult to find which events you need to restore and stuff. Basically for me, it's SO much easier to go to
File->Back up iCal. Time machine works good for documents...but Apple really screwed up here.

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Time Machine sees my drive but will not use it.

I am running mountain lion on my MacBook Pro. I have an external WD DD that has 1TB partioned for mac and 1TB for PC. When I hook the DD directly to the mac via USB TIme machine uses it no problem for backing up. But moving forward I want to have the backup DD on my wireless network. When I then disconnect it from the mac and instead connect it to my wireless rounter (again with USB) Time Machine is not happy.
Time Machine find the drive and recognizes it that is has Mac backups on it, but it will not let me "choose disk" to use it forback ups going forward.
Anyone know how I can fix this??
I orginally formated the the backup drive with an iOS older than mountain lion..
I have done some searches in the support communities and don't see this exact issue listed.

No, pondini has enough to keep himself occupied with apple routers.. getting TM to work on non-apple routers maybe simply impossible.
Here is Netgear version.
http://www.netgear.com/assets/landing/readyshare/readyshare-time-machine.pdf
Do not be surprised if you have issues. Many non-apple NAS and routers that supported TM were broken by Lion changes.
\BTW, Netgear does not list the WNDR3700 as compatible with TM.
Supported Router:
Centria WNDR4700/WNDR4720, WNDR4500, WNDR4300,
WNDR3800, WNDRMAC
Supported DSL gateways:DGND4000

I am trying to get space on an external hard drive which has some old time machine back up files that I do not need but can not eliminate, even by going into the time machine, clicking on the backup file to be eliminated and using the drop down eliminate

I am trying to get space on an external hard drive which has some old time machine back up files that I do not need but can not eliminate, even by going into the time machine, clicking on the backup file to be eliminated and using the drop down menu with the gear box symbol to eliminate

I cannot find this 300GB "Backup" in the Finder, only in the Storage info when I check "About This Mac".
You are probably using Time Machine to backup your MacBook Pro, right? Then the additional 300 GB could be local Time Machine snapshots. Time Machine will write the hourly backups to the free space on your hard disk, if the backup drive is temporarily not connected. You do not see these local backups in the Finder, and MacOS will delete them, when you make a regular backup to Time Machine, or when you need the space for other data.
See Pondini's page for more explanation: What are Local Snapshots? http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
I have restarted my computer, but the information remains the same. How do I reclaim the use of the 300GB? Why is it showing up as "Backups" when it used to indicate "Photos"? Are my photos safe on the external drive?
You have tested the library on the external drive, and so your photos are save there.
The local TimeMachine snapshot probably now contains a backup of the moved library. Try, if connecting your Time Machine drive will reduce the size of your local Time Machine snapshots.

HT3275 Time machine at home and it will not allow me to remove the listing of my external hard drive from the excluded files list.

Please help guys, I have a Time machine at home and it will not allow me to remove the listing of my external hard drive from the excluded files list.
I am trying to use time machine to back up the hard drive. For backing up from Macbooik pro and Imac, there is no problem. It seems to not want to allow the external drive to be removed from the Excluded list and as such will not back up from it.
Is there a way to be able to transfer files (music, movies etc) to time machine, format the external drive then put the files back to hard drive?
Sorry it is a long winded question but it is driving me nuts that I cant sort this out.
The <Macbook and Imac are both running mountain lion.
Thanks Guys

As for the hard drive to which you have never been able to write, is it by any chance in NTFS format? OS X can read NTFS for importing files, but it does not contain code for writing on an NTFS volume. That's a choice, not a bug.
There is third-party software available to install NTFS-writing capability into OS X. An example is Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X. Another alternative would be to use a disk format that both Macs and Windows systems can use for both reading and writing; this would require either a new drive or erase the existing data.
If by "the new system software" you mean OS X 10.9 Mavericks, you may want to repost that portion of your query in the Mavericks forum at https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/os_x_mavericks . I haven't made the leap yet.
I don't know what other problems you have been having, so I cannot comment on them. You don't seem to have any other recent postings on these forums.

Time Machine will not let me restore from recent backups. I can see them on the external drive but will not restore sooner that June of 2013! Any suggestions?

Time Machine will not let me restore from recent backups. I can see them on the external drive but will not restore sooner that June of 2013! Any suggestions?

All I can suggest is that you open that file on the MBA and save it as a new file, then see if you can open the new one on the iMac.

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 . . . ?

Deleting Time Machine Back-up Files - HELP!

I tried to delete a time machine back-up file from my external drive (to clear space), I dragged it into the trash ... when I tried to empty trash it looked like there were 1000s of files being deleted. That scared me so I stopped the trash from emptying. Now I can't get the file out of the trash. I try to drag it out and it just copies. So two questions: 1) how do I get this file out of the trash? 2) how do I delete all of these back-up files - well, I don't need to delete all of them but there are so many? Do I really need all of these time machine back-ups? If I do delete them - what am I actually deleting? Are they just copies of my harddrive or is it a problem to delete them (when I look in the file that is in my trash it seems like it is my whole system ...). Sorry for all of the questions but I am in a bit of a panic. Also, I did try to delete the files by going into time machine, clicking on the gear icon, selecting a file and clicking on delete, nothing happened. Any thoughts, suggestions, advice most welcome!

wcaroliner wrote:
So two questions: 1) how do I get this file out of the trash?
See #E6 in [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
2) how do I delete all of these back-up files - well, I don't need to delete all of them but there are so many? Do I really need all of these time machine back-ups? If I do delete them - what am I actually deleting? Are they just copies of my harddrive or is it a problem to delete them (when I look in the file that is in my trash it seems like it is my whole system
You shouldn't have to delete old backups. Time Machine will do that automatically when it needs space for new ones, unless you have the +Warn when old backups are deleted+ box checked in +Time Machine Preferences > Options.+ Just remove the check.
If you have other data on your Time Machine drive, in the same partition, that's not a good idea. It needs to be moved elsewhere, so Time Machine has it's own, exclusive space. See #3 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).
The backups have a complex and somewhat unusual structure; there's a bit of "smoke and mirrors" going on there, where it appears that every backup is a full copy of your system, and it is, in a way, but isn't in another. Seems contradictory, I know. See [How Time Machine works its Magic|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Works.html] for an explanation.
I did try to delete the files by going into time machine, clicking on the gear icon, selecting a file and clicking on delete, nothing happened.
You should have gotten a confirmation prompt, then one for your Admin password. If you didn't, the backups may be damaged/corrupted. Repair them, per #A5 in Troubleshooting.

Downloaded acrobat reader 11 onto my Mac Book Pro, it can open the file but will not print. Get a message that says PDF cannot be printed, however, I forwarded it to someone else and they could print it, no problem. I called HP and spent an 1hour with the

downloaded acrobat reader 11 onto my Mac Book Pro, it can open the file but will not print. Get a message that says PDF cannot be printed, however, I forwarded it to someone else and they could print it, no problem. I called HP and spent an 1hour with them and then called Apple support and worked with them for 3 hours. No one can figure it out. Is there something wrong with this version? the pdf was created in 2004. Do I have to pay to get Acrobat?

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As to the Mac not connecting, wireless networking is simply too complex for any reasonable answer without more information. There are many possible error points, and as often as not it's the Mac that can connect and the Windows PC that cannot. Since you can't give us any information about the configuration of the neighbor's network, and can't make any changes to it, we can't do much to help you troubleshoot it.

Put in a CD from a textbook for school...it will bring up the files but will not play the CD... what do I do?

Put in a CD from a textbook for school...it will bring up the files but will not play the CD... what do I do? Need fast help please!!

If it's a windows only dvd you'll need windows. i don't think you want to go to the trouble of installing windows on your mac right now. Don't you have a friend or relative who will let you use their windows computer?

HT204382 Telestream finds the plugged in HDVR file but will not play..blank black screen no sound or picture. DivX will not download. Error report sent to Apple. Any ideas how to import / play AVI files?

Mac suggestes downloads to open AVI files on HDVR. Telestream finds the plugged in HDVR file but will not play...blank black screen which has no sound or picture. DivX will not download, report sent to Aplle. Any ideas how to play the files?

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Downloaded VLC and can play, trying now to edit clip and put it into a keynote presentation. Bought Mac as got fed up with windows but still not got used to it!

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 ?!
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Check this link out...
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I was apart of this thread and it helped the OP...
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My iPad is suddenly not loading any apps. When I click on an app, the screen flickers to black and then back to normal, but will not load the app. This is ALL the apps, not just one. Have tried rebooting, to no avail.

My iPad is suddenly not loading any apps. When I click on an app, the screen flickers to black and then back to normal, but will not load the app. This is ALL the apps, not just one. Have tried rebooting, to no avail.

Was a Restore one of the things tried.? [Attach the iPad to your computer and in iTunes click on your device. On the Summary page click on Restore and go through the process. Be sure to click YES to Restore from a previous backup.]

I have bought an iphone 3gs on ebay it worked with my sim but had last users pics numbers ect, so i restored it butb its failed and now all i get is connect to i tunes but will not restore ????

i have bought an iphone 3gs on ebay it worked with my sim but had last users pics numbers ect, so i restored it butb its failed and now all i get is connect to i tunes but will not restore ????

Have latest version of iTunes installed and running. Also make sure you have internet access working and can access Apple websites. Also, make sure you don't have any entries in your hosts file referring to gs.apple.com....If your not sure about how to do that, go ahead and do the rest first. You can come back to that later.....Plug in phone. Put phone in DFU mode.(google put iphone in DFU mode for instructions) Then restore the phone in iTunes by highliting your device in the left column and click on the Restore button. The latest iOS version is 4.3.3. That's what iTunes will restore it to. When it's done restoring, iTunes will ask if you want to restore from a backup or setup as a new phone. I would use the Setup as a New Phone option. Once it's done, you should have a clean install of the iOS and an operating phone, as long as there are no hardware issues with it.

Finder Freezing when time machine back up files

I've an 24 aluminium iMac. The finder often freeze (once a day at least) and I noticed that this is often when Time Machine is backing up files.
It's impossible to relaunch the finder and sometimes other mac apps are freezing (preferences etc..). On the dock I can still see that the finder and the apps are active but in fact there are frozen and it is not possible to force quit.
Then if I shut down the computer through the apple menu it doesn't work and the only solution is to shut down manually my iMac with the back button.
Be that as it may it is less frequent since the iMac last software update (graphic card) before everything on the screen was freezing.

I have a 1tb and 540 tb Ultramax Harddrive to support my Mac Pro G5. I originally bought the 650 when the G5 was running Tiger and it worked without fault on a 800 firewire. I partly purchased this model of drive as they advertised its extendibility. When time machine was announced I purchased a second 1tb version and installed the two drives running daisy chained by 800 firewire and they worked fine. Maybe 2 weeks after installing Leopard which had caused me problems because of the application enhancer i was not ready to use time machine so declined to switch it on.
After a few weeks and after the 650 had dismounted itself i started to find after waking from sleep the mac was frozen. There was no way out other than switch it off on the front switch. I later discovered that on powering down the 650 ultramax I could recover my processes but at the danger of corrupting the drive by not removing it properly. As I tried to work out an exit strategy to save data on the 650 I got a system warning to say the Ultramax was beyond repair and was available only to recover files. Eventually it started hanging after a few seconds so i had no choice but to lose data and reformat the drive. That failed and having already contacted Iomega support for advice with little support they eventually agreed the drive had become damaged and agreed to replace the unit.
With the new unit I expected the problem would be gone.. but it was a matter of hours before the symptoms re-emerged, not as bad as before they seemed to allow other apps to continue to run and work it just disabled the finder so i could open an application from recent apps but not through a finder window and if i asked it to open or save a file it would lock the application so much not even a three fingered quit would solve the problem it would close the app in the finder but in the close app window it would remain listed as not responding.. the only way to recover use of the mac was to power off the ultramax almost on loosing power all hanging functions would re-emerge sometimes i needed to switch the mac off.
I decided to risk setting time machine on and although it worked it hung on the first back up and ever since I have woken up the mac as i run a very eco friendly power management policy I would find the hang accompanied by time machine backing up.
I am sure time machine is part culprit in this problem although i cant work out why only the 650 suffers I have tried taking it off firewire and moving to usb and it still does the same....
Any ideas or pointers to an answer of any sort would be welcome

Time Machine Back Up Files Missing

I recently had a hard drive crash in mac book pro. Having replaced the hard drive my back up disk also decided to crash but I did not worry too much as I had a separate time machine back up.
I retrieved most of my files but then realised that loads of my photos were missing. I went back into Time Machine only to discover that my back ups now only go back a week and all the old data has simply disappeared.
I have tried pressing the alt key while accessing the Time Machine on the menu bar but there are no other back up volumes.
Has Time Machine simply over written all my old data and rendered it irretrievable?

Just found this from first backup using console app.
Apr 10 10:19:53 Macintosh defaults[1092]: \nThe domain/default pair of (//System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-attach, Disabled) does not exist
Apr 10 10:19:53 Macintosh defaults[1095]: \nThe domain/default pair of (//System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto, Disabled) does not exist
Apr 10 10:19:53 Macintosh defaults[1098]: \nThe domain/default pair of (//System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd, Disabled) does not exist
Apr 10 10:27:15 Macintosh defaults[3233]: \nThe domain/default pair of (//System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-attach, Disabled) does not exist
Apr 10 10:27:15 Macintosh defaults[3235]: \nThe domain/default pair of (//System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto, Disabled) does not exist
Apr 10 10:27:15 Macintosh defaults[3237]: \nThe domain/default pair of (//System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd, Disabled) does not exist
Apr 10 16:52:35 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Backup requested by user
Apr 10 16:52:35 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Starting standard backup
Apr 10 16:52:35 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
Apr 10 16:52:35 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Apr 10 16:52:37 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Reloading changed Time Machine preferences
Apr 10 16:52:38 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Zeus
Apr 10 16:52:38 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Node requires deep traversal:/ reason:kFSEDBEventFlagMustScanSubDirs|
Apr 10 17:02:22 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Restarting backup because volume name changed for: Zeus2
Apr 10 17:02:24 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Backup requested due to disk attach
Apr 10 17:02:28 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Backup canceled.
Apr 10 17:02:29 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Starting standard backup
Apr 10 17:02:29 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
Apr 10 17:02:30 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Zeus2
Apr 10 17:02:30 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Node requires deep traversal:/ reason:kFSEDBEventFlagMustScanSubDirs|
Apr 10 17:15:34 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 112.12 GB requested (including padding), 131.02 GB available
Apr 10 19:37:18 Macintosh /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[783]: Copied 153575 files (94.2 GB) from volume Zeus2.
Has the fact that i changed the hard drive name meant that all the old backup files have gone?

Time Machine backs up files, but will not Restore within programs like iCal

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