Time machine issue, trying to recover a file

OK,
Haven't needed to use time machine but now is the case and am having trouble ;-( !
My computer is backing upto the external drive with no issues.( Just did it a minute ago)
I can see the backups correctly dated on the external drive.
BUT....
When I "enter" time machine I cannot go back in time!
It shows me "today" and the arrow doesn't want to go back in time.
Also no timeline dates on the right side.
How can I "fix" this? I'm sure the data is on the drive but how can I get timemachine to find it again?
Thanks,
Phillyman

OK.. Solved the problem but sadly can't say what it was! Last night my computer completely froze while I was transferring files to another external hd. I could only shut the iMac off with pressing and holding the power button on the back. After starting up, during the white screen with apple logo it ran something with a progress bar (fsck?) .After the startup the timemachine program scanned all files and then worked without a hitch... Maybe the restart did the trick? No clue.
But at least it now works
Message was edited by: Phillyman

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