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Time Machine couldnt work!! how to go back in time??
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1115736" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>If you have been making Time Machine backups to your external drive, and as long as it's attached (mounted), you should be able to click on the Time Machine icon (top menu bar or System Preferences, Time Machine). Time Machine should open and show you the dates of the backups it made.</p><p></p><p>Just select a date prior to accidentally deleting those files and then restore. You can restore the entire backup or selectively choose those folders you wish.</p><p></p><p>If Time Machine is not working for some reason, there's no way you can get those files or folders back easily. It will require special software. Also, you don't want to continue using the machine for fear of overwriting deleted files and folders. If you overwrite them, they're gone forever.</p><p></p><p>Let us know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1115736, member: 46727"] If you have been making Time Machine backups to your external drive, and as long as it's attached (mounted), you should be able to click on the Time Machine icon (top menu bar or System Preferences, Time Machine). Time Machine should open and show you the dates of the backups it made. Just select a date prior to accidentally deleting those files and then restore. You can restore the entire backup or selectively choose those folders you wish. If Time Machine is not working for some reason, there's no way you can get those files or folders back easily. It will require special software. Also, you don't want to continue using the machine for fear of overwriting deleted files and folders. If you overwrite them, they're gone forever. Let us know. [/QUOTE]
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