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• The merger with Time Machine backups

  I fear I know the answer to that, but would like confirmation.

  I am running Fusion 2.0.4 and have Mac OS 10.5.6.

  As part of support to replace a faulty card from the airport on my MBP, Apple did a new install of the OS and erased my disk. When I started the laptop I told it to restore from a Time Machine backup. He restored all the files under the My Documents folder, except for my virtual machines. He has even restored a text file I had in the 'Virtual Machines' folder, but not the virtual machines themselves. Looking back through the external drive for Time Machine, I don't see the virtual machines to any previous backup.

  I guess I'm watered at this point, although I'm hoping the actual VMs are located elsewhere, and under 'Virtual Machines' files are just links. Does anyone have an idea what I can try, or why the virtual machines are not saved?

  Thank you.

  Jeff

  If your virtual machines were in the "Virtual Machines" folder, where they are. Although it is possible to create a configuration where this isn't quite the case (for example, the link hard to another directory or volume), the simplest and explanation of the default value is that your virtual machines were either not stored (in this case I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news) or in the first place never were in this folder (you can check your drive to backup files/folders - virtual machines tend to be big so should stand out).

  As to why it is, Time Machine in the first versions of Leopard would cause a deadlock (and hang the Mac) in certain circumstances, one of them was a virtual machine. To work around this problem, Fusion told Time Machine to exclude virtual machines. Apple has fixed the bug of Time Machine and deleted merge the exclusion of Time Machine, but it is possible to get into situations where virtual machines are still excluded.

  In general, we do not recommend the use of Time Machine to back up virtual machines - the short version is that it will go quickly through space and that it still does not produce a viable backup. Instead, we recommend that you back up files in the comments (or their mirror to the host and let Time Machine pick them up there), or manually back up virtual machines when they are not running.

• Requests that are lost during the restoration of time machine

  For example, recently my laptop (MacBookPro7, 1.) Intel Core 2 Duo. 2.4 GHz. memory to 6 GB) came up with a message saying to upgrade to el capitan, and after some research to see if my computer were compatible (OS X 10.6.8) I've updated. However, I found that many things had changed in ways that I didn't like as well as my laptop is slow. So I watched it come back back and followed the instructions of restoration (command-R, choose the time machine backup, etc.). Unfortunately since doing so, I lost many of my applications provided with the computer, and I can not find them even in the applications folder (Calculator, preferences system, overview and a few others), I have also noticed that when I try to access the time machine preferences or system preferences they come in the form of files called content and there is no way to access it.

  If anyone knows how I can find my apps or even be able to access the settings, it would be much appreciated. I'm too scared to try redownload things where it makes things worse. However, I tried to go back and restore from time machine once again, but after having tried several times in vain to get to the right section again once I gave up.

  Boot into Recovery (R command) and re-install OS X on top of your existing operating system.

  OS X: on OS X Recovery - Apple Support

• How much space for Time Machine backups

  Hello

  Is there a rule for how much space you may want to allow for Time Machine backups?

  I would like to partition the drive to have a room reserved for Time Machine back ups only.  I realize that it is a personal preference.

  Each individual backup occupies approximately 790 GB.  But somehow I have 6 months of backups that supposedly take up only 880 GB on the disk.

  At this time the backups of my other drive back to 6 months in time.

  Fortunately, I never had to go back a few more days to recover a file.

  Is there a reasonable amount of space to allocate for backups, based on current usage of disk?

  Thank you

  A Silverstone wrote:

  Hello

  Is there a rule for how much space you may want to allow for Time Machine backups?

  I would like to partition the drive to have a room reserved for Time Machine back ups only.  I realize that it is a personal preference.

  Each individual backup occupies approximately 790 GB.  But somehow I have 6 months of backups that supposedly take up only 880 GB on the disk.

  At this time the backups of my other drive back to 6 months in time.

  Fortunately, I never had to go back a few more days to recover a file.

  Is there a reasonable amount of space to allocate for backups, based on current usage of disk?

  Thank you

  Minimum would, of course, the size of the internal drive.

  Double the quantity is sufficient

  Triple the amount if you want a value years from TM backups

  I am convinced that these are independent external drives from your main hard drive of Machines

• To transfer the old backups Time Machine from a hard disk external to the airport in Time Capsule

  Is it possible to transfer the old Time Machine backups from my external hard drive to Time Capsule airport?

  Having done this in the past, I can say that it is possilble... but is not anywhere near the amount of time and effort it will take to do this.

  Even when I was successful, Time Machine has started a new backup of the Mac... it has not added on the old existing backups, so I lost a good part of the backup on the Time Capsule space.

  This will be easier if you keep just on the hard drive for a few months... in case you need to go back and pick up a file... While the time Capsule built a new story backups tons.  After 3 to 6 months, you will not need the old backups, and you can erase the disc and use it as a spare part.

  If you want to try it anyway... see this article: http://pondini.org/TM/18.html

• Why finder hide Documents and office files in the home directory of the user by activating iCloud drive? What about the behavior of Time Machine backup or third-party applications?

  I'm under MacOS Sierra. I am connected to my iCloud account. I activated the option Desktop and Documents, but I did NOT activate the option optimize Mac storage, because I wanted to make sure that all my files would be available locally, just in case, I would need to work without an internet connection.

  -J' noticed there now a menu iCloud in my sidebar in the Finder, with links to Documents and desktop.

  -J' also noticed that Documents is no longer presented in my favorites in my side bar of the Finder.

  -This last suggests that files saved in 'Documents' are not saved more on my HD... but only in iCloud, which isn't what I want.

  -Then, sailing in the Finder Macintosh HD/users / 'My account' /, I noticed that my Documents and desktop folders are more visible, as if these files are not saved in my home folder most. Which raises the question: where are My Documents and files on my HD, so they are still?

  -Using a shell session in the terminal and again navigate to/Users / 'My account' /, I noticed that my Documents and desktop folders are still there. Which suggest that records and records of office reside actually still in my home folder under users, but Finder actually hide it and present them as being stored in iCloud only disc. It's very confusing.

  This raises several questions:

  -In the first place, why Apple hide Documents and office files in the directory? Why not view these folders in iCloud and directory?

  -Whence the iCloud folder or drive, reside actually on my hard drive?

  -What time Machine. Is it still back up my document files and folders?

  -What games third-party app mirroring backup of My Documents files and folders? They still work properly? (I use Livedrive backup and Sugarsync for files mirrored across several macs).

  -How can I understand that Apple is doing with my folders and files? Some users might be happy with the iCloud drive concept, without worrying about how it works, but I don't take chances, and I want to keep a good understanding about the functioning of my system.

  Could someone explain what is exactly happening?

  With office and selected Documents, access to these files are now in the iCloud Drive, not in your home folder.

  My guess would be that they do not appear in your file because it would be confusing for many people to make them in two places.

  If you want in the Favorites, open iCloud Drive and drag them in the sidebar here.

  All about iCloud drive has been saved on your Mac. With the exception of the office and the Documents, they are in ~/Library/Mobile Documents. However, if you choose optimized storage, older documents are removed from your Mac. I don't know what is "old".

  ~/Documents and ~/desktop have new metadata indicating probably Finder does not display them in a Finder window, only in iCloud drive. They are not hidden in one of the normal methods of unix.

  I have not tested Time Machine or any other backup program. The folder still exist in your directory home, and they still have all the files, I don't think that changes anything.

• Sierra - changes to files, Log and the impact to Time Machine

  Hello

  Updated for Sierra and have a minor but very annoying problem. I hope someone can help.

  In the Sierra before the SYSLOG command would print the system from the Console log. Time Machine executions have been recorded there. With a simple command-line grep "iMac com.apple.backupd" I could find all the Time Machine backups and see backup times and pass/fail status, when an error has occurred, the error type.

  Monitor the status of backup is critical for me.

  In the Sierra, the log files are completely different. I can't find where time machine stores its entries or what these entries look like.

  Anyone know how Sierra I accomplish the above? In a log file or elsewhere?

  Thank you

  Al

  See the response I posted here:

  http://superuser.com/questions/1126990/how-to-view-time-machine-log-in-MacOS-Sie rra/1127145 #1127145

• After the initial setup time machine should be hard wired to the modem

  Should time machine be hard wired to the modem after initial installation

  Yes, if it must be used in its default configuration as a router DHCP network and all clients need to connect to the World Wide Web.

• Without titles, generators or themes since the restoration of Time Machine

  Mac froze on startup.  Had to full restore from Time Machine.  Since then in FCPX 10.2/3 has experienced frequent crashes while trying to open some events. Now, I also know that there are no titles, generators or themes more.  Help recover. What should I do?

  Thanks for any help.

  RRedownload the application on the App Store and trash your preferences.

• Keychain error 100001 during the set up Time Machine to new iMac

  I received this error message: "error 100001 Keychain occurred during the creation of system Keychain for the username entry + all trying to set up Time Machine using my Airport Time Capsule for backups to a new iMac. Time Capsule airport working flawless since a few years back up both my laptop and my husbands laptop.  Scanning in the nets, I see that this is not an unknown problem, but I couldn't find any viable solution. I tried to edit the main chain. Suggestions?

  On a brand new iMac, it's kind of serious error. I could contact the Apple support and see if they know of the issue.

  I've never seen someone post in this topic... but as you say, this is certainly not unknown.

  Keychain error 100001 when you try to reconnect time machine.

  The iMac came with El Capitan or you upgrade settled according to Yosemite?

  Since the above post, I'd be inclined to reinstall the operating system.

  OR

  I must say that Time Machine becomes annoying... It is complicated and there are several issues where people often find that it doesn't work when they most need, IE recovery.

  I'd be inclined to install and use Carbon Copy clone or Chronosync. You can always make the backup of the TC, although to be honest, once again a 2.5 "self-powered drive plugged into the port USB3 can work much better with an iMac... occasional use of backup on the TC to ensure that you have a second backup.

• Restore the folder from Time Machine backup external hard drive

  Hello world

  I have a folder of music that is 600Go and has been saved on Time Machine my previous internal hard drive in the iMac.

  Ive since upgraded to SSD and do not want to want to restore this music folder on my new SSD due to its massive size.

  Is there anyway I can restore the folder music of time machine on an external hard drive?

  This way I can still recover my music collection but away from the internal SSD.

  Any info and advice would be great.

  Open Time Machine

  Navigate the backups to find the music folder

  Click on the music folder to highlight

  Click on the gear at the top of the window icon

  Click on "restore to".

  In the next window that appears, locate the hard drive

  Click on the hard drive to highlight

  Click on choose

• How to clean the files of time machine restore after reinstall

  Just did a wipe and reinstall on an iMac 2011 (10.8.5) mountain running Lion.

  I don't want to do a full restore from Time Machine; I just want to take a few important files (cache profiles, e-mail, etc.). [Did the reinstall because my system was flawed and nothing else I did fix it.] [The story is here:beachball recurring in all applications in Lion, finally freezes iMac]

  When I open Time Machine on my 'new' machine and turn it on, he says he has no previous backups, but begins to make its first backup in 120 seconds. There is no option to "enter" Time Machine and recover individual files.

  I then turn off Time Machine because I'm afraid that it will make a new backup and erase / unrecoverable my previous backups.

  The drive Time Machine target exists in disk utility. A 600 + files (backups, no doubt!) and verified without errors.

  Before the clean and reinstall Time Machine worked perfectly. I have test-recovered some files and everything was good.

  How do I introduce my iMac 'new' to my old backups Time Machine?

  Thank you

  Use tmutil inheritbackup such as described by the end Pondini in his FAQ, here: http://pondini.org/TM/B6.html. Follow the instructions in the blue box, entitled "inherit a backup. The is short and simple but please follow carefully.

  I believe that you won't always be able to restore individual files until that Time Machine backs up new, then let him. Once this is done, you will have access to your old backups.

  Alternate procedure: since you can not keep this old backup after the restoration of the individual in any case files, you can hold a key option key while clicking the Time Machine in your Mac's menu bar. A option «Browse other backup disks...» ' will be displayed. What to choose.

• Restore the mailbox of time machine backup

  Due to some problems with my MacBook Pro, I recently erased the hard drive and reinstalled the OS X.  All is well except for minor trouble.  One of them is mail folders where I had saved messages in Apple mail.  I would like to get some of these old messages that are no longer available via gmail IMAP, iCloud, etc..  Where are these files located?  I have the last time machine up to before I did the clear operation, so I know I have the files.  Don't know how to access.

  Go to Finder and select your user folder. With this Finder window as the windshield, select Finder/display/display options for presenting or order - J.  When the display options opens, check "show the library folder. This should make your visible user library folder in your user folder.  Select Library/Mail/V2. Enter your backup and restore mailbox store.

• The displacement of time Machine on an iMac to a new macbook

  I have a new macbook and I copied the files from my iMac to it. I would like to take his retirement from the iMac and the macbook it will become my main computer. My time machine is 50% full. Should I format my external drive for Time Machine and start all over again?

  It is up to you. If you leave the external drive, as it is now, Time Machine will focus on making backups until your hard drive is full. Then, it will start deleting older backups, probably those made in your iMac.

  If you think you won't have old backups, you can use disk utility to format the external drive and start all over again, but it is not necessary. Time Machine can do the work for you automatically.

• How can I recover the mailbox of time machine operating system reinstallation

  I recently had a hard drive replaced on my MacBook Air to 2014.

  I backed up at Time machine on my external hard drive.

  After I reinstalled El Capitan, the only thing I could not recover from my time Machine was my

  Mailboxes.  I tried to import the mail > file > import, but couldn't do what I needed.

  Please let me know how.

  Thank you

  KJ8

  Go to Finder and select your user folder. With this Finder window as the windshield, select Finder/display/display options for presenting or order - J.  When the display options opens, check "show the library folder. This should make your visible user library folder in your user folder.  Select Library/Mail. Enter Time Machine.