Hmmm. I had never actually tried to do a restore. So if I go into time machine and do VO-F2 twice and can pick the Time Machine Controls. Once there I can arrow around to find the current date, cancel, forward and back. The main problem is each time I VO-Space on the back button focus moves to the new window showing the state of my drive at that point in time. Similar problem when I try to interact with the time slider. My focus keeps getting yanked to to finder window. That said, I was able to set a VO hotspot on the back button and sort of pound it into submission, but going back any significant distance in time this way was painful.
CB Dan Eickmeier wrote: > I haven't figured out a way to use the restore features of time > machine as described in help either. Although maybe there are tricks > to it that i'm not aware of? not sure. > On Mar 21, 2009, at 4:15 PM, Dan wrote: > > Hello, > If you mean running Time Machine from the desktop and selecting a > particular backup option and then use the Restore button, I've not > been able to do that with VO. There was a discussion about this a few > weeks back. The problem is that we are not able to use the graphical > representation on the right of the screen to select the restore > option. However, we can go to the particular backup file and then copy > it back to where we want it. This is why I use the restore from the > install DVD. > I'm sure others will have other opinions on this subject and I hope > they present them. Because it would really be nice if we could use the > Time Machine restore function, just as it > is explained in help. > Perhaps there is a way to do this and I just am not aware of it. > This is the beauty of lists like this one. We can all help others and > we've all seen examples of this, time and time again. > > Dan > key...@comcast.net > > > > On Mar 21, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > > >> I haven't tried it but I would think that once your system is >> restored you should be able to pull up Time Machine and revert back >> to a previous point in time. In other words, unless the current >> backup is of a totally broken system, you can restore that to get >> back up and running and then use Time machine to revert things, or >> am I missing something. >> >> CB >> >> Dan wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Just one other thing. I hope I'm not confusing the situation for >>> others. >>> In previous discussions, several people mentioned doing the restore >>> this way. If you reinstall the OS and restart to the setup screen, >>> then, you only have one time machine restore option and that's the >>> most recent backup. I don't remember having choices for different >>> backup dates. And I think that's where the problem is. However, if >>> you >>> do the restore directly from the Install DVD, you will have the >>> different backup files to choose from. >>> Dan >>> key...@comcast.net >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 21, 2009, at 11:52 AM, John Panarese wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi Dan, >>>> This is great to know. I did my install several months ago >>>> when I upgraded my Mac Books' HD to a 250 GB model. So, it was long >>>> before 10.5.6. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mar 21, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Dan wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> While I had some problems with restoring Time-Machine backups in >>>>> earlier 10.5 releases, I have never had problems with this in OS X >>>>> 10.5.6. >>>>> I start the install DVD. Start VO. Go to the first of the install >>>>> screens. Go to the menu bar and to the utilities menu and pick >>>>> restore. >>>>> then, I just follow the prompts. When I get to selecting the >>>>> backup I >>>>> want, they are always available. All the way from my original >>>>> backup >>>>> to the latest backup. I just arrow to the one I want and hit the >>>>> next >>>>> option. >>>>> Again, it works just fine. I have done this on several machines. >>>>> HTH >>>>> Dan >>>>> key...@comcast.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 21, 2009, at 11:02 AM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Cara, >>>>>> Just as a follow up and to help others, I stand corrected. In >>>>>> speaking to my sighted friend who assisted me with my install and >>>>>> restoration from a time machine backup, according to him, when you >>>>>> select the restore from a time machine backup option during the >>>>>> setup >>>>>> process, you Only have the latest backup as an option or the most >>>>>> recent one that can be found. If you want to install from a >>>>>> specific >>>>>> backup, you have to do this manually through disk utilities. >>>>>> However, >>>>>> when we tried this using the install DVD for Leopard, we could not >>>>>> get >>>>>> this particular option to work. >>>>>> >>>>>> Take Care >>>>>> John Panarese >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 18, 2009, at 7:37 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Wow, this is interesting, as I have many backups but only saw one >>>>>>> relevant one for the partition I was needing to backup. >>>>>>> Incidentally, >>>>>>> this is my main partition and as I said, there are many backup >>>>>>> points, >>>>>>> so go figure. <smile> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm honestly not about to do this again right this minute, as I >>>>>>> kind of needed to baby sit the Mac last night / today between the >>>>>>> install / restore / software updates, so it's just too time- >>>>>>> consuming >>>>>>> for the moment. However, any other info you might have would >>>>>>> sure >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> appreciated, as I will definitely be doing this again by next >>>>>>> week, >>>>>>> and I also think this topic may be helpful to new users as well. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have a great day / evening!… -You rock!… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Smiles, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cara :) >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> View my Online Portfolio at: >>>>>>> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mar 18, 2009, at 4:16 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Cara, >>>>>>> When you are going through the setup process and you have the >>>>>>> radio buttons to select a new Mac, restoring from a time machine >>>>>>> backup or from another volume, I chose the time machine optino. >>>>>>> Note >>>>>>> that I could not get the restore to work from the Utilities >>>>>>> menu of >>>>>>> the install DVD. I did have sighted help looking over my >>>>>>> shoulder, >>>>>>> but when you restore from the time machine backup, you should >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> ability to go back. Mine was easy because I only wanted the last >>>>>>> backup. Honestly, I didn't spend a lot of time poking around, >>>>>>> but >>>>>>> I'll ask my friend who was there if he remembers what all the >>>>>>> options >>>>>>> were if you need me to. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mar 18, 2009, at 6:57 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> John, where were you offered the choice of dates from which to >>>>>>>> restore?… I didn't see this at all. I chose restore from a >>>>>>>> Time >>>>>>>> Machine backup, but didn't see any place to enter or choose a >>>>>>>> date. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Smiles, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cara :) >>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>> View my Online Portfolio at: >>>>>>>> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mar 18, 2009, at 1:57 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Cara, >>>>>>>> From experience, I did a wipe and install with Leopard and then >>>>>>>> used time machine to pull a backup from wich to restore. This >>>>>>>> worked >>>>>>>> like a charm for me. I just chose the latest date and I got >>>>>>>> everything back. As a note, I did this after the install during >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> setup when you are offered choices of choosing to restore from >>>>>>>> another >>>>>>>> volume or from a time machine backup. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mar 18, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hey All, happy Wednesday to you!… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Okay, I have an issue going on that I can't seem to solve. >>>>>>>>> Somehow, whether inadvertently by me, or a bit of software I've >>>>>>>>> installed, a system framework has been installed that I really >>>>>>>>> need >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> get rid of. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on how to simply restore >>>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>>> entire system from a backup?… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I wiped my main partition last night and reinstalled Leopard, >>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>> wasn't offered a choice of backups from Migration assistant. >>>>>>>>> I.E. I >>>>>>>>> wasn't able to choose the date I'd like to restore from. Since >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> latest restore point also has the new framework, it seems to >>>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>>> come >>>>>>>>> over with everything else, so again, I'm in the situation of >>>>>>>>> needing >>>>>>>>> to restore. aaarrrggg! Sorry, but this is feeling a bit >>>>>>>>> Microsoft >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> me! lol! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So, at this point, I'm simply wanting to go into Time Machine, >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> pick a date before the possible install, and restore from >>>>>>>>> it. Is >>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>> possible?… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Otherwise, what in the heck am I supposed to do to get a clean >>>>>>>>> system install yet still retain all of my user data?… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for any help anyone can offer!… You guys rock!… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Have a terrific day!… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Smiles, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cara :) >>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>> View my Online Portfolio at: >>>>>>>>> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> John Panarese >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Take Care >>>>>> >>>>>> John Panarese >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> Take Care >>>> >>>> John Panarese >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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