Ian,

That may work, but I think first you need to select the backup file and open 
the image mounter to get it added to the desktop.

Dave Carlson
Farfar, Oregonian, Engineer, Woodworker, Musician
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On May 12, 2024, at 10:41 AM, Ian Robinson <ian...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

When I’ve checked my own Time Machine backups, the easiest way seems to be to 
open the drive and navigate the folders in Finder in the usual way.

My Time Machine drive is set to show up on the Desktop. 
After pressing Command+o on the drive, there was a list of folders named with 
the date of the various backups, with the newest at the bottom of the list.
Within each of the folders there was a Data folder.
The contents of the Data folder is the same as the SSD of the MacBook. I could 
navigate to my user folder and open Documents, Downloads, etc. I didn’t 
actually try copying anything from the backup at the time.

Ian




> On 12 May 2024, at 17:19, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> E.T.
> 
> Here’s a text file I copied a few years back. Process seems a bit squirrely 
> but I think I’ve managed to use it a couple times.
> 
> Restore a File Using Time Machine
> 
> Position on desired folder
> Extras menu, Time Machine
> Enter Time Machine; wait until finished
> Control-Option F1
> Finder in Time Machine
> Control-Option F2 Twice (or for me, Opt-W) for window chooser
> Arrow down to Time Machine Controls
> Press Enter
> Gives a most recent date
> Control-Option LeftArrow
> Brings up Timeline
> Control-Option DownArrow
> Find a backup date of interest
> Ctrl-Option J to Jump to list
> Arrow to find desired file
> Ctrl-Opt F2 twice (Opt-w) to window list to find Time Machine Controls
> Ctrl-Opt UpArrow to dismiss backup list
> Ctrl-Option Right arrow to Restore button
> 
> 
> Dave Carlson
> Woodworker, Musician, Oregonian, Engineer,  Farfar
> dgcarlson0...@gmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> On May 11, 2024, at 2:54 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
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> Hello,
>  When selecting this option from the status bar, how does one navigate the 
> backup? I was trying to find a particular folder in the Finder. Thanks.
> 
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