Hey John, Thanks a lot. I got the hang of it now, and it works beautifully. Thanks for your clear explanation.
Paul. On Dec 30, 2012, at 5:56 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are two ways to view Time Machine backups. > > 1. You can open up your backups folder in Finder from the Time Machine > Partition you are using. This will show you a chronological list of folders > that contain backups for that date and time. It will be like looking at your > entire file system in the present, but it will, instead, reflect the specific > date or time you have opened. This is the way I will often use to fish out > files I have deleted in the past and need to recover. It's probably the > easier way to do it. > > 2. YOu can use the Open Time Machine option from the Dock or the Status menu. > This will be based on what last had the focus. So, if you were in Finder, > it will relate to Finder backups. If you are in Mail, it will be in regard > to previous versions of that mailbox. > > When you open Time Machine like this, you should here a strange sound that > is like a sonogram for a few moments. Then, use the Window chooser menu with > VO-F2 twice. YOu will see an item, Time Machine Controls. VO space on that > and navigate to the slider that will have your Time Machine incremental > backups. Interact and choose the date and time you want to view. YOu use > the Window Chooser Menu to select the actual backup from the time you have > chosen. So, for example, you will see your Finder as it had looked back on > November 3, 2012, or something like that. > > You just close the window or hit escape when you want to close the Time > Machine controls. > > I hope this helps. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > On Dec 30, 2012, at 11:44 AM, Paul Erkens <paul.erk...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear and clever listers, >> >> There is something very basic with time machine it seems, that I cannot get >> my head around. I have backed up for months, and I restored an entire >> machine once. That went well. >> >> But, what if I want to browse what is on my backups? When I choose open time >> machine from the status menus, I land in the finder. >> Now, I'm not a complete fool, because several parts of me are still missing, >> but I suspect that this cannot be the finder, and has to be part of my >> backup. A number of questions I have. >> >> 1. How do I know when these files were backed up? >> 2. How do I get to an overview of my macintosh hd, earlier in time than what >> is initially displayed? >> >> 3. Can I search my entire time machine disk for a certain file name or a bit >> of contents, and then get an overview from which I can restore? >> 4. How does the restore process work? Can I command c, close all and >> command v? >> >> I didn't see any questions or answers to this as of lately, so I think this >> is clear to anyone. I'm using time machine, and it already saved my day >> once, because I restored an entire machine with it, having booted off the >> recovery partition. But I'd like to use time machine to have access to my >> entire backup set. Please explain how you go about this. >> >> Thank you in advance for your time. >> Paul. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
