Q: How can I retrieve files from an old Time Machine Backup?
I have a few Time Machine backups from older computers, and I'd like to retrieve some files from them. They're sitting on a Time Capsule.
What I'm trying to do is Option-click in the Time Machine menu to get the "Browse other backup disks..." option. Without fail, it opens my current drive. Obviously, this is completely useless to me since finder does that already.
I've tried this on two different computer with the same result. Both are running Yosemite.
Also, I know there is the option to just get the files right from the disk by mounting it, but there are just way too many backups folders. When I open the most recent one, I see just the changes on the most recent backup, not all the files on the disk.
How can I get this Time Machine feature to work on my computer?
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), Time Machine
Posted on Aug 23, 2015 10:23 AM
