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RESTORING THINGS from external harddrive

I can't open anything from my external hard drive because I keep getting the message:

You can’t open the application “.......” because it is in a Time Machine backup. But when I try to open Time Machine I get the message:

You can’t open the application “Time Machine” because it is in a Time Machine backup.

What do I do?



MacBook Pro 13", OS X 10.11

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 9:09 AM

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Posted on Jul 23, 2019 9:11 AM

MDHEdison wrote:

I can't open anything from my external hard drive because I keep getting the message:
You can’t open the application “.......” because it is in a Time Machine backup. But when I try to open Time Machine I get the message:
You can’t open the application “Time Machine” because it is in a Time Machine backup.
What do I do?





Use Time Machine to restore deleted files or older files - Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209152

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Jul 23, 2019 9:11 AM in response to MDHEdison

MDHEdison wrote:

I can't open anything from my external hard drive because I keep getting the message:
You can’t open the application “.......” because it is in a Time Machine backup. But when I try to open Time Machine I get the message:
You can’t open the application “Time Machine” because it is in a Time Machine backup.
What do I do?





Use Time Machine to restore deleted files or older files - Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209152

RESTORING THINGS from external harddrive

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