Time machine problems on macOS Sonoma

For comparison, try opening some folder in Finder - for example, "Documents",

then select "Browse Time Machine Backups".

You should see "Documents". Don't you?

Here is what I see:

What do you want to see? The point of Time Machine is to let you navigate back in time and possibly retrieve files from the backup that you may have deleted or changed and want to restore.

By default it will show you whatever folder you had open when you used the Browse Time Machine Backups command, but you can use the Sidebar or double click the folders you see to navigate, similarly to what you would do in Finder.

Foekje1 wrote:

When I want to browse through the Time Machine backups, I see my desktop in the foreground with the backups behind it. How do I get rid of the desktop? Clicking away doesn't help, then everything is gone.

Not sure I get it...

You interface with TM through the drop down in the menubar—

ref: Back up your files with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support

Foekje1 wrote:

Yes, I click on "Browse Time Machine Backups" and then I see as shown on screenshot below.

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/6752f606-34b4-4792-8d8f-985f10de7a42

from your image it appears you have no further backup available for that selection.

example:

It all seems pretty normal to me. Well, it does say Vandaag, which I believe means Saturday, right? And today is Saturday. Plus the time seems right as well - 16h20, I suppose is the correct time (I'm guessing the Central European Time, given the language, and you posted just a few minutes after that screenshot).

The only unusual thing is that it does not use a relative date (i.e. "Today" instead of "Saturday"), but it does not seem like there is anything incorrect.

What else were you expecting to see?

Foekje1 wrote:

I've made one backup today

Make another backup tomorrow and you will have 2 available...(?)

you can Turn on automatic