How do I restore missing Time Machine backup destinations on Mac?

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How do I restore missing Time Machine backup destinations on Mac?

Using Tahoe 26.2 on a Mac Book Pro 16. I had several Time Machine backup destinations and was able to back up regularly. I was trying to add a new Samba backup destination and issued the tmutil setdestination command. Now I do not see any of my time machine destination in the System Settings. Is there a way to get these back and working?

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Original Title: Time Machine Destination disappeared

Posted on Jan 28, 2026 8:17 AM

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Jan 28, 2026 8:46 AM in response to GusUser26

Have you tried mounting the drive where the backup resides then using the (+) button in the TM settings pane and adding the drive? You should be prompted that there is a backup already on the drive and be able to select Claim Existing Backups.

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