How to view data backup on Time Capsule?

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How to view data backup on Time Capsule?

Hi,

I had setup the time capsule to backup all my pictures & videos on my iMac. Was wondering how can I view the pictures in my time capsule??

27"iMac 2010, Mac OS X (10.6.6), Apple TV 2nd Gen,500GB Time Capsule, 2x iTouch 8GB 2nd Gen, iPhone4 & 3GS

Posted on Jan 17, 2011 7:22 PM

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Tesserax

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Jan 17, 2011 7:55 PM in response to warlock8187

I assumed that you used Time Machine to backup your iPhoto Library ... correct?

If so, just open iPhoto and then, start Time Machine (TM). You should get the "Time Warp" interface with pages and pages of iPhoto interfaces instead of Finder.

The only time that TM does NOT back up your photos is if you have iPhoto running during an active backup. (ref: Apple Support: Backing up iPhoto libraries with Time Machine)

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Jan 17, 2011 8:02 PM in response to Tesserax

Another method that will work is to make sure that Time Machine is closed

Then, open iPhoto as you normally would

Click the File menu at the upper left hand corner of the screen near the Apple icon

Click Browse Backups and the Time Machine interface will open to display your backups

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Tesserax

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Jan 17, 2011 8:25 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Excellent tip! Thanks Bob!

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Jan 17, 2011 10:26 PM in response to Tesserax

Thanks Bob!

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