The finder window displays the sparseimage file but when I try to open it [which I assume means mounting it, in reality] I am told to use the mounting utility, but see no way to access said utility from within Time Machine.
This appears to be a catch 22. Am I missing something?
MacBook Air
Use the Time Machine interface to restore files from the image. Using Finder is a sure way to corrupt the backup. If you add, move, or change anything, the file can be rendered no longer usable by Time Machine.
Sorry, SP. Perhaps I was unclear. I am using the Time Machine interface, as you suggest, and I was actually refering to the Finder-like presentation within Time Machine.
When I try to open the sparseimage file from within Time Machine's Finder-like display, I get a message which tells me to use the mounting utility which does not appear to be available within TM, unless I am missing something.
That's clearer, I hope.
I was not aware of it before, but there seems to be an exception to using Finder to mount the sparsebundle.
Check out the pink box at this link, and see if it is appropriate to your situation.
How do I mount a sparse image file from a time machine backup??
