My Imac drive just died. Always backed up with Time machine to a WD My Passport. But after connecting it to my other imac (also running Snow Leopard) all the files are missing. I click on backup.backupdb but no files - just applications. Any ideas?

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We want to help you but unfortunately you have given us insufficient information.

Please find a moment to tell us more about your machine, the model identifier, the OS version, and the total amount of RAM you have. It also helps to know where you are, nothing specific, just the country. Macs do not run on iOS 6.1.6 as your profile says. 😉

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These documents may prove helpful .. Solving Time Machine problems Pondini FAQ

http://pondini.org/TM/ Troubleshooting.html

Thank you,

Did you find any leads in the Pondini links. Is Time Machine showing the same amount of used/available space as your iMac HD ? Do you have access to another computer to test if the WD Drive shows the same situation. Have you considered calling WD Australia and discussing the situation with them.