We have two MacBooks and one of them quit working altogether. I'm going to take it to the genius bar but in the mean time, Ineed to access a file from the broken computer.
How do I access that computer's time machine backup from the other computer?
I can get to a point where I see the files from that computer but get an error message saying "these files can't be opened because it is in a time machine backup"
Please visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with that.
This isn't working either. I'm running yosemite and Pondini's Time Machine FAQ's look like they're mostly for older operating systems.
The tips on the main page will work with Yosemite. Nothing significant has changed. One of the tips, maybe 14 or15 or 17 I think, deals directly with your question.
Use Time Machine application to restore data from a Time Machine backup. Do not attempt to use the Finder.
The crucial part seems to be…
Connect the disk to your Mac, select the Time Machine menu whilst holding the 'alt' key. Now select 'Browse other backups'.
That should put you into the Time Machine 'space' UI, so you can find the required files in the history & restore them.
How do I access files in time machine from a different computer?
