I am looking for a excel file I can't remember the name of.
How can I list all the Excel files on my Mac going back to 2004 guess they all have extension of .xls They could be on my Time Capsule. if I list them on my screen I could interrogate each till I find the one that has the detail I am looking for.
Do hope someone out there can help.
Geoff
time machine-OTHER, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)
When you say they are on Time Capsule I would assume that means they are inside a Time Machine backup.
Unfortunately you cannot open the file until it has been recovered. The file must be reassembled and loaded back onto your computer.
If you have a particular search term you know then you might be able to find it inside the backup before you recover.
See macOS Sierra: Recover items using Time Machine and Spotlight
When you say they are on Time Capsule I would assume that means they are inside a Time Machine backup.
Unfortunately you cannot open the file until it has been recovered. The file must be reassembled and loaded back onto your computer.
If you have a particular search term you know then you might be able to find it inside the backup before you recover.
See macOS Sierra: Recover items using Time Machine and Spotlight
Another option is to open your Documents folder using Finder. I as assuming that you normally save your Excel files to this folder. If not, open that folder instead. Then enter Time Machine.
Thank you, I am in Dubai at moment will try your idea next week
Thanks
Geoff
How can I list Excel files on my Mac going back to 2004 guess they all have extension of .xls
