Time Machine Backup Problems

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alansmallen

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

Jun 25, 2007

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• Apr 8, 2008

• #1

I recently got a new computer and wanted to continue using the same back up and keep all of my old backups. Whenever I open up time machine, it wants to make a new backup of my 98GB. I just want to add on to my older ones.

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance.

 

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yudilks

macrumors regular

Jan 30, 2006

227

15

• Apr 8, 2008

• #2

alansmallen said:

I recently got a new computer and wanted to continue using the same back up and keep all of my old backups. Whenever I open up time machine, it wants to make a new backup of my 98GB. I just want to add on to my older ones.

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance.

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You are lucky that I was browsing the macosxhints.com and bumped into this article http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080128003716101

 

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alansmallen

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

Jun 25, 2007

859

3

• Apr 8, 2008

• #3

Nope that didn't do it.

 

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finfloyd

macrumors newbie

Mar 12, 2008

16

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• Apr 8, 2008

• #4

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1338

"If you want to view your previous backups, Control-click or right-click the Time Machine icon in your Dock or Option-click the Time Machine menu extra and Choose "Browse Other Time Machine Disks," then select your previous backup volume. You will enter the Time Machine where will you be able to browse your previous back ups and restore files."