Time Machine only restored 80% of my files...help!

urbantea · Jan 16, 2013, 12:29 AM

Formatted HD and used time machine to restore it. It did most of it, except my mp3s, and a lot of stuff that was on my desktop.

why? and how do I fix this??

flynz4 · Jan 16, 2013, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by urbantea

Formatted HD and used time machine to restore it. It did most of it, except my mp3s, and a lot of stuff that was on my desktop.

why? and how do I fix this??

Is there any chance that you had inadvertently deleted those files subsequent to them being backed up? If so... then they may be in Time Machine's history. Look back in time for the files.

Is there any chance that you were double backing up your machine? This is exactly why I always recommend at least dual backup... with at least two different applications. Applications can fail.

/Jim

justperry · Jan 16, 2013, 12:44 AM

Are you sure you got the last TM backup and not a one from before you did not have those Mp3"s?

urbantea · Jan 16, 2013, 01:43 AM

There were a lot more files than just the mp3s. My entire desktop of folders is not there, ... but everything else is.

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Also when I go into the time machine and view the files, some folders are locked and say that I cannot view them. How do I view those to see if my files are really in there??

2012Tony2012 · Jan 16, 2013, 04:19 AM

Please...do yourself a favour...stop using Time Machine and start using Carbon Copy Cloner.

Fishrrman · Jan 16, 2013, 09:36 AM

"Please...do yourself a favour...stop using Time Machine and start using Carbon Copy Cloner."

Tony sure has that right.

To the original poster:
I realize it may be too late now, but if you had been using CCC to create a bootable clone of your internal drive, you would have been up and running in a few minutes with 100% of your files "right there", in POFF (plain old finder format).

Just yesterday, I responded to a different poster who, having relied on Time Machine, could not "get his files back" in a moment of need.

Time Machine makes backup "look so easy", just connect the drive, flip the switch, and…. it takes care of everything, right?

Easy -- UNTIL you have to get your files back.

CCC, on the other hand, requires a bit more effort to initiate the backup, but once it's done, you'll have a good solid backup that you can BOOT FROM if need be. CCC gives you a better chance at recovery, when you most need it.

blueroom · Jan 16, 2013, 09:38 AM

And on the other hand, Time Machine has worked flawlessly for our household.

justperry · Jan 16, 2013, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by urbantea

There were a lot more files than just the mp3s. My entire desktop of folders is not there, ... but everything else is.

----------

Also when I go into the time machine and view the files, some folders are locked and say that I cannot view them. How do I view those to see if my files are really in there??

Get info on them, then sharing and permissions and add you as a user with read/write permissions, that is, this is how it works on my older OS X.

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urbantea macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2012	Time Machine only restored 80% of my files...help! Formatted HD and used time machine to restore it. It did most of it, except my mp3s, and a lot of stuff that was on my desktop. why? and how do I fix this??
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justperry macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 7 Km South of an active upside down volcano.	Are you sure you got the last TM backup and not a one from before you did not have those Mp3"s?
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Jan 16, 2013, 01:43 AM	#4
urbantea Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2012	There were a lot more files than just the mp3s. My entire desktop of folders is not there, ... but everything else is. ---------- Also when I go into the time machine and view the files, some folders are locked and say that I cannot view them. How do I view those to see if my files are really in there??
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Jan 16, 2013, 04:19 AM	#5
2012Tony2012 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2012	Please...do yourself a favour...stop using Time Machine and start using Carbon Copy Cloner.
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Jan 16, 2013, 09:36 AM	#6
Fishrrman macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2009	"Please...do yourself a favour...stop using Time Machine and start using Carbon Copy Cloner." Tony sure has that right. To the original poster: I realize it may be too late now, but if you had been using CCC to create a bootable clone of your internal drive, you would have been up and running in a few minutes with 100% of your files "right there", in POFF (plain old finder format). Just yesterday, I responded to a different poster who, having relied on Time Machine, could not "get his files back" in a moment of need. Time Machine makes backup "look so easy", just connect the drive, flip the switch, and…. it takes care of everything, right? Easy -- UNTIL you have to get your files back. CCC, on the other hand, requires a bit more effort to initiate the backup, but once it's done, you'll have a good solid backup that you can BOOT FROM if need be. CCC gives you a better chance at recovery, when you most need it.
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