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wickedking94

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Apr 27, 2010
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So I did an erase and re-install of mac os lion due to glitches i was experiencing. I've been backing up my whole system for almost a year now to an external hard disk.
When i go to get my personal files such as video pictures and music from their respective folders, all the time machine windows are grey outlines that i can't access.
WTF
I need that stuff. Why can't i retrieve it?!
If i can't get my stuff back I'm turning my macbook pro into a pile of aluminum dust.
 
You could maybe try to go into Disk Utility and repair the disk. You might have some messed up permissions
 
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