If you are using Time Machine, have you ever tried to restore a single file?

[petvas]

The question is simple. Have any of you managed to restore a single file with Time Machine? I have the problem that the file gets restored in the Volume where the backup was saved! Time Machine should actually use the original location of the lost file...
If anyone got it to work, please tell me how. Did you do a clean install or upgrade?

I also have the issue that using Time Machine in Mail doesnt enable the search field to search for a Mail!!! Does it work for you?

 

[netnothing]

So I just tried to restore a podcast I deleted a few days ago.

Time Machine noticed that the original location folder wasn't on the drive, so it asked to recreate it, or gave me the option to specify a new location.

Seems to be working correctly for me.

-Kevin

EDIT: And no, the mail search window is not active for me while in Time Machine.

 

[petvas]

Have you made a clean install of Leopard?
For me it worked one time! Since then I have this issue. There is also a discussion at http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1200762&tstart=60 about this issue. There others affected too. I have also filed a bug report with Apple.

 

[netnothing]

Yes, I installed Leopard on a clean hard drive.

-Kevin

 

[netnothing]

Also just tried to restore another file and it worked fine.

-Kevin