New IMac & Time Machine

[yankeejim]

I recently replaced my IMac with a new IMac. When trying to restore photos from IPhoto I cannot go beyond the first day of my new IMac began operating. Time machine does have past files from IPhoto but I cannot access them. Please advise

 

[Fishrrman]

Could you possibly try using Migration Assistant instead, and connect directly to the old Mac? (via ethernet)

 

[yankeejim]

Wish I could - old Imac sold

 

[dyt1983]

edit: To remove personally identifying info not relevant to the conversation.

 

[JeffyTheQuik]

Try going through the backups.backupsdb folder structure in the Time Machine Drive.

I forgot exactly where the files are, but they are in there, and you can import them into iPhoto.

Try ~/Library/iPhoto branch.

 

[yankeejim]

I should have mentioned that I am using a external hard drive as my time machine backup - when I look at contents it shows the date area that I want but cannot open

Hmm, I just tried it and I have the same issue. I used Migration Assistant to move the data to the new iMac. Once Time Machine was active, it asked if I wanted to import the previous history, which I did. So now one user has previous history, the rest do not.

Did you give the computer a different name other than the default, or the hard disk a different name?

 

[JeffyTheQuik]

I should have mentioned that I am using a external hard drive as my time machine backup - when I look at contents it shows the date area that I want but cannot open

I think you have to be the root user on the computer to look at them. There are files in the date folders. I'm at work, so I can't check for you, and it's my anniversary, so it may be tomorrow (Pacific Time) before I can get back to you on this.

 

[dyt1983]

edit: To remove personally identifying info not relevant to the conversation.

 

[yankeejim]

Thank you JeffythQuik - would appreciate any help. When I click on icon for external, I can see the dates I want to restore but unable to do it that way. When I go through the proper restore it only takes me back to the date the new IMac began in Dec 2014. Nothing before that. BTW Happy Anniversary