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Time Machine Restore Not Visible

Posted by Janice Canero-Conklin

Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine backups are not visible

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306928

Issue or symptom
In the Mac OS X 10.5 Time Machine "time travel" window, past backups may not appear if your computer name includes certain characters.

Products affected
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Time Machine
Solution
Check your computer name in Sharing preferences. Make sure the computer name only includes ASCII characters from following set and is not blank (no matter which Mac OS X language version you are using):

0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Posted: February 13, 2008 7:48 am | 0 comments
Tags: Mac Help, Mac OS X, Mac Troubleshooting, Time Machine

Time Machine Backup Will Not Restore When Upgrading to New Mac

Posted by Janice Canero-Conklin

Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine backups are not visible

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306928

Upgrading to a new Mac?
If you are upgrading from one Leopard-based Mac to a new Leopard-based Mac, and you wish to use Time Machine backups from the previous Mac, make sure the computer name of the new Mac (in Sharing preferences) is the same as your previous Mac's computer name was when its Time Machine backups were made. Afterwards, if the previous Mac is still on your network, give it a different computer name.

Posted: February 13, 2008 7:50 am | 0 comments
Tags: Mac Help, Mac Leopard OS, Mac OS X, Mac Troubleshooting, Time Machine