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Try with the Backups (Deja Dup) software. I did start the backup first time but I wanted to go to lunch after backup was running already two hours of just 10 GB files. So it gave me this after the lunch. Which is really insane, reported now here, since the software is not designed to have pauses in doing the backups.
- In the macOS Utilities window, click Restore From Time Machine Backup. Select your Time Machine backup disk and then the date and time of the backup you want to restore. Select the disk to install the Time Machine backup. The drive will be erased, so make sure.
- 1) Log in with my regular ubuntu account. 2) Open a terminal and type 'sudo sh' (with no quotes. This will create a shell session with you as the root user). 3) type 'passwd' (no quotes) 4) enter a.
- On the Mac, you should now see the Linux machine in the sidebar of Finder. To configure the Mac to use the Time Machine backup, go to System Preferences, then Time Machine. Click Select Disk, and choose the name of the Linux machine. Bonus: altering the Time Machine schedule. By default, Time Machine.
- Time Vault is an Open Source Backup Software for Linux. It’s equivalent to Time Machine from Apple. It creates incremental backup files that can be restored at a later date. It can take snapshots, and that can be stored in a directory at a certain point in time.
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Thanks for the hint, it's really useful.
Has anyone managed to mount a sparsebundle on linux?
--Andrew
Has anyone managed to mount a sparsebundle on linux?
--Andrew
I'm getting 'Permission Denied' when trying to view the folder, or cd to it in the terminal. Maybe I'm having a dumb attack, but how do I get around this?
Actually, nevermind. I figured it out. For a number of the files in the Time Machine backup, you must be root to view them. That actually caused me some trouble, since I didn't remember setting a root password when installing Ubuntu. Here's what I did:
1) Log in with my regular ubuntu account
2) Open a terminal and type 'sudo sh' (with no quotes. this will create a shell session with you as the root user).
3) type 'passwd' (no quotes)
4) enter a new password for your root account
5) type 'exit' to go back to your normal terminal session
Now you should be able to log in as root at the ubuntu login screen (using your new password). You will be able to browse the once-blocked files and directories.
NOTE: If you copy any files from the Time Machine drive that you only have permission to view as root, you better make sure to use the CHMOD command in the terminal (while you're still logged in as root) to change the permissions. Otherwise, you'll do something like copy a file to your desktop, log back in to your regular user name, and then wonder why you're still getting 'Permission Denied'.
For those who aren't chmod-savvy you can type 'chmod a+rw FILENAME' without quotes in the terminal to change FILENAME to read and write access for all.
1) Log in with my regular ubuntu account
2) Open a terminal and type 'sudo sh' (with no quotes. this will create a shell session with you as the root user).
3) type 'passwd' (no quotes)
4) enter a new password for your root account
5) type 'exit' to go back to your normal terminal session
Now you should be able to log in as root at the ubuntu login screen (using your new password). You will be able to browse the once-blocked files and directories.
NOTE: If you copy any files from the Time Machine drive that you only have permission to view as root, you better make sure to use the CHMOD command in the terminal (while you're still logged in as root) to change the permissions. Otherwise, you'll do something like copy a file to your desktop, log back in to your regular user name, and then wonder why you're still getting 'Permission Denied'.
For those who aren't chmod-savvy you can type 'chmod a+rw FILENAME' without quotes in the terminal to change FILENAME to read and write access for all.
Thank you so much!!! I have been looking for this all over because my Mac crashed and now I am using my favorite OS...
I know this is an old tip but just wanted to add my $0.02. Hint does indeed work as described, but it's also important to note that...well my particular case was this: - I needed a file from a subfolder on my desktop.
- Followed the hint, found my desktop.
- Subfolder didn't exist
- Followed the hint, found my subfolder
- File was within
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Also, most people using this hint are probably on Ubuntu or a related OS - there is no root password by design. You'll need to use to give the root account a password before you are able to use it. sudo is required to do much of anything with the Time Machine volume and using the root account will be helpful if you aim to deal with more than one or two files. Consider disabling it again when you are done - Ubuntu turns it off for a reason and it really isn't needed by 99% of users 99% of the time.Also, most people using this hint are probably on Ubuntu or a related OS - there is no root password by design. You'll need to use
sudo passwd root
to give the root account a password before you are able to use it. sudo is required to do much of anything with the Time Machine volume and using the root account will be helpful if you aim to deal with more than one or two files. Consider disabling it again when you are done - Ubuntu turns it off for a reason and it really isn't needed by 99% of users 99% of the time.
You might be interested to know about sudo shell mode. `sudo -s` will get you a root shell.
I made a little script to automise the retrivieng of files. Hope this helps.
Awesome script! Thank you very much. It worked perfectly except it keep repeatedly hanging on a corrupt file; I just had to hid Ctrl-C for it move on. Thanks again!
Here is a new version (One or two bugs corrected) :
I also noticed your old version went into infinite loops when it encountered symbolic links and also that it didn't copy files with special characters (like /, {, and } ). Does your new script correct this? Thanks
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the new version addresses the link problem. The characters are not treated as /, { or } are not valid characters for file names within Linux. Thanks for your interest :)
Yes, but OS X supports characters like /, {, and } in filenames; it just converts them to something like '/', '{},' etc. Your script didn't copy a filename that had a '/' in OS X.
I just read the original post and thought, hey this would make a great candidate for a script, then thought someone else must have thought the same thing. True enough. Great script! Thanks! :-)
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You can use Time Machine, the built-in backup feature of your Mac, to automatically back up all of your files, including apps, music, photos, email, documents, and system files. When you have a backup, you can restore files from your backup if the original files are ever deleted from your Mac, or the hard disk (or SSD) in your Mac is erased or replaced.
Create a Time Machine backup
To create backups with Time Machine, all you need is an external storage device. After you connect the device and select it as your backup disk, Time Machine automatically makes hourly backups for the past 24 hours, daily backups for the past month, and weekly backups for all previous months. The oldest backups are deleted when your backup disk is full.
Connect an external storage device
Connect one of the following external storage devices, sold separately. Learn more about backup disks that you can use with Time Machine.
- External drive connected to your Mac, such as a USB, Thunderbolt, or FireWire drive
- External drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac model) or AirPort Time Capsule
- AirPort Time Capsule
- Mac shared as a Time Machine backup destination
- Network-attached storage (NAS) device that supports Time Machine over SMB
Select your storage device as the backup disk
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When you connect an external drive directly to your Mac, you might be asked if you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine. Select Encrypt Backup Disk (recommended), then click Use as Backup Disk.
An encrypted backup is accessible only to users with the password. Learn more about keeping your backup disk secure.
If Time Machine doesn't ask to use your drive, follow these steps to add it manually:
- Open Time Machine preferences from the Time Machine menu in the menu bar. Or choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click Time Machine.
- Click Select Backup Disk (or Select Disk, or Add or Remove Backup Disk):
- Select your external drive from the list of available disks. Then select ”Encrypt backups” (recommended) and click Use Disk:
If the disk you selected isn't formatted as required by Time Machine, you're prompted to erase the disk first. Click Erase to proceed. This erases all information on the backup disk.
Enjoy the convenience of automatic backups
After you select a backup disk, Time Machine immediately begins making periodic backups—automatically and without further action by you. The first backup may take a long time, depending on how many files you have, but you can continue using your Mac while a backup is underway. Time Machine backs up only the files that changed since the previous backup, so future backups will be faster.
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To start a backup manually, choose Back Up Now from the Time Machine menu in the menu bar. Use the same menu to check the status of a backup or skip a backup in progress.
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- If you back up to multiple disks, you can switch disks before entering Time Machine. Press and hold the Option key, then choose Browse Other Backup Disks from the Time Machine menu.
- To exclude items from your backup, open Time Machine preferences, click Options, then click the Add (+) button to add an item to be excluded. To stop excluding an item, such as an external hard drive, select the item and click the Remove (–) button.
- If using Time Machine to back up to a network disk, you can verify those backups to make sure they're in good condition. Press and hold Option, then choose Verify Backups from the Time Machine menu.
- In OS X Lion v10.7.3 or later, you can start up from your Time Machine disk, if necessary. Press and hold Option as your Mac starts up. When you see the Startup Manager screen, choose “EFI Boot” as the startup disk.