You’re not trying to restore Time Machine, are you? It doesn’t live in /opt/local. So I assume you are trying to use Time Machine to restore everything under /opt/local. Is that right?
If that’s the case, one of the steps is going wrong. For starters, I would select /opt in the Finder window that Time Machine displays before selecting the date in the timeline. — Peter West [email protected] “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ’I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” > On 30 Apr 2023, at 1:12 pm, Tao Zhang <[email protected]> wrote: > > All, > > I want to follow the following procedure to restore /opt/local to previous > date from time machine external drive, > > but I get “Time Machine” can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required > by macOS." error message after I click "restore" button. > > Do you know how to fix it? > > Thanks, > > Tao > > https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/407890/how-to-backup-and-restore-opt-with-time-machine-on-macos-high-sierra/459300#459300 > > <https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/407890/how-to-backup-and-restore-opt-with-time-machine-on-macos-high-sierra/459300#459300> > Proceed as follows: > > Open a Finder window. > Enter Time Machine. > Press ShiftCommandG and enter / to display the root folder of your drive. > Press ShiftCommand. to display hidden folders. You should see /opt now. > Browse the timeline on the right-hand side and select the desired date. > Select /opt. > Press Restore. Note that Time Machine will probably ask whether you want to > keep a copy of your current files. > <https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/459300/494787> >
