On Mon, 18 Aug 2025, Joshua Root wrote:
> I would try restoring /opt/local, /Applications/MacPorts and
> /Library/Launch{Agents,Daemons}/org.macports.* from a backup. Depending
> on what has been changed since the backup, there could be some stray
> files elsewhere that the registry then doesn't know about and need to be
> cleaned up manually, but those paths should cover most ports' files.
Sorry for the delay, but I've been tied up with another system here (and
MacPorts is occasionally refusing email from me).
I use Time Machine (to a Time Capsule) for backups, but there are two
problems with that approach:
1) I can't restore outside my home directory
2) I can only restore the entire system.
Using "root" didn't work either (I couldn't see anything with TM, but I
could've sworn that I did that some years back).
How do I restore those files? Log in as "macports" perhaps?
Thanks.
-- Dave
