John, Thanks, I'll save this and give it a try. On Dec 30, 2012, at 1:28 PM, John Panarese wrote:
> I don't remember if the interface in Snow Leopard works the same. However, > assuming it does. > > 1. Open Mail and be in your inbox. > 2. Go to Time Machine in your Dock and choose, OPen Time Machine from the > context menu > 3. Wait until it accesses your backups with that odd sound you will here > repeated for a bit. > 4. Use the Window Chooser menu to select, Time Machine Controls > 5. Navigate to the vertical slider, interact and go back to the desired date. > 6. Stop interacting and then use the Window Chooser menu to select the view > of your inbox from that date. > If it's what you want, go back to the Time Machine Controls and select, > Restore. In Mail, you will find a mailbox that will be named something like, > import, and the date you had chosen. > > Again, I haven't used SL in quite some time, so I don't know if the > interface works like this with VoiceOver > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, [email protected] > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > On Dec 30, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Stacey Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> John, >> How do I restore my mail from a time machine backup? >> I am running snowleopard. >> When I got home from church, and opened mail my messages were gone and it >> said I could import older messages. >> I followed its directions but none of my older saved mail was imported. How >> can I get it back? >> Stacey Robinson >> >> On Dec 30, 2012, at 10:56 AM, John Panarese wrote: >> >>> There are two ways to view Time Machine backups. >>> >>> 1. You can open up your backups folder in Finder from the Time Machine >>> Partition you are using. This will show you a chronological list of >>> folders that contain backups for that date and time. It will be like >>> looking at your entire file system in the present, but it will, instead, >>> reflect the specific date or time you have opened. This is the way I will >>> often use to fish out files I have deleted in the past and need to recover. >>> It's probably the easier way to do it. >>> >>> 2. YOu can use the Open Time Machine option from the Dock or the Status >>> menu. This will be based on what last had the focus. So, if you were in >>> Finder, it will relate to Finder backups. If you are in Mail, it will be >>> in regard to previous versions of that mailbox. >>> >>> When you open Time Machine like this, you should here a strange sound that >>> is like a sonogram for a few moments. Then, use the Window chooser menu >>> with VO-F2 twice. YOu will see an item, Time Machine Controls. VO space >>> on that and navigate to the slider that will have your Time Machine >>> incremental backups. Interact and choose the date and time you want to >>> view. YOu use the Window Chooser Menu to select the actual backup from the >>> time you have chosen. So, for example, you will see your Finder as it had >>> looked back on November 3, 2012, or something like that. >>> >>> You just close the window or hit escape when you want to close the Time >>> Machine controls. >>> >>> I hope this helps. >>> >>> >>> Take Care >>> >>> John D. Panarese >>> Director >>> Mac for the Blind >>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>> Email, [email protected] >>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>> >>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION >>> >>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>> >>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 30, 2012, at 11:44 AM, Paul Erkens <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear and clever listers, >>>> >>>> There is something very basic with time machine it seems, that I cannot >>>> get my head around. I have backed up for months, and I restored an entire >>>> machine once. That went well. >>>> >>>> But, what if I want to browse what is on my backups? When I choose open >>>> time machine from the status menus, I land in the finder. >>>> Now, I'm not a complete fool, because several parts of me are still >>>> missing, but I suspect that this cannot be the finder, and has to be part >>>> of my backup. A number of questions I have. >>>> >>>> 1. How do I know when these files were backed up? >>>> 2. How do I get to an overview of my macintosh hd, earlier in time than >>>> what is initially displayed? >>>> >>>> 3. Can I search my entire time machine disk for a certain file name or a >>>> bit of contents, and then get an overview from which I can restore? >>>> 4. How does the restore process work? Can I command c, close all and >>>> command v? >>>> >>>> I didn't see any questions or answers to this as of lately, so I think >>>> this is clear to anyone. I'm using time machine, and it already saved my >>>> day once, because I restored an entire machine with it, having booted off >>>> the recovery partition. But I'd like to use time machine to have access to >>>> my entire backup set. Please explain how you go about this. >>>> >>>> Thank you in advance for your time. >>>> Paul. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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