Time Machine backups lost after upgrading to Ventura

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Time Machine backups lost after upgrading to Ventura

I upgrade to Mac OS Ventura (13.6.9) a couple weeks ago and just noticed that Time Machine (TM) is not running as usual. Not a real problem as the schedule likely just needed to be turned back on, but upon noticing this, I realized that when I enter Time Machine to find old files, TM does not recognize the many years of backups I have of my iMac. The TM files are stored on an external disc, and the files are all there, but they don't show up when I enter TM. I can go in manually and extract files, but that's not ideal. How do I "link" my previous backups so TM recognizes them?

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.6

Posted on Oct 25, 2024 12:09 PM

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Answer 1

PRP_53

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Oct 26, 2024 2:24 AM in response to Craig Mclaughlin

Has the TM Backup Drive been used on an Older Computer sometime in the past ?

Was the TM Backup Drive been since be used on a newer computer and used to Migrate from ?

If your new Mac inherits your backup history

The operative wording is " Inherit "

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Answer 2

Old Toad

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Oct 25, 2024 2:34 PM in response to Craig Mclaughlin

Hold down the Option key when you access the Time Machine menu and see if the will let you view the older backups:

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Answer 3

PRP_53

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Oct 26, 2024 6:34 AM in response to Craig Mclaughlin

Craig Mclaughlin wrote:

SOLVED: I feel a little silly, but I went ahead and ran the first back-up and now all the previous backups are there (whew!). Thanks for all the help.

Nothing silly in what has been done 👍

Good work there 😎

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Answer 4

Oct 26, 2024 5:39 AM in response to Craig Mclaughlin

SOLVED: I feel a little silly, but I went ahead and ran the first back-up and now all the previous backups are there (whew!). Thanks for all the help.

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