How to Access Data Without Time Machine
Apple has included a software feature called Time Machine in the Mac OS X operating system, starting with version 10.5 Leopard. With Time Machine, Mac users can perform regular backups of their computer's hard drive, and then access the data when they need to recover a file. If you have used Time Machine to back up your computer but do not want to use the Time Machine interface to view and recover data, you can disable the feature and manually access your files.,
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Instructions
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Make sure the external hard drive that you have previously used with Time Machine is turned on and connected to your Mac computer.
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Click on the "System Preferences" icon on the Dock at the bottom of your desktop.
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Go to the "Time Machine" control panel in the "System" section.
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Move the slider on the left side of the window to the "Off" position, and then close the window.
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Open a new Finder window by clicking on the "Finder" icon in the Dock.
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Highlight the name of your external hard drive from the "Devices" list on the left side of the window.
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Double-click on the folder labeled "Backups.backupd." The window will now display a separate folder for each Time Machine backup you have previously completed.
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Open the folder for the backup data you want to access. You will now be able to navigate through the state of your hard drive at the time the backup process was completed.
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