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Mac Forum / General / General / July 2008Time machine restore from non-visible folder?
How do I restore a folder I can't see? I need to restore my mysql data directory - /usr/local/mysql/data. I know Time Machine has been backing it up because if I go to the command line as root and CD through the time machine folders, I can find it. But I can't see it in the Time Machine app. I've tried manually restoring with the cp command or the rsync command, but it never works right. The files copy, but something about the copy doesn't allow mysql to start again - for example mysql complains it doesn't have permission, even though the file has the right owner and permission flags as far as I can see. What can I do? In article <9e0220aa-a6ed-43f1-a3b7-0e836667ae58@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, > How do I restore a folder I can't see? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > What can I do? Use the Finder's "Go" menu to display the hidden folder (you specify the complete path to the desired folder). Once the proper folder is displayed, activate the Time Machine to roll back to the appropriate time.  SignatureTom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF It worked. Thanks for the help. Although I have to admin, I'm a little pissed off that I couldn't just copy the files with cp or rsync. (Or rather, that I could do such a copy, but it didn't work). > In article > <9e0220aa-a6ed-43f1-a3b7-0e836667a...@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF In article <9e0220aa-a6ed-43f1-a3b7-0e836667ae58@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, > How do I restore a folder I can't see? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > What can I do? Open a new Finder window, then use the Go To Folder command (on the Go menu, or Shift-Command-G) to navigate to /usr/local/mysql or elsewhere. Then "Enter Time Machine" will begin there. SignatureSteve W. Jackson Montgomery, Alabama |
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