Doug Robinson Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 So...a song I've been working on for weeks is suddenly all screwed up. The other night, it was fine. Now the sampled vibes part has moved around and won't sound, even though I see it. Same with another track. Can't get them straightened out. Don't recall doing anything that could have caused this. My undo history doesn't go back far enough to get to when it was all perfect. How can I use Time Machine to restore an older version of the project? I've never really gotten into Time Machine before. Thanks! Doug Quote Doug Robinson www.dougrobinson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 If you've been using Time Machine and letting it do automatic backups, then it should have a backup of that file from whenever it was right. First, go to where the file is saved in the Finder. If you have the Time Machine icon in your menu bar, just click on it and select "Enter Time Machine." Once you're in there (and it might take a minute depending on how many backups and the speed of your Time Machine drive), there are a couple of different ways to "go back in time". You can either use the controls in the center of the screen, or the scale on the right to go to a date where the file should have been okay. Select the file and click Restore or whatever. It will ask you if you want to replace the newer version or keep both. You might want to keep both in case the backup doesn't work right either, but it should. Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Robinson Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 You are not only beautiful, Joe, you're a genius Thanks. Quote Doug Robinson www.dougrobinson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I generally know this stuff after years of Mac use, but its a welcome addition to the ol' Mac Tips folder. How many times do I go there for small mutant refreshers like this when I'm on the run & working? Hella plenty, so thank you! Quote "I want to be an intellectual, but I don't have the brainpower. The absent-mindedness, I've got that licked." ~ John Cleese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I came here to help but found the Beautiful Genius Joe has solved it Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Joe must have learned this restore stuff from breaking the Internets so many times, 'cuz it"s working fine now. Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 LOL. I've never had to restore from backup (touch wood) but .... Thanks to Joe, Now I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 One of the best uses of Time Machine is that you can recover old work. While it's useful for a complete restore, if you deleted a file or mangled it in some way, maybe you took it down a path you decided wasn't the right one, you can go back to an old version. It's probably the easiest backup interface I've seen for that kind of thing. I mean, I also make clones of my main drive regularly, but that doesn't save lots of old versions (the software I use might save a couple, I don't remember). Time Machine keeps old versions until it starts running out of space. Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Time Machine has another cool function - which I helped a buddy use just this morning. He put a new SSD in his MacBook Air. During the MacOS install, you're asked if you want to import an existing user and one option is "from a TM backup"... hook it up, let it do its thing, and you're good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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