restoretime-machine
I've never actually restored with Time Machine, not sure how it works.
My machine is messed up since updating to a Yosemite Beta and installing nvidia drivers.
How do I go back a few days?
I ONLY want to restore the system/drivers, NOT my User folder, etc.
Can I just restore /System, /Library, and /Applications ?
Unfortunately, you're not going to be able to recover that file using Time Machine. There are a number of files and directories that Time Machine does not back up—primarily cache and temporary files. This includes the files in the /tmp directory. The directory itself (minus contents) is backed up, because it is necessary for a reinstall.
The complete list of exclusions can be found in /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.plist
ᔥ Devin Lane: Time Machine Exclusions
I manually changed the permissions and now all is well. I can once again see the old backup and restore. Used the following commands.
cd /Volumes/TM/backups.backupdb
chmod -N hd
chown root:wheel hd
chown +a 'group:everyone deny add_file,delete,add_subdirectory,delete_child,writeattr,writeextattr,chown' hd
tmutil associatedisk -a /Volumes/TM /Volumes/TM/Backups.backupdb/hd/2012-11-08-145609
Best Answer
If you’re looking for a certain file or folder, start by connecting the external drive that you use for Time Machine backups or by making sure that you can connect to your Time Capsule. Click the Time Machine item in the menu bar at the top of your screen (it looks like a clock with an arrow running counterclockwise around it), and choose Enter Time Machine. Here, all of your saved backups will appear in chronological order. Use the visual timeline on the right side to scroll through your backups and look for specific items or folders.
Select the file or folder you want, and press the Restore button. The file(s)/folder(s) will automatically be copied to your desktop or to the file’s original folder. This may take some time, depending on the size of the transfer.