[Ham-Mac] OS X Time Machine Question on Invisible files (Solved)

[Dick Kriss]

It lives!  The problem is solved.

Rich K6LE wins the award for the OS X solution that works!

The key like he said is to first use the Finder File/Find to locate the file
or folder. Once found then open the Time Machine.  I just did it and
Restored my .fldigi folder the Time Machine.

There had to be a way and Rick K6LE found it.

Thanks to K6LE I learned a new Mac trick today.


73 Dick AA5VU


On Saturday8/1/09 9:37 AM, "Rick Prather K6LE" <rprather at mac.com> wrote:

> Dick,
> 
> Open FInder and put the invisible file/folder in the search box, in
> this case .fldigi then click the "+" key on the far right under the
> search box.
> 
> Drop down the "Kind" box on the left and select "Other".  You will
> shown a box with a bunch of options.  Put "Invisible" in that boxes
> search box and it will show you a Visibility choice.  Select
> "Invisible" and your .fldigi folder should show up.
> 
> Then enter Time Machine and you can do a normal Restore of that folder.
> 
> Rick
> K6LE
> 
> On 8/1/2009, at 7:13 , Dick Kriss wrote:
> 
>> Lon,
>> 
>> I don't know how to "Restore" something in the Time Machine that
>> cannot be seen.  I wanted to "Restore" my .fldigi folder but could
>> not find it using the Time Machine.
>> 
>> I will drop the topic.... don't think it can be done.
>> 
>> Dick