When i want to open my time machine to view my backup folder ex:as i photo it give me this message 10657 . so all my backup folder with time machine can not open i will appreciate your help
I got the solution to this problem at the Genius Bar.
As they explained it, Time Machine is software that saves files on the backup drive in a format that can only be read by Time Machine. So, when you open Time Machine, you can click on any file and it will open.
If you try to open a file directly from the backup drive, it needs a program to open it, and if Time Machine is not open, you get the error message.
If your computer crashes, when you get it fixed (or get a new Mac)and when you connect the backup drive, Time Machine will recognize it, will ask you if you want to associate it with your computer, and when you say yes, all your backed-up files are availabel and copied back into the computer.
Genius Bar:
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
Click on this link. Or copy and paste it into your browser.
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Thanks, Joe
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When I bought this back up drive I thought that I would be able to open all of the files backed up on it, but all I get is the error 10657 message. Very frustrating as I cannot tell if the backup worked and cannot get to the files. According to the above posting if my Macbook Pro crashed I would have to purchase another before I could recover any files -- not what I was looking for in a back up system!
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