I can't access the Time Machine by clicking - I get a big black box over the screen.

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I can't access the Time Machine by clicking - I get a big black box over the screen.

As above. I seem to get to the T. Machine data by opening the external Drive holding T.M. data, and opening the relevant folder - I found the lost file that way. But the timeline on the RHS of the screen, which IS visible when I select the Time Machine icon is non-clickable, irresponsive except that it does enlarge as I scan down the timeline. The rest of my screen - except for an inch of the timeline, is solid black. I don't know when this issue developed - I haven't tried to access the T.M. for years.

Currently Big Sur 11.6.1

iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 11.6

Posted on Dec 7, 2021 12:53 AM

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Barney-15E

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Dec 7, 2021 5:39 AM in response to tomasr

I had seen what sounds similar in the past with multiple monitors attached. If I disconnected one, the TM interface would work correctly. I no longer have multiple monitors to test.

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tomasr Author

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Dec 7, 2021 5:48 AM in response to Barney-15E

Well thank you! That certainly worked. At least it is a "work-around" for the problem.

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I can't access the Time Machine by clicking - I get a big black box over the screen.

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