Cataloging drives and folders
An old backup is often the fastest place to find a file you thought was gone—if you can search its inventory.
Connect the backup once, add its drive or a focused folder, and let Catalog record the tree. Later, search names and paths before deciding whether to bring the disk out. This avoids restoring an entire archive just to answer a question about one document.
Open Catalog… from Everywhere’s menu bar item and add the drive or folder that matters. Let the first catalogue finish, then search by filename and browse the recorded folder tree. When the source is disconnected, the catalogue remains available and results are labelled offline so you know why opening the file requires reconnecting the drive.
Keep the original drive unchanged, use a clear catalogue name, and rescan after a large round of changes. Catalogues are for the places you choose; they do not silently turn a whole-Mac search into a second scan.
No. It tells you where a recorded file was; restoring or copying it still happens from the connected backup.
Yes, as an external drive. Treat the catalog as an inventory of the clone, not a bootable restore.
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