Problem using Time machine in Yosemite
I have recently reformatted my Macintosh HD in my iMAC 21,5 from 2010, downloaded latest version of Yosemite and after that reloaded
all my backup data using Time Machine. I then ran a fresh initial backup again by Time machine to the same external hard disk. That
took of course a few hours (5) for 16 GB. Next day, after having made some updates in my documents etc, I took a new backup. This time
in 1.5 hours for 160 GB. Again one day later, after having done only very minor work in my computer, I took a backup again expecting it
to be run in just 5 minutes or so. It took however 45 minutes and 67 GB were backuped. All this does not make sense to me at all.
Since at least a year back I have regurlary run my backups once a week, and it has typically been completed in approx. 5 minutes for on average
of 3 to 5 GB.
Can anybody give me some hints how to handle this? What could possibly be the reason for this strange behavior of Time machine?
Do I have to buy a new external hard disk, or what shall I do?
Kindly regards
Dennis 2008
When the "absurd 139-GB-backup" was completed, I ran a disk control again, and the result looked OK. So I decided to give it one more chance.
I made a few changes to an excel-document, in order to get some minor updates, and then I started a backup run again.
And this time it behaved exactly the way I expected! Only 253 MB in 2 minutes!!
It really looks very promising now. I will wait until tomorrow though, before I try again. And if it works fine then, I will mark your answer as 'This solved my question'.
If I still get the absurd GB-backups, I guess I shall follow your suggestion and buy a new EHD, as you recommend. Even if the one I have is not even one year old!
But it looks very promising now. I think you have solved my problem.
Regards
Dennis
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