Any clue whats going on with time machine?
Of course I found all kinds of info about not to use seagate for time machine AFTER I bought the NAs110 blackArmor, but since I now own it, I need to try and use it. Time machine seems to work fine with the device as long as the computer is active. If the machine is in sleep mode or idle, it can't access the drive without a logon error. It will regularly error out saying it couldn't log on and therefore couldn't perform the back up. But as I use my iMac, it has no problems. I don't let the machine log off when not in use, I just let the display go to sleep. Does this make any sense to anyone?
Haven't heard of that problem with that NAS (or any other), but that's one of the downsides to using a 3rd-party NAS with Time Machine. The interfact between the NAS software and OSX may be tenuous.
I'd suggest searching here and/or via Google for references to that NAS, and perhaps contact the maker.
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Any issues using FreeAgent Desk with Time Machine?
I have a Free Agent Desk product #9ZC2AG-501, 1 TB.
I reformatted it for HFS+ and use it on USB (this model only has a USB interface) with a hub and my Mac Book Pro running Lion (10.7.2).
Although I have observed this "problem" with previous O/S versions I think it is happening more often now.
Time Machine will make the initlial backup fine (takes 6-8 hours), then it will make incremental backups fine for several weeks, maybe 2 months.
Then I will get a TM error. And next reboot, I will usually get a "OSX Can't fix this drive.." error message - I can see a disk repair task runs first, I assume the O/S does a check before it mounts the drive. Sometimes if I run Disk Utility and ask it to verify or repair the drive or volume it completes and the drive works again.
More often latelty, it will tell me it can't fix the drive and I should save what I can and start over.
Since its a backup anyway, I just erase or re-partition it and TM starts up again.
And the scenario repeats.
The drive errors varry. Usually very drastic-looking things like "scrambled index" or "corrupted index" or "invalid structure".
I don't see how or why an external drive would care what O/S is being used with it. But I would like to know if there is some deep technical reason this model cannot be used with Time Machine? So I can either fix it or know to give up.
The USB info for the hub and drive is:
Hub:
Product ID: 0xf103
Vendor ID: 0x2001 (D-Link Corporation)
Version: 1.00
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Location ID: 0xfa400000 / 2
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 0
FreeAgent :
Capacity: 1 TB (1,000,204,884,992 bytes)
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: Yes
BSD Name: disk1
Product ID: 0x3008
Vendor ID: 0x0bc2 (Seagate LLC)
Version: 1.38
Serial Number: 2HC015KJ
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Seagate
Location ID: 0xfa430000 / 5
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 2
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
Volumes:
disk1s1:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
BSD Name: disk1s1
Content: EFI
RcookeBU:
Capacity: 999.86 GB (999,860,912,128 bytes)
Available: 644.05 GB (644,050,997,248 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk1s2
Mount Point: /Volumes/RcookeBU
Content: Apple_HFSI have this same drive. It's a USB drive intended for PCs not Macs. At the time, Seagate offered Free Agent drives specifically for Macs. They weren't just pre-formatted to HFS+. They also came with different energy-saving settings in the firmware. The Free Agent Desk for PC that you and I have has additional energy-saving features designed for Windows-only. When used with a Mac, the drive will "sleep" or spin-down at the wrong time, even during Time Machine backups, resulting in file system corruption on the Seagate drive.
Seagate support recommended disabling the drive's sleep features using a Windows utility, but that didn't actually solve the problem. In fact, there is no way to completely eliminate the problem, but you can reduce it greatly by disabling sleep and hard disk sleep on your Mac (via System Preferences).
For me, disabling sleep completely allows me to use Time Machine on the disk, but clones will still fail periodically.
You can try to live with it or put it on Craigslist and sell it to someone with a PC. -
With the problems experienced with Itunes 7.7 - can I use Time Machine and restore the pre upgraded version? If so do I just find it and click restore? Any help appreciated.
I just did it after 7.7 hung when I connected my iPod video.
I had difficulty with TM Restore due to permissions. I wound up deleting (could also rename) the existing 7.7 iTunes in Applications, then finding the back-level app in the TM directory structure and copying it over to my /Applications folder. On my system, I found iTunes 7.6.2 in a TM backup of /Applications with a file date of April 6, 2008.
If you tried to run 7.7, and FQ'd it, you may find that it touched your iTunes database, and the back-level iTunes app will no longer recognize it. Use TM to restore that, no permission problems there. On my system, the database is at Music/iTunes/iTunes Library. -
I try to backup my Macbook with Time machine, it goes fine and at the end it says that it could not be completed because "/Volumes/Data-2/ MacBook.sparsebundle is already in use".. What is that?!
See #C12 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting
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Time machine only copies User Info and Users (Applications, Library, and System are missing) from my quad core Mac Pro. 45 Gb of 162 Gb are missing. Any one having success with time machine copying all folders using Mavericks?
What do I need to do differently?The late, great Pondini was investigating that issue before he passed away.
See here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5125969
I think there might be information there on how to reset Time Machine to do a full backup. I think you basically have to reset it and start over. -
What brand external hard drive is best with time machine
what brand of external hard drive works best with time machine?
Contrary to the other two replies, I will relate what I've read here: WD drives are fine, but their (cheap?) enclosures are subject to failure. Some buy a bare WD drive and install it in an Oxford Chip external enclosure (OWC / macsales.com would be one source). And, I have two LaCie Quadras and one OWC Mercury Pro - both are generally recommended here. If you want it bootable, most WD drives do not support it:
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1787/related/1/session/L2F2LzEvd GltZS8xMzUxNTIzMzIwL3NpZC9ueUFYc1g5bA%3D%3D
Please note: it's good to have an external hard drive which has its own power supply and, as mentioned, FW 800 or USB 3). You also do not need any software that comes on the external - you will most likely need to format it anyway because most come formatted for Windows, but that is easy using Disk Utility. -
I backup to an external hdd with Time Machine, when it ran out of space it did not delete old backups, now my internal hdd says its full when before it had heaps of space. I have searched for extra files but cant find any. Can anyone help, please.
First, empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. Then reboot. That will temporarily free up some space.
To locate large files, you can use Spotlight as described here. That method may not find large folders that contain a lot of small files.
You can also use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one.
Proceed further only if the problem hasn't been solved.
ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual.
Triple-click the line of text below to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything while running ODS as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means.
When you're done with ODS, quit it and also quit Terminal. -
What means: Promise Pegasus compatible with Time Machine RAID-support
On the (Dutch) Apple shop it is stated at the Promise Pegasus page: the Promise Pegasus is compatible with Time Machine RAID-support.
What does this mean? What is then the "physical connection path" between the TC and the Thunderbolt Pegasus RAID system?Thanks for responding to my question. I guess I'm not sure I understand your reply though. I had no problem installing OS X on the 3TB WD Caviar Green and WD assured me that if I wanted to install only Windows 7 on it, there would be no compatibility issues. The problem lies with wanting the drive to be dual-bootable I guess via using Boot Camp (I know of no other way to go about it). The tech at OWC (where I bought the drive) said he had never heard of any problems with being able to install both Mac and Windows OS on the drive. In fact, he gave the same reply as yours: most hard drives should be able to work perfectly fine with your Mac. It's just that I can't get XP or Windows 7 (32 bit or 64 bit) to install on the 2nd partition, making the drive I have now not dual-bootable. The tech said 2TB hard drives were different and should solve the problem but when I asked him for any discernible spec I could look for in shopping for a replacement drive, he couldn't give me one, i.e. most drives should be okay. I have paid to have the 3TB installed and will have to pay to get the drive taken out and a replacement put back in -- I want to make sure whatever drive I put in this time allows me to have 2 partitions: one for my Mac OSX system and the other for my Windows enviroment (either XP or Windows 7).
If there is a work-around not involving Boot Camp, please let me know. I thought the reason for using Boot Camp as opposed to Disk Utility to create the dual-bootable drive was the benefit of using Mac drivers on the Windows side.
If there is another way, I don't understand why PC world made this blanket statement:
"Mac users should know that WD's new drives do not support Boot Camp, therefore they cannot be used as a dual-boot hard drive." -
I've just used an external drive to back up my Mac with Time Machine. I have Lion, but didn't click and check the "Encrypt Backup Disc". What should I do? Can I delete the external drive and start again, or can I encrypt later?
I guess if stolen or lost it would protect my "stuff", and if I'm travelling would protect my privacy.
You must understand the purpose and implications of encryption before deciding whether to use it.
Encryption locks your data with a password. If you forget that password, the data is lost beyond any chance of recovery. Neither Apple nor anyone else will be able to help you recover that data if you don't know the password.
By the same token, the password must be strong enough to provide the security you want. For example, if you're the potential target of industrial espionage by a government or large corporation, you need the strongest possible password. To create and manage such a password safely is a task in itself, not to be undertaken lightly.
If you're only concerned about casual snooping by someone with no special skill, a weak, easily-remembered password is appropriate.
But regardless of the strength of the password, if you lose it, the data is gone forever.
Another point to remember is that if you encrypt your data on one storage device, you must also encrypt it on all other storage devices that would be accessible to the same attacker. Otherwise the data isn't protected. For example, if you keep your computer and your backup drive in the same room, and the internal drive of the computer is not encrypted, then there's no point in encrypting the backup drive. -
Am replacing airport extreme with Time Machine and want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow leopard. Am told I should manually back up into T Machine before OS update but set up utility won't allow anything with OS below 10.5 and I'm 10.4.11. What to do?
I think you mean you are replacing your Airport Extreme with a Time Capsule. Time Machine is software integrated into OS X 10.5 & 10.6 used to automatically backup a system to an external HD. Time Capsule is an Airport Extreme that has a hard disk integrated into it that can be used for storage or as a Time Machine backup drive.
Because you are currently on Tiger 10.4.x you can backup to a external HD using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner. Having a backup is very wise before doing any major system update. After you have created the backup and have successfully upgraded to Snow Leopard you can still use the external HD for many things. The strategy I'd recommend is to use the new Time Capsule as your Time Machine backup and then use the external HD as backup using SuperDuper or CCC. Redundant backups is wise because backups can (and do) fail too! In addition both SD and CCC are bootable clones, this is useful in that if your internal HD crashes you can boot from a cloned drive and continue working until the internal HD is replaced.
Below are some links to some articles from MacWorld, I would recommend reading them where you find a common theme, redundant backups. Backup Plan I, Backup Plan II & Backup Plan III.
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What har drive is recommended to work with Time Machine smoothly?
What hard drive - other than Time Capsule - works smoothly with Time Machine? I'm looking for one that is a little less expensive that Time Capsule but will work as well with Time Machine.
Thanks for your help.
VernonMost any drive will work with Macs, and Time Machine.
Most drives come formatted for Windoze, but most of them can be re-formatted on your Mac to work with it. See item #5 in the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip* at the top of this forum.
Also note item #1 there for size considerations; and items #3 and/or 4 for using with other data and/or other Macs.
If you think you ever might want to put a "bootable clone" on it, be sure it's a bootable drive (some WDs aren't). Most PPC Macs can boot only from FireWire; most Intels can boot from F/W or USB.
Depending on what ports you have, FireWire 800 is by far the fastest; FireWire 400 next, and USB slowest (F/W 400 and USB 2.0 are rated about the same, but since your Mac's CPU has to do more of the work with USB, actual throughput is usually less).
Many folks think USB is less reliable than FireWire. If you do get USB, be sure to connect it to a port on your Mac, not a keyboard (that's USB 1.0). Try to avoid hubs, too.
It's usually best to get a drive with it's own power supply, as taking power from your Mac can be a marginal proposition.
Take any advice for or against particular makes or models with a grain of salt: all makers (of just about anything) can have a "run" of bad components, or a relatively few early failures. Plus, by the time any really good trends are noted, the model has probably been revised or replaced anyway! -
I have had a series of Macs. They have been backed up with Time Machine. I am trying to restore TM backup files from the older Macs using my new MacBook Pro. No go. What do I do ?
I am trying to restore TM backup files from the older Macs using my new MacBook Pro. No go.
Migration Assistant (Finder > Applications > Utilities > Migration Assistant) is the tool that you would use to restore backups from older Macs to another Mac.
Details are here: http://pondini.org/OSX/MigrateLion.html The same info applies for Mavericks and Yosemite. If you are saying that this is a "no go".....where are you getting stuck? What error messages do you see? -
iPod nano 6th generation, syncing with audiobooks does not work now, had been working. Sync test says: No iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad found. Connectivity test OK, no physical problems, iTunes shows the iPod. Any clues what to do?
Hmm.. Thank you for the response.
Have you tried using the iPod with another user account or computer, to help narrow down whether the problem lies with the computer, account, or the iPod itself?
Maybe try reformatting it, using the tools provided by Windows. Instructions on how to reformat your iPod can be found in this article.
http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/erase/index.shtml
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I have been using a WD Passport with Time Machine on my iMac. Since I upgraded to Mavericks, the backup no longer works. What do I need to do?
I assume that upgrading the WD SmartWare is irrelevant as it is not being used. Should I upgrade just as a precaution?
One complication is that I have renamed my user since the last time I backed up.the problem is with the WD Passport drives. I also have one, and since upgrading to 10.9 I can no longer use mine either. See if this solution works for you: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23943103#23943103
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Downgrade to Snow Leopard with Time Machine - and then, what?
So I am making Time Machine backups on a regular basis. Almost daily.
The last one when I was running Snow Leopard, dates back from December 25th, 2011.
I have done a lot of reading and googling before making the leap back to that happy Christmas day, which I am about to do now. I have learned that I can easily re-install my iMac using that TM backup.
But - what happens to all the documents I have created and modified after that day? Do I have to select them one by one to restore them? Must be hundreds of them. Or is there an option to put back all the documents on my HD at the same time?
I realize that I can make another backup today using Carbon Copy Cloner which I can use to do so. Only, I don't have another external HD to make that CCC-backup.
And what happens to the applications I have installed running Lion?
So, perhaps it would be the best to erase my TM external HD, turn it into a bootable CCC HD which contains everything I have currently installed on my iMac , and restart / re-initialize the system using my SL install DVD…
Please give me some advice. I do want to downgrade, but I am scared to lose anything on the way…Just did the downgrade, but Migration Assistant don't let you rescue any kind of information from the Time Machine backup. It just tells you to upgrade your system. I'm feelling like trying to downgrade my iPhone 3G from iOS 4 to 3. Impossible. Pretty f***** up...
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