Backups work fine, but nothing shows when entering TM
Hi there.
I recently changed to backing up to a network attached drive through AirPort Extreme for my two Macs. It all seems to work fine. The problem is that when I enter TM on my iMac, the incremental backups don't show, but they do seem to regularly be done despite this: the little backward clock turns in the menu bar and all's clear on the preference pane. This does not happen on the MacBook, where the individual backups show up like they should.
Does anyone have an idea of what might be going on here?
Rikard
Would this apply:
Issue or symptom
In the Mac OS X 10.5 Time Machine "time travel" window, past backups may not appear if your computer name includes certain characters.
Products affected
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Time Machine
Solution
Check your computer name in Sharing preferences. Make sure the computer name only includes ASCII characters from following set and is not blank (no matter which Mac OS X language version you are using):
0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Upgrading to a new Mac?
If you are upgrading from one Leopard-based Mac to a new Leopard-based Mac, and you wish to use Time Machine backups from the previous Mac, make sure the computer name of the new Mac (in Sharing preferences) is the same as your previous Mac's computer name was when its Time Machine backups were made. Afterwards, if the previous Mac is still on your network, give it a different computer name.
This document will be updated as more information becomes available.
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