BB Bold 9900 Won't Backup, pls advise!

I just got a new MacBook Air -- I guess it's running Mountain Lion (10.8.4) - and I'm having problems backing up my Berry (didn't have any recent issues w my old computer).   Is there a flaw w the Mountain Lion software?   BB Desktop Software said I needed an update -- I tried three times and apparently it didn't take.  Help! 

Hey Silverlakerr,
Welcome to the BlackBerry Support Community Forums.
Thanks for the question.
I suggest uninstalling BlackBerry Desktop Software and then download the latest version from www.blackberry.com/desktop then restart the Mac.  
Then plug in the BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone and attempt to create a backup and let me know if you receive any errors.
I look forward to your reply.
Cheers.
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