"disk can not be erased" error message on Time Machine back up
I keep getting a "disk can not be erased" error message as I try to restore a recently repaired computer from Time Machine Backup. I did a Disk Verify and Permissions Verify. No help.
Help!
Use migrate rather than whatever it is you are doing.. TM has loads of limitations and I suspect you are trying to do something that is not allowed. like recover from an older to a more recent OS..
Read the info from Pondini about recovery and migrate here.
http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html
It is somewhat out of date but still useful.
No luck tell us what version OS is in the backup and what version is now on the computer.
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I have an iphone 4s ... I can not totally erase the messages
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Not only does it and lets you select ...
I can delete the contents of the message , but not the name for those who send ....
need some help , thanksyou want to erase messages on your iPhone. Google has lots of experience of erasing messages from iPhone, and has no necessary to erase all your content and system settings. You can select the type of data what you want to erase.
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Not sure what you mean by "booted" from it.
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Look at the right hand column.. more like this.
It is a bug in Mountain Lion.
Read C12 http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
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Select your imac then select hard drive replacement, and there are the instructions.
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