Mavericks OS X wont install because of Time Machine.

After I accept the terms and agreements, the installer will not let me select the disk to install mavericks on because it says it is in use by Time machine even though time machine is turned off.

OS X- Cannot install on a volume used by Time Machine for backups

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OS X Mavericks won't install because of time machine

Has anyone had a problems with OS X Mavericks not installing itself because of time machine backing up data on the internal hard drive? what have you done/been recommended to do to overcome this? I have a macbook pro mid-2012 version with OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 running.

You will need to delete the backups.backupdb folder from the internal hard drive. If you are concerned there is data in there then move it to an external hard drive before deleting it.

My logic studio 8 wont instal because of /

i try to instal my logic studio 8 and it starts to instal but 15 minutes in it says it wont instal because of /
help me

Hi,
The forward slash / usually refers to a mount point, or a volume which could be a hard drive, partition or a DVD,
for example Macintosh HD or Audio Backup ,etc. What ever the label that hard drive or disc has.
Did the installer aske you for a second disc?
Regards,
Scorpii

Clean install? Restoring Time Machine backups?

First let me say I'm relatively new to Mac, I've graded my iMac (Late 2013) to the latest OS, Yosemite. To say that they computer is dragging is a major under statement. Applications such as AutoCAD, anything Adobe (Photoshop, InDesign), Word, etc. drag. By "drag" I mean upon launch the icon bounces for a good 3-4 minutes and the program does not load. Switching profiles? Forget it, spinning pin wheel, 10 min. in I just restarted it. Its unbearable. I assume that I will have to do a clean install. Will Time Machine restore applications, or is this for documents only? Most of my software is from online subscriptions not disks which means this going to be a serious endeavor to wipe the computer and start all over. If anyones has a better idea of how to go about this, I'm all ears.

Hey spodonahue,
It seems like you are saying that your Mac is running a little slower than normal. Here is an article for you that will help you address this issue:
OS X Mavericks: If your Mac runs slowly
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13895
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

How can I downgrade my Os x Maverick to Os x mountain lion without time machine

downgrade os x maverick to os x mountain lion without time machine back up and disc

To downgrade you have to have a copy of the Mountain Lion installer, download from the Mac App Store but be sure to go to System Preferences > App Store first and uncheck boxes that will automatically install the download.
You will have to erase the hard drive and then install from a saved copy of the installer, saved to a flash drive for instance.
This is going to be a time consuming exercise, so is there a specific reason for wanting to downgrade?

HT1338 Can I do a clean install after using time machine backup?

Can I do a clean install after using time machine backup?

Hi, if I understand correctly yes, but may I ask the purpose of doing so?

Tried to install maverick-won't install on mac hd because of time machine

I have tried to install the maverick os. It downloades but when I have to select a disk to install it on I cannot choose my mac hard drive because it has time machine???? I then installed it on a 32gig thumb drive and I was able to install it but I want to upgrade my current os on my mac hd with its applications and I also use Boot Camp. I do not want to jeperdize my current system with the update.
Thanks,
Dave R

First, see the heading "What to do if the installer warns that no Recovery System can be created" in this support article. If you use Boot Camp, back up and delete the Windows partition using Boot Camp Assistant. Try the installation again.

I erased everything on my internal HD and ONLY have disk utilities,terminal, and install OS X MAVERICKS but wont install because no recovery system can be created

Help me,ANYONE!
I was a fool thinking downloading OS X MAVERICKS offline would be easy if I cleared my WHOLE HD, WELL the past 2 days ive been trying to figure it out in disk utilities and in terminal to run os x mavericks installer but nothing will work, it also says OS X cant be installed because a recovery system cant be crested.... plzz... someone help.. idk, ive been pretty **** emotional about this and about to throw laptop out the window..
Macbook pro
Specs are mid 2010 15" screen.

This might depend on how you made your installer. If it is a flash pen installer that you made yourself, depending on how you made it, it has consequences on what is installed.
I am assuming that you have made an installer?
If you have and you did it manually, without using the Terminal command then it is a know caveat that a recovery partition is not installed as part of that procedure. The second method to create a bootable installer, using Terminal, will allow and install a recovery partition.
See here (without Terminal): http://www.macworld.com/article/2151706/create-a-bootable-mavericks-install-driv e-for-newer-macs.html
& here (with Terminal): http://www.macworld.com/article/2056561/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install -drive.html
Alternatively, have you zapped the PRAM and SMC, prior to trying to install?
See here: About NVRAM and PRAM
Some of these might help or even answer your query...
Good luck.

After installing Mavericks my Business Mail folder disappeared and Time Machine can't seem to restore it with everything in it. How can I fix this?

Time Machine doesn't restore my Business Folder in Mail, which is empty after I installed Mavericks. It will restore just the folder but nothing in it. What am I doing wrong? Also, Time Machine doesn't go back more than about a year. I thought it would do better than that.

Michael - Thanks! I used my wife's iBook, and it did indeed allow me to restore it there.
Unfortunately, now when I plug my nano into my Cube, it is still telling me that some of the tunes don't copy onto my iPod (in fact, none of them do) because I don't have the current software, and to install the latest by going to apple.com, blah, blah, blah.
I DO indeed have the latest software and both iTunes and my Cube recognize the nano. I just can't get it to copy them onto it.
Does anyone have an idea as to what I can do to actually get MUSIC to play ut of this thing! I've had it for a week and a half, and something as simple as getting tunes to load onto it is proving to be the hardest process ever! Arggghhhh!
The only thing I could think of - and this was late last night, was tha looking at the specs of iTunes 5.0.1, is that it requires a 500MHz processor - and my Cube only has a 450 MHz PowerPC G4 processor - Can anyone tell me if this is the problem?

Can't install 10.9 because of Time Machine

I had a bootable drive selected for Time Machine, then decided I wanted to install 10.9 on it (it has 10.8.6 now). The Mavericks installer says it's a TimeMachine backup EVEN AFTER I deselect it as a TimeMachine drive and turn Time Machine off (it also doesn't have the TimeMachine backup logo any more).
What am I missing?

From the Finder's Go menu, choose Computer:
Double-click your hard disk icon. It is usually named "Macintosh HD":
Look for this folder:
Drag it to the Trash.

Unable to install Mountain Lion because of Time Machine

I tried to install OS X Mountain Lion.
After I accepted the conditions, I have to choose the disk to install on.
But I'm unable to choose Macintosh HD because Time Machine uses it to save back-ups.
How do I unable Time Machine, and how do I delete the back ups, it takes half of my memory...

Do you, for some reason, have an item named "Backups.backupdb" on your hard drive? If so, you need to get rid of that in order to install.

ITunes 10.1 wont install because of quicktime

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Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features
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I am trying to reinstall Itune and it wont install because my computer says it has a virus. Anybody had this happen and what did you do?

I am trying to reinstall itunes and it won't install because my computer says it has a virus. Anybody had this problem and what did you do?

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After clean install of mavericks - i cannot restore my backups on time machine (Mountain Lion)

the installation went perfect but during set up, mavericks could not find my time machine on external hard drive. i found a post saying that mavericks creates time machine files that conflict with my latest back up.
i can access my last back up using finder but that doesn't help get my applications/programs back. i've tried using migration assistant and it cannot find my time machine either.
does anyone know how to fix this?

'depeting' is a typo for 'deleting'. I don't seem to be able to edit this out above

Having downloaded Mavericks to my IMac I now find Time Machine couldn't back up to the Time Machine HDD. I am using a WD 1TB independent Hard drive

Having downloaded Mavericks to my IMac two weeks ago, I now find Time Machine couldn't back up to the Time Machine HDD. I am using a WD 1TB External Hard drive. I understand that a number of people have lost data since installing Mavericks on their Western Digital external drives. Has anyone any futher info. Or is there a better way of backing up my computer. Thanks. Lee

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