Mountain Lion Australian Release time

Does anyone know what time Mountain Lion gets released in Australia? and more importantly, what is the process for claiming the free upgrade due to purchasing a new macbook pro?

No idea - people here are speculating 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. So it should be sometime today. As for your free upgrade, see http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/.
Good luck,
Clinton

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If I purchase a MBA today, what will my cost be to upgrade to Mountain Lion, when released in July?

If I purchase a MBA today, what will my cost be to upgrade to Mountain Lion, when released in July?

Keep check this link for details as the day gets closer. The instructions for your upgrade will be here:
http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/

I just bought a new iMac and am new to the desktop Mac. I read you can get a free upgrade to Mountain Lion if you bought your computer after June 11,2012. Do I have to do something before Mountain Lion is released? If so what?

I just bought a new iMac and I am new to the Desktop Mac. I read you can get a free upgrade to Mountain Lion if you bought your computer after June 11, 2012. Do I have to do something before Mountain Lion is released? If so What? Thanks

Just check in with this link when ML is released for instructions on how to claim your upgrade.
http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/

If mountain lion is released before my laptop ships...

If mountain Lion is released tomorrow and my laptop ships 2 days later from china, would it have mountain lion already installed? I bought the MacBook pro retina and arrival dates say July 30, but I got one day shipping, so if mountain lion is released tomorrow, my Mac will ship around 2-4 days after.

We don't know. It will have what it has when it is ready for shipment. I don't think they will retrieve it from shipping to upgrade the OS. We don't even know when Mountain Lion will be released, other than sometime in July. Might be late July 31.

With Mountain Lion being released within a few months, how will this affect Lion certifications?

What options will Apple provide for those with Lion certifications in regard to Mountain Lion? Will there be a whole new certification for ML or will Apple provide a free traing option that will update my Lion certification for ML?

With Mountain Lion being released within a few months, how will this affect Lion certifications?
I doubt that it will be in a few months. Best guess would be August, since they want to have an annual upgrade path.

I just updated to Mountain Lion and now time machine won't recognize my backups from before the update.

I updated from Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.8 to Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.2 on my MacBook Pro
I used disk utility to restore my external hardrive because I read somewhere that that would fix the problem.
It did fix the problem but only temporarily. I was able to view my backups from Snow Leopard, but as soon as I tried to backup again, time machine was stuck
"preparing to backup" for 5 hours and when I quit the prepare I could no longer access my previous backups.

So what happens if you go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General? Are you able to go there at all? If you are able to go there, can you unlock the preferences using the lock in the lower left and your login name and password?
If you are able to do this, can you change the "Allow applications downloaded from:" to Anywhere?
Best of luck.

Mountain Lion vs. Time Machine

I set up two external hard drives for use with Time Machine. Last night it did the first backup to one HD, now it's doing the first backup to the other one. Once this is done, and it starts doing "regular" backups, will it start counting down the time to the next backup like Lion used to do?
The reason I ask this is that Mountain Lion's TM just lists "Only backup" (and the time) for the hard drive that it's already done. It doesn't say when the next backup will occur. Will it start doing this when it finishes the initial backup to the other drive?

It only showed a countdown when you changed the disk.
And no, you won't see that anymore.
Also see the Time Machine section in Changes in Mountain Lion for other interesting news.

Mountain Lion: problem with Time Machine directories and spotlight indexing

I'm using a fresh install of 10.8 Mountain Lion on a 2011 MBP. It's a work laptop with many ASCII files containing numerical data (floating point numbers), with varying file extensions. Some of the files are multi-gig, some are only a few hundred K, and there are tens of thousands of them. Roughly 500G of numerical data.
I can disable spotlight from indexing certain subdirectories of my home directory on the local drive. However, when using Time Machine to backup, I seem to be entirely unable to prevent spotlight from attemping to fully index the external drive (Time Machine volume). I actually let spotlight run for over 36 hours this weekend in a futile attempt for it to finish indexing the TM volume. The /.Spotlight-V100 index on the external drive is roughly 100G and continuously written and overwritten. /var/log/system.log had various "Merging failed" messages for temp spotlight files. I deleted the index, let spotlight run again overnight, but it did not finish indexing. "sudo fs_usage -f filesys mds mdworker mdimport mdworker32 | grep open" showed spotlight slowly chugging through the thousands of numerical files.
I believe the problem is related to this old report from someone who noticed a leopard -> snow leopard change:
http://hintsforums.macworld.com/showthread.php?t=106703
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6126_102-366184/snow-leopard-10-6-spotlight-indexing -and-disk-usage/
However, I don't see an easy solution. In ML, if you drag the TM volume to the spotlight privacy list it gives you a message about how you can't disable indexing of TM volumes because it's essential for TM. I have not yet tried to manually put in some kind of .metadata_never_index file in the relevant TM volume directories (I am not sure if that will do anything, or perhaps break TM backups), but that's one possible next step.
Anyone have ideas on how I can have my TM backups work but the spotlight indexing of all these data files (their subdirectories) disabled? I'm not specifically TRYING to back up those data files with TM (they're duplicated elsewhere), they're just on the same machine as a bunch of other stuff I need backed up via TM. Apple has a disaster on their hands for anyone trying to backup a machine which also has large data sets.

I'm not aware of any avenue to tell spotlight to not index all or part of a backup.
However, the indexing should work, even if takes a long time.
I don't think this is a new issue and has been part of TM from the start.
Realistically, it may be time to consider whether TM is the best choice for these data files?
Are they very volatile do they change frequently both as to content of individual files and total set of files?
If not, then a clone or syncing type of backup might be better suited for these files.
I do not back up all my files via time machine. I keep photographs and music outside of Time Machine. to be sure they are backed up but via clones.
To show why this might the best take photographs. My photographs are basically immutable once they enter the system, but I may come back with 5000 images from a trip and whittle that down to a few hundred eventually. This would cause a lot of files to be saved in TM that are no longer wanted, - but are not easy to remove formthe backup. while the ones I want haven't changed. TM is not geared to make handling that easily.
As a further aside, ideally one should back everything of value up twice via 2 different means.
I've had backup drives fail.I've had TM logically fail (disk is fine -TM internal data structures bad).

HT5293 Have a older MacBook Air want to install Mountain lion but every time I try it comes back and says you cant down load on this coumputer. Why apple support said i could after they got my Serial Number. HELP

How do I install Moutain Lion Apple support said I could after they got my serial number. but evry time i try it comes back and say's cant download on this computer.

Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion/Mavericks.
To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) model number 2,1 or higher

HT1338 hi has anyone been using the new OS Mountain Lion recently released?

I have had nothing but frustration with the new Mountain Lion release
First all my printer drivers have failed and I have had to re-load software drivers to get it to work.
Next the Safari version needed to operate this engine is not supported by my medical software company. I am forced to go back on Safari 5 instead of 6.
I am patient but am losing my mind.

Start by removing your worthless "anti-virus" software according to the developer's instructions. That's as likely as not to be causing the problem. Reboot and test. Back up all data before making any changes.

Mountain Lion Update broke Time Machine

Okay, so I updated Mountain Lion to the latest version recently. Since that time, Time Machine has given me the same error message every time it tries to back up.
Time Machine Error
This backup is too large for the backup disk. The backup requires 60.91 GB but only 52.22 GB are available.
Here's what the Time Machine preferences says:
Time Machine Backups
52.2 GB of 500 GB available.
Oldest Backup: February 21, 2013
Latest Backup: February 21, 2013
Next Backup: Today, ____pm (It displays whatever the time currently is on the system clock.)
First off, the backup drive & available space info is accurate, but I'm confused, because I've been using this very same disk for three years, with this same computer (identical config, as far as TM is concerned; just software updates and additional apps). It has just been since this last update that TM broke. The weird part is that all of my older backups have disappeared, as well. TM has always managed the drive space and number of backups handily. I have the simplest setup possible, for TM . . . one machine, one user, one USB-connected dedicated backup drive without any partitions.
As it goes through the attempts to back up, it says Preparing backup, then cleaning up old backups . . . and then fails.
Oh, I should add, that the usb cable that connects the drive is really loose, and will sometimes disconnect mysteriously on its own. Could that have done something to the drive?
I also have a full backup online with Backblaze, so I do have a fail-safe backup if something strange happens.
I've done some research, but all the info I've found is for OSX Leopard, and doesn't seem to help at all.
Sooooo . . . any ideas, tips, help? I'd appreciate it very much. Thanks!

Sorry, I left Leopard behind too many years ago and have never used TM. I only posted the link to the definitive guide on TM that I know about.

Brand new MacBook Pro w/ Mountain Lion and latest Time Capsule

Will the latest version of Time Capsule (2TB) - MDO 032 LL/A work with my brand new late 2012 Mac Book Pro recently received with Mountain Lion (version 10.8.1). Are there any issues?

Please follow these directions to delete the Mail "sandbox" folder.
Back up all data.
Quit Mail.
Triple-click the line below to select it:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu. A Finder window should open with a folder named "com.apple.mail" selected. If it does, move the selected folder — not just its contents — to the Desktop. Leave the Finder window open for now.
Relaunch Mail and test. If the problem is resolved, you'll have to recreate some of your Mail settings. You can then delete the folder you moved and close the Finder window. If you still have the problem, quit Mail again and put the folder back where it was, overwriting the one that may have been created in its place. Post your results.
Caution: If you change any of the contents of the sandbox, but leave the folder itself in place, Mail may crash or not launch at all. Deleting the whole sandbox will cause it to be rebuilt automatically.

MOUNTAIN LION, MBP RETINA : Time machine keeps saying to improve reliability, TM must create a new backup for you

Hello
I have a little network with 2 x Macpro, 1 x Macbook pro Retina, 1 x Mac Mini server and one DiskStation.
I have no problem to backup the two Macpro and the Macmini on the Diskstation
But I only have problem with my Macbook pro Retina.
I was told to start the 1st backup using Ethernet
After a few complemantary backup in WIFI I get the message :
I have done this MANY times
I have tried to repair the Backup file
THE PROBLEM IS ONLY WITH THE MACBOOK PRO RETINA IN MOUNTAIN LION
I had Apple support, answer : "no support because you are using a disk station" (I have used this diskstation since many years without ANY problem)
Looks like it is a WIFI problem !!!!
Thanks in advance for your help
Best
Cyril

Scott F wrote:
Time Machine completed a verification of your backups. To improve reliability, Time Machine must create a new backup for you.
Yes. See #C13 in [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
My Time Machine drive is a 500GB drive connected to an Airport Extreme via USB.
I hate to have to tell you this, but backing-up that way is "iffy" and +*not supported by Apple.+* See [Using Time Machine with an Airport Extreme Air Disk|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Airport.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
You really should find a more reliable way to back up. See #2 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum) for your options.
I find this message confusing. Why must TM create a new backup?
As in the first link above, because they're damaged beyond Disk Utility's ability to repair them. Exactly what that is, we mere mortals don't know. It's only on network backups, and even folks using Time Capsules see this occasionally.

I need to reinstall Mountain Lion from a Time Machine backup, but it says that the last backup is 6 months old

Hi, I need to reinstall Mountain Lion on my MacBook Pro, so I made a backup yesterday and today I tried to reinstall everything from that backup.
To my surprise, Time Machine says that the last full backup was made on February!
I've always made regular backups during these months on my Time Machine HD, what can I do to reinstall everything from the backup I made yesterday?
Thank you very much.

Most likely, some folders were inadvertently excluded from your backups, and as a result you can't restore your data in Recovery, Setup Assistant, or Migration Assistant.
Starting from a fresh installation of OS X, set up a new administrator account and log in. Follow the instructions on this page to associate your existing backups with the new installation.
You should now be able to enter Time Machine and restore your user data from a snapshot.* I suggest you do this in two stages. Quit all applications except the Finder before you begin.
Restore all the visible items at the top level of your home folder.
Hold down the option key and select Go ▹ Library from the Finder menu bar. Enter Time Machine and restore all items in the Library folder. Log out and log back in as soon as the restore is complete.
Any other invisible folders or files at the top level of your home folder that you want to preserve will have to be restored separately. For most users, that isn't necessary.
You'll have to reinstall all third-party applications from scratch, or restore them from another kind of backup, if you have one.
*If you don't see any snapshots in Time Machine, exit the time-travel view and then hold down the option key while selecting
Browse Other Backup Disks...
from the Time Machine menu, which has an icon that looks like a clock running backwards. Select the backups of your computer by its previous name. If you don't have the Time Machine menu, open the Time Machine preference pane in System Preferences and check the box marked
Show Time Machine in menu bar

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.

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