Mountain Lion will not install says HD is time machine back up but it isn't
I downloaded ML and it state will not install as HD is time machine back up but it is not, I have another external drive
for time machine back up.
I have OS 10.6.8 which a I read the information should be what is required to intall ML.
How can I get the program to recognize that my HD is not the back up disk?
OS X- Cannot install on a volume used by Time Machine for backups
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That folder is at the top level. Just delete it. -
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basically i have gone thru the install process
I get to screen that asks which drive to install
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Unless you are trying to install on an external hard drive that actually has been used for Time Machine backups, this is usually caused by having a folder named "Backups.backupd" on your hard drive somewhere. It may be at the root level of the hard drive, but may also be elsewhere. Try searching for it, and then delete it. (You shouldn't need it.)
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If you have Intego VirusBarrier X6 installed
1. Open /Applications/VirusBarrier X6.
2. Click on the "Surf" button.
3. Click on the "Ad Banner Filter" tab.
4. Click "OFF" next to "Banner advertisement filter".
5. Start the computer in Safe Boot, then restart the computer into normal mode.
If don't not have Intego Virus Barrier installed
1. Verify that the date and time is correct on the computer.
2. Safe Boot once, then restart normally, then try downloading again.
3. Try with a different user account if the issue persists
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Note: You can Use Disk Utility to live partition the internal drive and create a second partition large enough to install Lion.
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Hi,
I had the same problem, unable to install Mountain Lion due to recovery problem. After a long investigation I found out that my Recovery HD partition was only 613.6MB and it should appearently be 650MB !
--- BEFORE ---
$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *120.0 GB disk0
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 119.1 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 613.6 MB disk0s3
What I did to solve this was to delete the Recovery HD partition using the following steps:
* In terminal window write the following: defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled 1
* Go to Disk Utility where you now should have debug menu. Select the option to show all paritions.
* Delete your Recovery HD partition.
* Make sure that you have at least 650MB free on your OSX drive. If not decrease the size of your OSX partition.
* Install Mountain Lion and it will then automatically create a new Recovery HD partition.
--- AFTER ---
$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *120.0 GB disk0
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 118.9 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
I hope this can be helpful to someone. -
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Anonymous UUID: 4C77E81F-7C0C-4654-AA30-F302905EADE3
Sat Aug 18 10:43:07 2012
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0xffffff811796b880 : 0xffffff80272435a2
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0xffffff811796b990 : 0xffffff80275ee16d
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0xffffff811796ba90 : 0xffffff802764a91d
0xffffff811796bad0 : 0xffffff7fa89d2ca3
0xffffff811796bb50 : 0xffffff7fa89d486a
0xffffff811796bba0 : 0xffffff8027665313
0xffffff811796bbc0 : 0xffffff8027665eed
0xffffff811796bc20 : 0xffffff80276638ef
0xffffff811796bd70 : 0xffffff80272981a1
0xffffff811796be80 : 0xffffff8027220abd
0xffffff811796beb0 : 0xffffff8027210448
0xffffff811796bf00 : 0xffffff80272195fb
0xffffff811796bf70 : 0xffffff80272a5ad6
0xffffff811796bfb0 : 0xffffff80272ced13
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resetpassword
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Lion will not install, says HD must be extended (Journaled). The HD is extended
I cannot install Lion because the dialog box says my HD is not Mac OS Extended(Journal). I look at the hard drive in disk utility. It appears to be an Mac OS Extended. Do you have to turn journaling, if so how?
Thanks,
Bill Wallace# sudo diskutil enableJournal <device>
Edit: Should have added that you need to use Terminal.app. You will need to find the device name first.
# df
Filesystem 512-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on
/dev/disk0s3 781250000 515813680 264924320 67% /
devfs 228 228 0 100% /dev
/dev/disk0s2 156251664 13813760 142437904 9% /Volumes/Home
/dev/disk0s4 329860448 31625088 298235360 10% /Volumes/Lion
map -hosts 0 0 0 100% /net
map auto_home 0 0 0 100% /home
Find the volume name you want to use, and use that device for the above command.
In my case, I would use (note it was already enabled for my disk):
# sudo diskutil enableJournal /dev/disk0s3
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i sent my 17inch mac pro to apple to install a new hard drive and my mountain lion was not on it when i got it back, using the same apple id i tried to re download it but it says i have to pay
never mind i got it by going into my account and veiwing hidden items and there it was
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click on Purchased
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Hi..
Make sure your Mac meets Lion's requirements.
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
OSX v10.6.6 or later (V10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available spare
From here > Apple - OS X Lion - Technical specifications
If your Mac meets the requirements, installing the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo reinstalls the App Store for you which may help.
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