My Time Machine BU (Passport) has a flashing light. Is this normal?
My Time Machine BU (Passport) has a flashing light. Is this normal? I get a message that the Mac cannot find tghe BU disk.
I found a user with similar problem: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2058839?threadID=2058839&tstart=0 and the issue is still unsolved!
Apple, are you reading this? If this continues, I'm going to down to Apple soon and give the serving officer a good f*cking right there and then. I'm not a fool who willingly pay premium to get lemons.
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I am backing up my computer to an external hard drive using Time Machine. It has been at 288.91 "used" for a while... should I just let it ride? It's been going for about 7 hours now
It does not immediately delete the files that are missing.. it merely tries to backup the new files it has discovered on the external drive. Since you moved the files there, the backup at least for a while will contain both copies.. and that is why it doesn't have enough space to backup.
Fixing the problem.. hmm pondini is the expert.. you should be able to delete the backup of the photos in existing backup.. there are instructions to do it.. but it is a very poor way to do things.
Much better. .archive off the existing backup.. this is long and slow but worth it. you need a usb drive of the same size as the TC drive. Then erase the TC and start a fresh set of backups.
The alternative is to use the USB drive as a new target.. but it is much slower than the TC internal drive.
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I was moving bookmarks in safari and 2 complete folders have emptied their contents. The folders are still there. I don't have a working time machine and icloud has caused the relevant folders to disappear from all my machines, iPhone, iPad and iMac as well as thge MacBook Air I was working on. HELP!!!
Hi,
There is NO need to put your whole questing in the "Questing Heather" therefore you can TYPE here. In the Text window as I did to.
Now to your questing:
So, you moved some Bookmarks and now 2 folders are completely empty.
I think that they dropped in a other folder during dragging the Bookmarks.
Did you check ALL of you Bookmark folder if they are there?
If you didn't delete the they have to be still there.
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My time machine backup disc has apps from Mountain Lion that won't open now that I have Yosemite. They all say need to be upgraded to Yosemite. Go to app store. But app store sees that I have yosemite so doesn't even show me an udate option. How can Update these files??
How do you know they won't run in Yosemite? You're not trying to fiddle with stuff in your backup from the Finder, are you? If so you are likely to render that backup unusable.
WHen when you restore them from your backup, they should be updateable. -
HT3275 can´t any longer find my Iomega MiniMax hard drive on my Time Machine. What has happen?
I can´t see my Iomega in my Time Machine. It has suddenly stopped to work. And I can´t find a reasonable answer for that. Can some one help me?
JorgmolSounds like the external disk drive has died.
If you have access to another computer, try testing it there. If not, you might be able to get the Apple Store to test it for you. -
My MacBook Pro has not been launching properly and in addition has suddenly gone to a blue or white screen countless times. I am preparing to take it to the apple store but first I need to back it up as I have not done so since two weeks ago. In order to make it start properly, I launched the computer in Single User Mode, then ran time machine. It has been about 15 hours and time machine still says that it is indexing the backup. How can this be fixed? Surely it shouldn't take this long. Thanks in advance.
Hi jonathanfromjericho,
If you are having an extended index period during a Time Machine backup, you may find the following article helpful:
AirPort Time Capsule: Initial backup is interrupted
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1176
Regards,
- Brenden -
Time Machine problem. Has stopped working for no apparent reason
I've been using Time machine for nearly a year now and have had no problems until recently. Now it will not complete back up and returns with error could not write file.
I have repartioned the backup drive and have no problems writing files to it outside of TM.
The error log shows
02/11/2009 12:05:35 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.memeo.Memeod[9340]) posix_spawnp("/Library/Application Support/Memeo/Memeo LifeAgent/Daemons/Memeod", ...): No such file or directory
which looks like if can't find a Daemon it needs.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to fix this?
Many thanksPondini wrote:
That's not the right message. Start with the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip* at the top of this forum.
It will show you how to locate the message(s) that describe the problem, then help you fix it.
If that doesn't help, post back with details, including all the messages, your setup (especially the destination for the backups), what you've done, and the results.
The message error was "error occurred while copying files to the backup volume"
Thanks for pointing out the Time Machine troubleshooter which led me to Time Machine buddy and from there I had easy access to the detailed Time Machine logs.
A particular directory was not being copied,
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/tony/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2004 Identities/Main Identity/Database to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/tony/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2004 Identities/Main Identity/Database to /Volumes/TimeMachine/Backups.backupdb/Tonys-Mac/2009-11-02-104550.inProgress/F2 6B6F3A-726A-4AFD-8A30-3F341BCC2CA3/Macintosh HD/Users/tony/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2004 Identities/Main Identity
Stopping backup.
I removed the direcotry from the back up using Time Machine prefs and reran the backup which then went smoothly.
Thanks for your help -
Time Machine's WAN port doesn't light up, but Ethernet port does
Hi there,
We have a guest sleeping in the spare room where our Time Machine is also located and because of they are a light sleeper we've had to turn off the power at night. I've then noticed that it has become more and more difficult to setup my internet again.
Firstly, when I powered it back up, it began to flash amber and wouldn't recognise the modem plugged into the WAN. My first approach was to turn everything off and then turn them on again. This had worked the first few mornings after having the issue. But this method doesnt seem to fix the problem anymore.
Regardless, I now continue to receive the flashing amber light. For troubleshooting, I tested the internet connection direct to my Laptop and it worked fine, so I know the internet modem isnt the problem. I then plugged the internet into the Time Machine ethernet port and the green light began to work. I can also access the internet by airport through the TC with this connection.
My question is, why is the Time Machine able to detect the internet through the Ethernet Port, but not through the WAP port?
Also, by using this setup going forward, am I be putting myself at risk of any damage to my TC device, or exposing my personal data to the internet?
thanks for any and all suggestions.
Regards,
EliseIs the TIme Capsule in Router mode or Bridge mode.. ??
It makes all the difference in the world.
How old is this TC?
It might be worth just doing a reset and set it up again.. make sure you use bridge not router if the modem already is running router function, otherwise TC will pop up an error due to the double NAT. -
My time machine does not back up and giving me this error message: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/Amiel’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use. Pls help.
Make sure that there are no other Macs backing up at the present time.
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cord back in
This will "fix" things about 98% of the time. Post back if you are in the unlucky 2% category. -
Need to wipe hard drive to restore to previous date from time machine back up. Unclear how to do this. Please advise or provide link to this procedure on website. Thanks.
See Pondini's TM FAQs for starters.
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My Time Machine is not backing up and gives me this error report:
The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Valarie'siMac.sparsbundle" is already in use
Time Machine could not complete backup
Can anyone help me?Look at the discussion on the following forum:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3882138?start=0&tstart=0
The responses given there may help. -
I have a new macbook air, and want to transfer all my data using time machine from my old macbook running leopard, is this possible and easy and will it transfer all my musc and photos?
The Setup Assistant can restore your data from a Time Machine backup. You'll be asked if you want to do this the first time you turn the computer on.
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trying to update from 10.6.8 to Lion. Refuses to load because HD used for Time Machine updates. Anyone know how I solve this? Chris
What do you mean you're in the process of "downloading the installer for 10.7.3"? If you mean the software update combo, you won't be able to use that to go from 10.7.4 to 10.7.3. The only way you could do that is to reinstall the whole OS from the App Store IF that version is 10.7.3. I don't know if the App store Lion installer includes 10.7.4 already, but if it does, you can't get to 10.7.3 at all.
As for what you do about your slow machine, there are tips all over the internet. I wrote up some of the basic one's to try here:
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/12/05/why-is-my-mac-running-so-slow/
Other possibilities not mentioned there are either a corrupt install of Lion (solution; re-install from the Recovery disk) or hardware failure (old hard disks and other hardware components can sometimes give out there last after the strain of a new install).
(ToU Disclaimer: my link contains links to other pages which advertise my services as a technical writer). -
my time machine will not back up and i get this message: /Volumes/Data/Kathy P’s MacBook.sparsebundle” is already in use....i have tried multiple fixes but still unable to back up
If you have tried the fixes in Pondini's Time Machine Troublshooting, specifically #C12 and nothing helps, then it is time to let one of the genius types at an Apple Store take a look.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
If you cannot take the Time Capsule to an Apple Store, contact Apple Support directly.
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HT203177 My Time Machine is displaying a solid amber light.
My Time Machine is displaying a solid amber light. Tried to unplug everything, including the power source. Left unplugged for 15 minutes. Re-connected back, first the cable to the WAN port and then the power supply. Still SOLID AMBER HELP PLEASE
Hello,
That is generally a sign of failing Hard Drive or Power Supply, but have you tried a Reset?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
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