No destination on my G5 iMac

Hi all,
Tried to install Leopard on my G5 iMac .. the destination disk did show initially .. but the installation failed. When I retried .. now the destination disk does not show ..
I attempted to repair the drive it kept given me "invalid node structure" .. finally, first Aid failed .. any thoughts?

It is certainly worth a try. If I did not back up, I would definitely attempt the TDM to try and save what I could (if I could).
My understanding from your first post is that you were in the middle of an installation of Leopard and something went wrong after it had already started to install stuff. So you have a partial installation, in a sense, which has messed up the formatting and hopefully can be corrected with a simple reformatting and install. Unfortunately, you will lose everything in the process.
Let me know if the TDM thing works for you. Good luck.

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IMac g5 is stuck at white startup screen with apple logo & spinning circle

Hello,
i had a digital copy of os x leopard and i was trying to reinstall it, so i would double click on install mac os x, and it would tell me to restart, i would do this but nothing happened so i had to mount the disk again and double click install mac os x, and it told me to restart again. so i looked up how to install leopard from a dmg file, and it said to restore the dmg to the drive, so i went into disk utility and i put the source as the dmg, and the destination i dragged the imac hdd icon. it finished and i was gonna select the leopard file as my startup disk in system preferences, but that wouldnt run. i then noticed some of the letters were missing on the name of the icons in the dock, so i just restarted the computer, but it got stuck on the white screen. i tried lots of stuff like turning on while holding shift, but it didnt do anything, and i tried with cmd+s and that gave me some black command prompt where i typed/sbin/fsck -fy and that did some stuff and it said my drive was okay, but it still wont start up. What do i do?!?!

im trying tiger right now, first i wanna reinstall tiger, than leopard next, you know, one problem at a time. i dunno maybe, heres the readme:
Read Before You Install
Mac OS X
Read this document before you install Mac OS X. It includes information about
supported computers, system requirements, and installing Mac OS X.
For more information about Mac OS X, visit this website:
• www.apple.com/macosx/
For the latest information about using Mac OS X, connect to the Internet and open Mac
Help. To open Mac Help, click the Help menu in the Finder and choose Mac Help.
For information about the support available for this product, see the AppleCare
Software Services and Support Guide included with Mac OS X.
System requirements
You must have a Macintosh computer with:
• a PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
• a DVD drive
• built-in FireWire
• at least 256 MB of RAM
• a built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported
by your computer
• at least 3 GB of disk space available, or 4 GB if you install the developer tools
If you see a message in the Installer that you do not have enough disk space to install
Mac OS X, you can deselect items to save space. To deselect items, click Custom Install
in the Easy Install panel.
Updating your computer’s firmware
You may need to update your computer’s firmware. It’s best to update the firmware
before installing Mac OS X. If you haven’t started the Mac OS X Installer, check the
Apple Software Updates website to see if there are any firmware updates for your
computer:
• www.apple.com/support/downloads/
If you don’t do this, you may see a message that you need to update your computer’s
firmware when you start the Installer. To update the firmware, you will need to quit the
Installer and restart your computer using your current startup disk, then check the
Software Updates website.
If you have problems with your computer after installing this version of Mac OS X, you
might need to update the firmware even though you did not see a message when you
installed the software. Check the Software Updates website for recent firmware updates
for your computer.
Starting installation
To start installing Mac OS X, insert the Mac OS X Install DVD and double-click the
Install Mac OS X icon:
You can also start installing Mac OS X by inserting the Install DVD and restarting your
computer while holding down the C key, or by selecting the Install DVD as your startup
disk using Startup Disk preferences.
Quitting the Installer
If you need to quit the Installer before you click Install in the Easy Install or Custom
Install pane, choose Quit Installer from the Installer application menu, then click
Startup Disk to select a startup disk for your computer.
If you have already clicked Install, wait until installation finishes.
Advice about hardware compatibility
Installing on a Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White)
If you have a Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) that came with an Apple SCSI hard
disk, do not choose UNIX File System (UFS) as the format for the destination disk.
Installing on a computer with a third-party SCSI card
If you have a third-party SCSI card installed in your computer and you cannot start up
Mac OS X, attach a disk drive or terminator to one of the card’s ports. If you continue
to have problems, try removing the card. Contact the manufacturer of the card for
more information about using the card with Mac OS X.
Installing on a computer with a third-party video card
If you have a third-party video card installed in your computer, you may need to
remove it before you install Mac OS X. Contact the manufacturer of the card for more
information about using the card with Mac OS X.
Advice about installing Mac OS X
Erasing and formatting your disk
When you install Mac OS X, you can erase the destination disk you select. In the “Select
a Destination” pane of the Installer, click the Options button. Select Erase and Install
then choose a format. In most cases, choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Important Do not choose UNIX File System (UFS) unless you need to work with this
format. If you choose UFS, Mac OS 9 and all Mac OS 9 applications must be installed on
a Mac OS Extended format disk to use them with the Classic environment.
To install Mac OS X on the same disk or disk partition as Mac OS 9, the disk must be in
Mac OS Extended format. If it isn’t, quit the Installer and back up your files, then
reformat the disk.
You can also partition your hard disk into several volumes before you install Mac OS X.
In the Installer, choose Utilities > Open Disk Utility and click Partition. Partitioning the
disk erases the entire disk, so be sure to back up your files first.
Installing optional software
Easy Install installs all the software you need to use Mac OS X, but does not install
some additional software. If you want to install this optional software or you don’t
want to install all the software installed using Easy Install, click Custom Install and
select the items you want to install. If you want to install this optional software later,
insert the Mac OS X Install DVD and double-click Optional Installs.
Locating the Installer log
When you install Mac OS X, the Installer saves a log of the installation. To see the log,
open Console (in /Applications/Utilities), click Logs, then click the triangle next to /
var/log and select install.log.
Reinstalling Mac OS X
To reinstall Mac OS X, insert the Mac OS X Install DVD and double-click the Install
Mac OS X icon, then follow the onscreen instructions. When you see the “Select a
Destination” pane, click Options to select how to install Mac OS X:
• Select “Archive and Install” to save your existing system files, user accounts and
their home folders, and existing network settings. The Installer saves files in a
folder named Previous System so that you can copy them to an appropriate location
later. You cannot start up your computer using the Previous System folder.
• Select “Erase and Install” to erase the destination volume and install a new copy of
Mac OS X. If you select this option, you will lose all your files and the software you
have installed on the destination volume, so you may want to back it up first. If you
select this option, you can choose the format for the volume. In most cases, choose
Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the pop-up menu.
Setting up and connecting to the Internet
If you have an existing Internet service provider (ISP) and you’re installing Mac OS X for
the first time, you need to enter your Internet connection information when installation
finishes. Be sure to have the information available. If you have problems connecting to
the Internet, contact your ISP to make sure you have the correct information.
Advice about using Mac OS X
If you have problems starting up
If you cannot start up your computer, insert the Mac OS X Install DVD and restart your
computer while holding down the C key. Choose, Choose > Open Disk Utility, then
click First Aid to repair your disk.
If you have problems starting up your computer and you have devices connected to
your computer such as FireWire drives, USB printers, or external displays, try
disconnecting them before starting up again.
Upgrading your applications and other software
For best results with Mac OS X, look for versions of your applications that are built for
Mac OS X. Check the Mac OS X website for information about available applications:
• www.apple.com/macosx/
If you cannot find Mac OS X versions, upgrade to the latest Mac OS 9 version to use
with the Mac OS X Classic environment. Check with the manufacturers for the latest
updates.
Using POP email accounts and On My Mac mailboxes in Tiger and Panther
If you have a shared home folder and you access a POP email account using Mail in
both Mac OS X Panther and Mac OS X Tiger, you will not see messages that you retrieve
in one version when you switch to the other.
As an alternative, you can deselect the option to remove copies from the server after
retrieving your messages. To change this option, open the Accounts pane of Mail
preferences and click Advanced.
You will not see messages saved in a mailbox on your computer when you switch from
one version to another. To avoid this problem, use separate home folders for each
version of Mac OS X.
Your IMAP account will synchronize automatically when you switch between Mail in
Tiger and Panther.
© 2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, FireWire, Macintosh, Mac OS, and
Power Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Corporation, used under license therefrom.
it says that a imac g5 can work

Unable to create a "remote" destination in Compressor 4.0.3

Creating a remote destination works for one iMac but not the other, and I'm wondering why...
We are able to create a remote destination on one iMac with Compressor 4.0.2 When you click on the + tab a small drop box appears with Local... and Remote.. and when we select remote we can create a destination to our Leightronix system's harddrive (for our digital playback system).
However later on we downloaded Compressor 4.0.3 onto another iMac, but this time the + tab does not have an arrow and does not show the Local... and Remote... when you click on it. Why not?? Did .3 eliminate that drop box? Instead it opens a window with just the Local options as if you are saving a file to your computer.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. This is frustrating.

Did you send feedback through Compressor? I'm trying to do the same thing and it's frustrating that this feature seems to have disappeared. I sent feedback and hopefully I'll get a response. The more people they receive feedback from the more likely they will listen.

Is it possible to travel with MacMail if I don't have a powerbook?

I have an iMac G5 (OS 10.3.9) and I use Mac Mail (1.3.11) When I travel I access my email via Comcast's Web Mail. At the moment, Comcast only keeps messages back to 12/17/08. I will soon be traveling and while away I will need to refer to many messages going back all the way to a year ago, Jan1, 2008.
I can do that when I'm home because I keep all relevant messages from the past few years. There are several thousand -- not just a few dozen.
But when I travel, I'm out of luck. Because COmcast's saved messages only go back to mid December. (Although they claim that a newly instituted mail program gives you the option to never delete messages, that new option is no help to me bacause it only became effective from around the mid Dec 08 point. So earlier messages are lost.)
So here's the question -- is it possible to take the entire Mac Mail program with me in some form?
At my travel destination there is an iMac G5 that I'll be using -- slightly more modern than mine. It's one of the first Intel versions of the G5.
Is there a way I can either take my entire MacMail program with me (on DVDs? on an auxilliary drive?)?? Or is there a way just to take the 2008 emails with me (approx. 6000 of them) -- both from the sent mail and the inbox mailboxes -- to take them as two folders and then import them into the Mac Mail program at the destination computer?
Please, somebody tell me it's not impossible to do this!

Hi finecut,
I believe this Mac Mail Help info may help:
Backing up your mail
You can back up your mailboxes to a CD or another disk. To do this, you can either copy the Mail folder in your Library folder or create an mbox file, a common format for storing mail messages.
▪ To save the contents of all your mailboxes, hold down the Option key and drag the Mail folder to your desktop or to another disk. The Mail folder is in the Library folder in your home folder (~/Library/Mail).
Copying the Mail folder only backs up mail from POP accounts, or mail from an IMAP account that you've copied to On My Mac. When you are ready to restore the Mail folder, choose File > Import Mailboxes, select Mail for Mac OS X, and locate the Mail folder.
▪ To create an mbox copy of a mailbox, drag the mailbox from the mailbox list to your desktop.
▪ To create an mbox file with just some of your messages, select the messages, then choose File > Save As. In the Format pop-up menu, choose Raw Message Source, then enter a name and save the file.
You can copy mbox files to CDs or to other disks. When you want to restore your mail, choose File > Import Mailboxes, select "Standard mbox files," and locate the files.
hope that helps,
littleshoulders

Time Capsule "Deleted backup image"

Hi!
As usual, the Time Machine went on, except that a message prompted for backup consolidation.
Since 1.4 TB out of the 2 TB of Time Capsule are used and a 75% disk usage is fine, I answered yes.
Problem is, Time Machine actually erased my whole year of backups!
Here's the log from Console:
com.apple.backupd:
Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://user_(iMac)@TimeCapsule2._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Time%20Machine%202%20To
Mounted network destination at mountpoint: /Volumes/Time Machine 2 To using URL: afp://user_(iMac)@TimeCapsule2._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Time%20Machine%202%20To
Running backup verification
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://user_(iMac)@TimeCapsule2._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Time%20Machine%202%20To
Mounted network destination at mountpoint: /Volumes/Time Machine 2 To using URL: afp://user_(iMac)@TimeCapsule2._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Time%20Machine%202%20To
Running backup verification
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Backup verification failed for image /Volumes/Time Machine 2 To/iMac.sparsebundle!
Recovery backup requested by user.
Deleted backup image: /Volumes/Time Machine 2 To/iMac.purgeable. 1860.7 GB available on host volume.
Creating disk image /Volumes/Time Machine 2 To/iMac.sparsebundle
Failed to hide extension on /Volumes/Time Machine 2 To/iMac.sparsebundle, error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4 "The file “iMac.sparsebundle” doesn’t exist." UserInfo=0x7fb5d6d027c0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/Time%20Machine%202%20To/iMac.sparsebundle/, NSFilePath=/Volumes/Time Machine 2 To/iMac.sparsebundle, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fb5d6d019d0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. No such file or directory"}.
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Disk image /Volumes/Time Machine 2 To/iMac.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Copies de sauvegarde Time machine
Backing up to: /Volumes/Copies de sauvegarde Time machine/Backups.backupdb
Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Backup content size: 496.4 GB excluded items size: 46.8 GB for volume Macintosh HD
539.51 GB required (including padding), 1.82 TB available
Any idea about what happened and about how to prevent it from starting again?
Thanks.

cicuz wrote:
Is there really no way to make Time Machine simply ignore old backups?
Not really.
First, each is identified to the Mac that made it, via a file in the sparse bundle that contains the Mac's hardware address. This is so you can back up 2 or more Macs to the same TC, since you can't partition the TC's disk (and also allows you to change the name of the Mac, or even have 2 with the same name, without causing havoc).
Second, if the Verify procedure finds a problem it can't fix, it marks the sparse bundle as damaged, and won't back up to it again. You may be able to restore selected files, or even a whole backup, as long as you don't hit the damaged spot(s), but as long as that sparse bundle exists, identified to your Mac, Time Machine won't create a new one.
In theory, you could alter the identification file, but then you'd find it impossible, or at least very difficult, to use the sparse bundle for anything.
What you could do is connect a USB drive to the TC and "archive" the disk, including the damaged sparse bundle, to it, per the green box in #Q6 of Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule, then delete the damaged original (or let Time Machine do that). You can view and restore selected items from it, via the Browse... option, per Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #17. But remember, those backups are damaged -- somewhere, something(s) aren't right, so results will be unpredictable.
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Transferring Lightroom Edits from Laptop to Desktop?

On a recent vacation I loaded and edited over 1500 photos in Lightroom 2.0 on an Apple Macbook Pro laptop. I would like to transfer the edited photos to my desktop imac which also has Lightroom 2.0 installed. How can I best transfer the files from the laptop to the desktop while maintaining the ability to selectively modify the individual edit steps such as cropping and tone adjustments. I appreciate that I could export the edited files as jpegs or TIFFs but this would preclude the ability to go back and change earlier edit steps. Thanks for your suggestions.

An easy way would be to export your images as a new catalog. That copies all images, their previews and adjustments to a new location. If you connect your Macs either via Wireless, Ethernet or Firewire you can copy straight across to a destination folder on the iMac.
Otherwise you could also use an external hard disk.
To do so, go to File >> Export as Catalog… In the dialog box that comes up select a destination folder, name your catalog and make sure to check "Export negative files" and "Include available previews" and proceed with the export. Depending on the amount of images, that could take a while.
Once it's complete, simply open the newly created LR catalog file on the iMac. If you already have a LR catalog on the iMac, you probably want to merge both catalogs. That can be achieved by opening the existing catalog on your iMac first, and then go to File >> Import from Catalog. Select the previously exported catalog and click OK.
However if you want to go back and forth in the future between the laptop and iMac while maintaining identical LR catalogs and -libraries on both, you might want to use a different approach.
I for instance synchronise my libraries between two Macs using a portable hard disk, which is an exact mirror image of the drive that holds all my work files (not just LR's image library).

Export Problem: Progress immediately starts at 9% then stays there.

FCPX V. 10.1.3
OS X MAV 10.9.4
When sharing "Apple 1080p" the progress bar jumps right to 9% then stays there no matter how long you leave it.
I have restarted, shut down, cleared memory, and tried three different destinations (USB, Ex HD, iMac HD)
This has happened once before but randomly stopped happening a few hours later but it doesn't seem to be the case this time.
Any way around this other than a full un/reinstall?
Thanks for any help

I successfully shared to another Export Destination (Burned 2 DVD copies that work fine) so I think if there was a problem with a file that wouldn't have worked?
I have tried it on Apple 720, Master, and Export File and they all did the same "Jump to 9% then stop"
I am currently attempting to burn it to Blu-Ray (Just found out about the 10.1.2 BD-R problem and upgraded to 10.1.3)
So hopefully that works then will re-try

What Codec Do I choose for Export?

O.K. I got another one for ya...
I'm getting ready to export back to FCP. How do I choose the right codec? I want the absolute best resolution.

You can't really. About all you can do is use the Apple "calibration tool" and hope for the best. The iMac is great as a standalone desktop computer... I'm sitting in front of one right now. But it is also an island and completely internalized and very few interventions are going to be possible.
The application now known as COLOR was developed and marketed initially as Final Touch with the professional colorist in mind, working with outboard Grade quality monitors.
Accurate color comes with investment.
Setting accurate reproduction with good old 7-stripe color bars is also getting to be a bit of a myth. Nothing indicates if the brightness is correct. Color Bars with pluge helps with blackpoint a bit. You can set "phase" and"saturation", which are almost irrelevant now that we are virtually post-composite NTSC. But as far as gamut-tracking is concerned, totally useless.
Think about it, of the 255x255x255 theoretical values available (at least in 8-bit), you get to see only 7 of them -- RGB, R+G, B+G, G, R+B, R, and B. All at full blast and chroma-desaturated (hopefully) to match 75% NTC. And on a screen ( at least this is true of the iMac LCD) that can only reproduce the equivalent of about 6-bit. Not very encouraging.
But if, on the other hand, all your work is destined for display on iMacs you'll be fine, though.
jPo

Target mode system install - why must the installer machine start from CD?

I want to install on an iMac flatpanel 800mhz that has no working CD drive. The ibook I will use to target the imac does not want to boot from the retail Tiger CD but will read it fine under Finder.
Is it possible to run the retail install CDs on the ibook under finder without restarting the ibook? I see no reason why the ibook must boot from the CD as it is not the ibook I will be selecting as the destination drive but the imac.
But then Im probably wrong!
Thx

I want to install on an iMac flatpanel 800mhz that has no working CD drive. The ibook I will use to target the imac does not want to boot from the retail Tiger CD but will read it fine under Finder.
Is it possible to run the retail install CDs on the ibook under finder without restarting the ibook? I see no reason why the ibook must boot from the CD as it is not the ibook I will be selecting as the destination drive but the imac.
Put the CD in the iBook, then boot the iBook into Target Disk Mode (hold "T" while booting). You should see the floating FireWire logo on the iBook screen. Connect to the iMac with a FireWire cable and boot the iMac with Option held down. If you're lucky, you will see the Tiger DVD. Select it, then click the large, right-pointing, arrow.

I have just installed a new hard drive in my imac intel 20" (2006) and now the hard drive does not show up in the 'select destinations' folder of the install program.

I have just installed a new hard drive in my imac intel 20" (2006) and upgraded the memory and now the hard drive does not show up in the 'select destinations' folder of the install program. I can see the hard drive in the disk utilities window however it wont let me do anything.
It is a seagate 1TB SATA II drive however it is displaying it as a 7.3 TB.
If anyone has any suggestions I would be happy to hear them.
I have tried to erase and partition and get the same error message each time, 'Input/Output error'.
I have tried starting the thing with the install disk which is Mac OS X (Tiger?) which came with the computer. No good.
Anyone?

Thats correct. I can see it in the list however when I attempt to erase it or partition it it's like it's not being found or recognised and it throws up the input/output error message. I am pretty sure that the sensor it attached correctly and it is a SATA drive. I can see all the infor regarding the drive when disk utility is open and it all looks good but I cant access it or do anything with it. It's taunting me!
The install disk is in the drive and the install program runs right up to the point where you have to select the location for the install and there is just nothing in the box where you have to select the hard drive icon.
I have my suspiscions about the drive but any help would be appreciated.

2007 Intel Imac, installed a new Hdd. Started up with the install disc but it doesn't find my Hdd when asking for a destination volume to install the Mac OS. The Hdd is recognized in system profiler. Any ideas?

2007 Intel Imac, installed a new Hdd. Started up with the install disc but it doesn't find my Hdd when asking for a destination volume to install the Mac OS. The Hdd is recognized in system profiler. Any ideas?

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The hard drive is not formatted, and it must be formatted in "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" in order to install OS X.
Close the OS X installer, and go to Utilities menu (on the menu bar) > Disk Utility. Then, format your hard drive in "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as Format > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU1.html Finally, close Disk Utility and install OS X

I cant get my new iMac to talk to my Cannon mf4350d. Some chat sites say they never will. My latest error message is: "No destinations have been added to the [Destinations List]" I cannot find this reference in Help...

I cant get my new iMac to talk to my Cannon mf4350d. Some chat sites say they never will. My latest error message is: "No destinations have been added to the [Destinations List]" I cannot find this reference in Help...

I cant get my new iMac to talk to my Cannon mf4350d. Some chat sites say they never will. My latest error message is: "No destinations have been added to the [Destinations List]" I cannot find this reference in Help...

CCC or Disk Utility to clone a Mac HD of one new iMac to another, over ThunderBolt, we are getting I/O errors. Even though the clone fails, the destination system does boot and log in, however, the logins take a very very very long time.

When using CCC (Carbon Cophy Cloner) or Disk Utility to clone a Mac HD of one new iMac to another, over ThunderBolt, we are getting I/O errors. Even though the clone fails, the destination system does boot and log in, however, the logins take a very very very long time.
Thoughts.
Edit: Already ran Disk Utility. Also reinstalled a fresh OS on top of the cloned OS and it seemed to remedy the problem. Then, cloned to next machine in the row of the lab. Same problem.

OK, by that I assume that you used Disk Utility to repair the subject disk and it reported "The volume (name) appears to be OK" in green.
Also verify you followed the instructions here: http://help.bombich.com/kb/usage-scenarios/i-want-to-clone-my-entire-hard-drive- to-a-new-hard-drive-or-a-new-machine
If so, the Thunderbolt connection begins to look suspicious.
Reinstalling OS X subsequent to the "clone" operation may be an acceptable workaround but you should not have had the I/O errors you describe, nor should the login times (subsequent to the initial login, that is) be unacceptably long. It calls into question the integrity of all the information that was transferrred.
I'll try to attract the attention of a CCC expert who will likely provide more competent assistance. You can also try the Bombich support site: http://help.bombich.com

Moving copy of project laptop to iMac. When I try to export my laptop project to either a thumbdrive or a SD card, the export fails and says 'file system of destination volume not supported'. How to fix?

When trying to move a project from Macbook Pro laptop to iMac, the program says, 'file system of the destination volume is not supported.'
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Format them OS X Extended. Aperture libraries have to be on OS X Extended formatted volumes.
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2 iMacs upgraded to Mavericks, neither one is completing Time Machine backups. Never had this problem in previous OS versions. Reformated disc. Reinstalled as TM destination. Backup begins and then stops early in process.

I have two iMacs that I've upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.1.
Both started out OK but no longer allow Time Machine to complete backups.
The one I'm on now, older 24", has a fresh 500GB external HD for TM, reformated correctly.
Says backup size 147GB.
Get about 120 plus Mb into backup and stops.
No error messages, just stops and stays at the place where it stops.
Says calculating time remaining.
Left it on all day while away from my desk and returned home 10 hours later and still frozen at that state.
Newer iMac 27" fully loaded, 2TB HD as TM disc, same problem.
Backed up OK for the first few days, now frozen, with over 3/4 of the HD still available.
Reformat, reselect the TM disc, still will not complete a full backup.
Should I reinstall Mountain Lion until they get Mavericks working properly?
Are others experiencing the same problem?
Whassup?

Yes Eric. That is where the info came from. Since 9.2TB is impossible it must be due to how Time Machine handles the files in backups.backupdb. I have since done new Time Machine backups to the reformatted drive and I was hoping to copy at least few of the old backup files to the drive in the same file with the new ones but when I do that I get an error message that says backup files cannot be modified. It's very frustrating because I saved the old backups.backupdb to the desktop but it doesn't seem like I can do anything with it.

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