SUPER SLOW TIME MACHINE PLEASE HELP!!!!
i have 2 external hard drives
1TB LACIE & 1TB FANTOM DRIVE
i have tested both and both do the same when TM kicks in EVERY HOUR it takes 48 mins to back up 100G an d completly slows and shuts down programs like itunes safari etc. to the point i cant do any work. i have tried both drives alone and they both do the same thing PLEASE HELP!!! i cant take it any more.
michael
Hmm. Are you changing 100 GB of data every hour?
Do you use any virtualization software (VM Fusion, Parallels, Virtual box)?
Do you use Entourage?
We might see something in your logs. Download the Time Machine Buddy Widget here:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/timemachinebuddy.html
And post the information for the most-recent backup. Make sure you get all the lines--they might overflow the window.
~Lyssa
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Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 10:18:59
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD HTS727575A9E362 disk0 : (750.16 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (54.06 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
OWC Elite Pro mini C 1.5 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
NewMBP-TimeMachine-1.1 (disk1s2) /Volumes/NewMBP-TimeMachine-1.1: 1.5 TB (691.6 GB free)
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Logitech USB Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
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MySQLCOM: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM
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ParallelsTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporter
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AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
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180 MB Safari
139 MB WindowServer
115 MB Finder
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