Time machine backup on harddrive (already has data) do i have to reformat? mac/windows
i want to backup my mackbook pro which has around 300gb
i have an external 2tb ard drive which already has around 1tb of data on it
and i have tried the time machine set up and it says it needs to wipe data...? is there any way around this
also is it worth partitioning the 2tb drive to 1tb each and have the time machine on one partition and any other files i need to save on the other partition?
i am trying to understanding the saving structure better
ideally i would want to access the 2tb harddrive on a windows machine too? is that possible? so it will have the the time machine backup and other files which i can access via a mac or a windows machine
please help
Make 2 partitions, one for Time Machine, formatted for Mac only (MacOS Extended (Journaled), the other should be formatted as Fat32 or ExFat for use with Macs and Windows. Fat32 is the more reliable choice but ... it has a filesize limit of 4GB, if that will be an issue for you choose ExFat.
Unless you have to I strongly suggest using Fat32 rather than ExFat.
Oh, all data currently on the drive will be erased, so move it somewhere else or back it up before you start.
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MOVE (or COPY) Time Machine backups from a "x"To Disk to an "y"To greater disk.
Hello and thank you all for reading me,
First, excuse me if I make language errors (I'm French).
Secundo, I don't know if you'll find something interesting for you
in what I write about Time Machine and my own problems,
but there's a possibility also that YOU could perhaps help me.
I'm talking about Time Machine and his **** Backups.backupdb folder,
containing "*Name of your Mac*" folder,
this folder containing Time Machine backups, format : YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS
Time Machine doesn't recognize the backups it made *IF YOU MOVE THEM*.
I have perhaps a solution in this message.
You'll see below what kind of problem I (and you could) have.
Since 12/01/10, an Apple Adviser Level Two (and me)
are trying to understand how to move backups from TM1To Disk to, let's say, a bigger one.
My case is TM1,5To.
*Purpose :* Move 19 backups from Time Machine X disk to Time Machine Y disk.
Delete TMX disk Time Machine backups after that.
Make TMY disk the current used Time Machine Disk.
I don't remember exactly what we did before
(we even created a "root" account with password (dangerous to do),
but it didn't solve the problem),
but we finally copied :
TM1To > Backups.backupdb > *MacBook Pro* folder (containing 19 backups) into :
TM1,5To > Backups.backupdb folder.
The Copy application announced *16 hours !* (without antivirus, to remove absolutely).
So I said goodbye and thank you to my Apple Adviser. After *8 hours*, Copy failed.
BUT it had succeeded to copy *4 backups ONLY* (why ?) in TM1,5To.
I immediately verified and checked each of these with Get Info.
They had EXACTLY the same size (Byte to Byte) as in TM1To.
➔ BUT HERE IS MY OBSERVATION :
After designing TM1,5To as Time Machine Disk, I ordered it to Backup (now).
And what did Time Machine do in TM1,5To > Backups.backupdb ?
It created a *NEW folder*, named *MacBook Pro 2* !
➔ *I HAVE NO ACCESS* to TM1,5To > Backups.backupdb > *MacBook Pro* (4 backups copied from TM1To, remember) ;
➔ while I still *HAVE ACCESS* to TM1To > Backups.backupdb > *MacBook Pro* (19 backups) ;
➔ *AND I HAVE ACCESS* to TM1,5To > Backups.backupdb > *MacBook Pro 2*,
where Time Machine makes actually his backups.
*NOTE :* If you *change the name* of your computer,
Time Machine *changes automatically the name* of the folder who is in Backups.backupdb folder.
➔ ① I have *never seen* such protections (Sharing and Permissions).
You are not allowed to do anything. I've tried to change permissions,
first : "R+W", after that : "Make (Me) the owner", I can tell you : DON'T DO IT !
➔ ② It's impossible to install an OS on a Time Machine disk
(I thought it would allow better permissions).
OS Installer detects the existence of a Backups.backupdb folder
and refuses to install on this disk or partition.
I have now the bad intent to install minimal OS X
1) after deleting (how ?) this folder (but not its contents, how to move it ?)
and 2) declare *after that* the disk as Time Machine disk.
➔ ③ Time Machine doesn't backup OTHER Time Machine backups
(who are in an ancient-not-choosed-for-backups Time Machine disk) NOR backups this disk
(detects, once again, the existence of a Backups.backupdb folder).
AND you can't *absolutely not remove backups from the folder the're in*
(for me, *MacBook Pro* or *MacBook Pro 2*).
➔ ④ I didn't have time to do it, but I think there would perhaps be a solution
in restoring backups in partitions specially created to receive them (having the same name,
that sort of thing) and then re-backup these partitions (vicious and complicated).
There is a function on Mac OS X Install DVD : start with it, and then (do not install)
choose "*restore from Time Machine backup*" from the menu bar (it's called "Utilities", I believe).
➔ ⑤ I *absolutely don't understand* what follows :
— If I add (in my TM1To disk) the bytes of the 19 backups
in Backups.backupdb > *MacBook Pro* folder, I obtain about *1,8 To*.
— It's impossible (and not french).
— When I check the size used with Disk Utility (NOT with Get Info),
I find a correct (?) size : *about 750 Go*.
— What are Time Machine backups made of ?
It can't be aliases (because of their size, and because *aliases suppose originals,
and where could they be ?*), or am I wrong and becoming crazy ?
➔ ⑥ If you refer to the numbers shown at the end of this text (*4 backups*),
you'll see I could *delete duplicate elements* inside these 4 backups,
to win space (but *what kind* of space *if I delete aliases* ?).
Back-In-Time (see below) says he does it.
BUT is it really the OLDEST items I have to destroy (see ⑤),
when I don't know with what kind of ARTEFACT I'm acting ?
What does Time Machine delete to create more backup space ?
Is it REALLY the OLDEST backups it treats, or duplicates, OR ?
*What you can do :*
Find and go to Tri-Edre.fr or Tri-Edre.com/fr site (it's a french company
that creates small Mac applications since fifteen years at least,
I think I already bought them several programs in 1990) ;
Their program *Back-In-Time 1.4.4* is free (Trial) and complete to download (with PDF docs too).
It is *ENTIRELY DEDICATED* to Time Machine and *things you can't do* with.
Price is about 30 €, I think it's worth.
The TRIAL version you will obtain can only work on the LAST Time Machine backup,
but you will see what's featured *AND :*
You will ACCESS to ANY Time Machine backup you want
(It has to be the last of a serie of backups, but the serie you want.
I've bought the application and own an activation key, but you understand I can't give it to you
(it would not be ethic) and anyway you would be obliged to disconnect AirPort, Ethernet etc.
•➔ I have bought the application because I thought (it's said in PDF FAQs) I could IN THE END move Time Machine backup files, but it cannot, (I'm afraid).
*BUT ANY ACCESS PROBLEM IS SOLVED.*
•➔ Back-In-Time 1.4.4 can *delete :* duplicate backups, complete backups,
or duplicate items inside one or several Time Machine backups,
things that I believe impossible with Time Machine itself
(I've seen it offers to delete ALL occurences of an item) ;
•➔ The application can also restore anything you want, where you want
(but I think Time Machine does it too ?)
•➔ Believe it or not, but since I've bought it on 15/01,
I've only worked about 2 hours (no, much more) on it
and didn't make sufficient progresses (enhancements ?)
to talk of it with sufficient experience (I'm a bad guy, don't you think ?)
•➔ Tri-Edre offers on-line support, e-mail support (and so on),
and I EVEN didn't manage to join them, because I did many other things,
and also somewhat have been disgusted *not to be able to move* or copy
*(accessible by Time Machine after that)* backups,
and I also didn't succeed (*another Time Machine inconvenient*) to DESTROY an ".inProgress"
Time Machine (package) which doesn't work anymore (several interruptions while active),
date (and name) 2010-01-27-164345.inProgress, but is used (*with failure results*)
by Time Machine (it's turned off till I find how to destroy its **** ".inProgress" package.
•➔ I've asked my Apple Adviser Level 2 to wait for news from me
before working himself on the problem, and I think I will send him this message
to prove I haven't forgotten him.
•➔ I'll send it to Tri-Edre too, in the same move.
I hope those remarks to be useful for somebody, tell me if it has helped.
I will also publish this in any Time Machine topics I find here, and in MacRumors site too.
As you can see, I need help too … Does anybody have an idea ?
Perhaps if I used a specific Copy software, it could work ?
You'll see below an example of some time I've spent to study my problem
(you will think I'm crazy).
With my kind regards, and good luck if you have other Time Machine problems !
Olivier Herrbach
<Edited by Host>
Le but du jeu est de transférer toutes les sauvegardes Time Machine
d'un volume/partition que nous appelerons "1 To"
sur un volume/partition que nous appelerons "1,5 To".
*Je rappelle que les 4 sauvegardes effectuées par Time Machine sur le 1 To
n'ont pas été reconnues comme siennes par Time Machine sur le 1,5 To,
bien que strictement identiques en taille après leur copie.
J'ai remarqué dans Back-In-Time des fichiers invisibles (tels que "TimeMachine.log"
ou quelque chose de genre), et je soupçonne fort qu'ils n'ont pas été copiés et que Time Machine,
ne les trouvant pas dans le 1,5 To, a ignoré à cause de leur absence les 4 sauvegardes décrites ici.*
*Sauvegardes effectuées par Time Machine sur 1 To :*
Path : MacBook Pro > Volumes > 1 To > Backups.backupdb > MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro contient 19 items (dont un alias appelé "Latest") :
1°) 2010-01-02-045758 Size : 913.207 B for 41.888 items comprenant :
• Hitachi 1 To Size : 907.664 B for 41.887 items 7 folders
Différence avec 1°) = - 5.543 B - 1 item (1 folder)
2°) 2010-01-03-001957 Size : 982.211.325 B for 67.490 items comprenant :
• Hitachi 1 To Size : 901.516 B for 41.886 items 6 folders
Différence avec 1°) = - 6.148 B - 1 item - 1 folder
• Samsung 500 Go Size : 981.302.510 B for 25.602 items 4 folders
Total • + • = Size : 982.204.026 B for 67.488 items
Différence avec 2°) = -7.209 B - 2 items (2 folders)
— *Supprimer • Hitachi 1 To* dans 2010-01-03-001957. Comparer les dossiers.
3°) 2010-01-04-222709 Size : 5.241.032.819 B for 26.509 items comprenant :
• Samsung 500 Go Size : 5.187.330.874 B for 19.392 items 8 folders
Différence avec 2°) = + 4.206.028.364 B - 6.210 items + 4 folders
• StartUp Disk Size : 53.692.703 B for 7.115 items 4 folders
Total • + • = Size : 5.241.023.577 B for 26.507 items
Différence avec 3°) = - 9.242 B - 2 items (2 folders)
— *Supprimer Samsung 500 Go* dans 2010-01-03-001957. Comparer les dossiers.
4°) 2010-01-05-125449 Size : 9.428.705.396 B for 204.915 items comprenant :
• HD 250 Go Size : 9.374.308.265 B for 181.575 items 7 folders
• Samsung 500 Go Size : 692.898 B for 16.222 items 8 folders
Différence avec 3°) = - 5.186.637.976 B - 3.170 items
• StartUp Disk Size : 53.692.703 B for 7.115 items 4 folders
Total • + • + • = Size : 9.428.693.866 B 204.912 items
Différence avec 4°) = - 11.530 B - 3 items (3 folders)
— Supprimer • StartUp Disk dans 2010-01-04-222709. IDENTIQUE.Dear James Pond,
Thank you once again, and, don't be afraid, I will be as short as possible,
but I need to use your last reply (I've cut all what was already said).
JP ➔ You can copy an entire set of backups, but you cannot copy part of it successfully. See #18 etc.
JP ➔ Read this from the first paragraph: "you cannot copy only selected backups,
or merge two (or more) sets of backups." The structure of the backups simply will not allow it.
I've read it, and found it regrettable. And I've also read, after that, what were the solutions under Leopard and Snow Leopard, and my conclusion is that it's a *dead end* for me. In short,
— I can't move (by drag and drop) the 1To's Backups.backupdb folder (containing MacBook Pro, 19 backups, access) to 1,5To, because there exists already the Backups.backupdb folder created by copy on 12/01 with Apple Assistance (containing [MacBook Pro, 4 backups of 19, no access] and [MacBook Pro 2, 15 backups, access]). I don't even know if it could be deleted by the copy (and I don't wanna do that anyway) ;
— I can't rename (and what for, I already forgot it) any Backups.backupdb folder nor delete it ;
— I can't copy any Computer'sName folder (entire set containing backups), being in a Backups.backup.db folder, into another Backups.backupdb folder ;
— I can't copy any (or all of an entire set) YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS backup(s), being in a Computer'sName folder, into another Computer'sName folder (even if it would be empty).
— Saying NONE in Time Machine Preferences and putting it to OFF is simply no use.
All is said. What I can try to do is :
— Delete (not with Finder, but with Back-In-Time) all duplicate things I find in all backups and also entire duplicate backups (I have full access to all with the software) ;
— Restore each of the reduced-to-minimum backups obtained in specially right-sized partitions wearing the YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS name of each restored backup. Time Machine doesn't backup his backups, but will backup these partitions.
I'm afraid to be actually completely running out of the target, when I read what I write … It's time to go to bed !
Reminder (OH) : Where did you find these amazing informations ?
JP➔ Some of it is detailed here: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/12/roadto_maco[]sx_leopard_timemachine.html
➤ Thank you ;
JP➔ and here:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2007/10/mac-os-x-10-5.ars/14
➤ Thank you too ;
JP➔ You have to understand the structure. When TM does the first backup, yes, it copies everything.
On subsequent backups, it copies what's new or changed, but also makes "hard links" (sort of like aliases) to the copies of the things that didn't change. That's how it can only back up a few things each time, but show you a complete "snapshot" of the way your entire system looked at the time of every backup.
➤ I'll do my best to understand.
JP➔ Time Machine deletes backups under two conditions. See the first part of #12 in the Frequently Asked Questions User Tip, also at the top of this forum.
Under normal circumstances, you should not have to delete any backups. See the rest of #12.
➤ I understood why Time Machine didn't delete oldest backups : they were not weeklies ones.
Reminder (OH) : How can I destroy the (corrupted ?) not working "2010-01-27-164345.inProgress" in 1,5 To, which causes Time Machine to abort any backup of any size I ask ?
JP➔ Why do you think it's corrupted? TM is designed to "recover" a partial backup.
➤ I'll verify that with the little Tools/Apps I discovered in your FAQ User Tip document and downloaded immediately.
Why didn't Apple tell me anything ? It's my fault, I'm perhaps not clear and not demanding enough more from them.
JP➔ You cannot install OSX on a disk containing TM backups. That's because they need to be on separate disks.
Technically, you could put them on separate partitions of the same disk, but that would not be a good idea.
➤ I never told you that (there would be no interest at all). I talked about the same location, to see if it would allow me more permissions, but if all works without doing it, it's really no use.
JP➔ Sorry, I don't know what that means.
➤ I'm sorry, I didn't explain : "but if all works" meant : Copy Backups.backupdb, "without doing it" meant : Install OSX.
➤ If I install an OSX BEFORE, Time Machine will REFUSE completely to backup on it, it's understood.
JP➔ Correct. The partition you're running from will not be an option in TM Preferences > Select Disk. That prevents TM from backing-up it's own backups!
➤ Would it be so absurd ? Maybe it could resolve my actual problem ?
I think you are right, but I don't know why. I trust you.
Reminder (OH) : "I will not bore you again except if I don't find a specific answer to an unknown-never-seen-incredible malfuction."
JP➔ Don't worry about that -- thats what this forum is for, especially if you're still having problems.
➤ It's seems in fact that there is no possible solution, except what I said above and is certainly crazy/out of subject.
Just try to be as clear and concise as you can.
And please don't post the same things repeatedly -- it wastes your time and ours, and can confuse other folks.
➤ You're absolutely right and I tried to do so this time, and I'm sorry because I see it's still (far) not enough (short).
Thank you once more. I wish you a good evening and week-end. Here it's 01:40 AM.
With my kind regards
Olivier Herrbach
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I've recently noticed that my Time Machine backups from my Mid 2009 iMac 3.06 to a WD 1tb MYBook take an incredibly long time. For example, an hourly backup where nothing has really changed (350k according to a TM log) takes over 30 minutes. I've been working with applecare and they can't pin it down. I've tried the following and nothing has changed-
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The strange thing is hat everything seems to work fine. I ran a verify on my disks. I Boot my original OS disc in and ran the hardware test. NOthing finds a problem. I tried writing large files to and from my HD to see if that could be the problem. MY HD reads and writes quickly (2.5gb copies to/from an external drive in less than 2 minutes).
The only thing that has changed in the past 6 month s is that I updated my ram from 4 to 8GB with Kingston ram. Could it be a bad piece of RAM or my logic board? Everything else seems to be working fine.
Anybody experience anything likes this???kieranroy wrote:
Hey - apologize if this has been covered, but despite much searching, I haven't found a solution to my problem...
After a hard drive crash, I restored using a Time Machine backup. I figured it would be a good idea to start a fresh Time Machine backup going forward.
Does that mean you erased or reformatted the drive?
If you deleted some or all of the backups via the Finder, cancel the backup, reformat the drive, and start over.
Using a LaCie 500GB Firewire 800 drive (formatted MacOS Extended Journaled), after one hour, only 5GB has been backed up. As my MacBook Pro has 165GB of data, at this rate, it will take almost two days.
Does that hour include the "Preparing" phase? If so, nothing at all was backed-up during that time, so the actual rate is probably much faster.
Also note that the first items backed-up contain a very large number of mostly small files; there are things that must be done for each item, so that sort of backup will be longer than saving a few large files that total the same amount of space. The speed of the backup will increase and decrease during the backup; initial estimates are almost always quite high.
I've removed the Time Machine drive from Spotlight indexing. I have ensured Norton AntiVirus is not running. What else can I do to speed this up? It seems extremely slow by all comparisons I've read.
First, be sure the *Partition Map Scheme* of the LaCie is correct. Use the procedure in item #C1 of the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip* at the top of this forum.
Also see item #D2 of the same post (you've already done the first two things). Don't try the +*Repair Disk+* while the backup is running, or if you erased or reformatted it before starting this backup. -
Time machine backup problem with new MacPro
On my new MacPro (6 core, 32gb, 1TB ssd) I am trying to do my initial Time Machine backup. The MacPro has 350 GB of files on it. When I start Time Machine it shows that it is backing up 355 GB of data onto the 4 TB LaCie drive and the time to complete is about 20 minutes. (The extrnal HD is excluded from the backup list). When it nears the end of the 355 gb backup all of a sudden it just starts increasing both the number of gbs copying and number of gbs left to copy (both numbers just start going up incrementally together) way beyond the initial 355 gbs - I've stopped it at 910 GBs several times. Tried different external hard drives, restarts etc.
Any ideas what is going on?
Thanks3/2/14 3:58:22.176 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Starting manual backup
3/2/14 3:58:22.464 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Backing up to /dev/disk3: /Volumes/LaCie 1 4tb/Backups.backupdb
3/2/14 3:58:22.466 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
3/2/14 3:58:27.071 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Forcing deep traversal on source: "Macintosh HD" (device: /dev/disk0s2 mount: '/' fsUUID: 7D2102FE-BABF-3603-9A2A-42EBAB91196E eventDBUUID: 2C010EB1-3A50-41CC-95BF-7590BA087C20)
3/2/14 3:58:27.863 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Total content size: 328.18 GB excluded items size: 4.92 GB for volume Macintosh HD
3/2/14 3:58:27.864 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Found 668710 files (323.26 GB) needing backup
3/2/14 3:58:27.864 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: 344.73 GB required (including padding), 2.79 TB available
3/2/14 3:58:27.890 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
3/2/14 3:59:20.778 PM WindowServer[106]: window e2 is already attached to window e0
3/2/14 3:59:29.180 PM WindowServer[106]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Operation on a window 0xe2 requiring rights 0x5 by caller System Preferences
3/2/14 3:59:30.854 PM WindowServer[106]: window e6 is already attached to window e0
3/2/14 3:59:39.881 PM WindowServer[106]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Operation on a window 0xe6 requiring rights 0x5 by caller System Preferences
3/2/14 3:59:42.791 PM sandboxd[125]: ([715]) mdworker(715) deny file-read-data /Applications/GarageBand.localized/.localized ()
3/2/14 3:59:42.795 PM sandboxd[125]: ([715]) mdworker(715) deny file-read-data /Applications/GarageBand.localized/.localized ()
3/2/14 3:59:42.798 PM sandboxd[125]: ([715]) mdworker(715) deny file-read-data /Applications/GarageBand.localized/.localized ()
3/2/14 3:59:42.801 PM sandboxd[125]: ([715]) mdworker(715) deny file-read-data /Applications/GarageBand.localized/.localized ()
3/2/14 4:02:09.515 PM mdworker[744]: (Error) Import: Could not create instance for plugIn 'file:///Applications/GarageBand.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/GarageBandSpotlig htImporter.mdimporter/'
3/2/14 4:02:09.515 PM mdworker[744]: (Error) Import: BAD IMPORTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~file:///Applications/GarageBand.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/GarageBandSpotlig htImporter.mdimporter/
3/2/14 4:02:36.844 PM sandboxd[125]: ([738]) mdworker(738) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:200000044 diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:com.adobe.pdf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/PDF.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 591093)
3/2/14 4:02:36.865 PM sandboxd[125]: ([738]) mdworker(738) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:200000044 diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:com.adobe.pdf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/PDF.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 591093)
3/2/14 4:02:36.890 PM sandboxd[125]: ([738]) mdworker(738) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:200000044 diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:com.adobe.pdf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/PDF.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 591093)
3/2/14 4:02:36.916 PM sandboxd[125]: ([715]) mdworker(715) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:200000044 diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:public.rtf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/RichText.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 401141)
3/2/14 4:02:36.942 PM sandboxd[125]: ([738]) mdworker(738) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:200000044 diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:com.adobe.pdf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/PDF.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 591093)
3/2/14 4:02:36.945 PM sandboxd[125]: ([715]) mdworker(715) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:200000044 diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:public.rtf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/RichText.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 401141)
3/2/14 4:02:36.948 PM sandboxd[125]: ([715]) mdworker(715) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:200000044 diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:public.rtf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/RichText.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 401141)
3/2/14 4:02:36.952 PM sandboxd[125]: ([715]) mdworker(715) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:200000044 diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:public.rtf plugin:/Library/Spotlight/RichText.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 401141)
3/2/14 4:02:37.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(748) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized
3/2/14 4:02:37.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(748) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized
3/2/14 4:02:37.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(748) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized
3/2/14 4:02:37.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(748) deny file-read-data /Library/Documentation/User Information.localized/.localized
3/2/14 4:02:40.850 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[15]: Killing auth hosts
3/2/14 4:02:40.850 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[15]: Session 100022 destroyed
3/2/14 4:05:10.623 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[15]: Killing auth hosts
3/2/14 4:05:10.623 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[15]: Session 100013 destroyed
3/2/14 4:06:09.539 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[15]: Killing auth hosts
3/2/14 4:06:09.539 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[15]: Session 100016 destroyed
3/2/14 4:06:19.569 PM mdworker[740]: Messages Importer couldn't importfile:///System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SetupAssistantSupport.framework/Version s/A/Resources/AppleConnect.chat
3/2/14 4:06:19.569 PM mdworker[741]: Messages Importer couldn't importfile:///System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SetupAssistantSupport.framework/Version s/A/Resources/AppleDebug.chat
3/2/14 4:06:45.310 PM xpcproxy[778]: assertion failed: 13C64: xpcproxy + 3438 [D559FC96-E6B1-363A-B850-C7AC9734F210]: 0x2
3/2/14 4:10:35.429 PM WindowServer[106]: _CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
3/2/14 4:10:35.429 PM loginwindow[81]: find_shared_window: WID -1
3/2/14 4:10:35.430 PM loginwindow[81]: CGSGetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
3/2/14 4:10:35.430 PM loginwindow[81]: find_shared_window: WID -1
3/2/14 4:10:35.430 PM loginwindow[81]: CGSSetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
3/2/14 4:10:35.512 PM WindowServer[106]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x7f934075da30(2000), shield 0x7f9341e1e850(2001)
3/2/14 4:10:35.541 PM WindowServer[106]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x7f934075da30(2000), shield 0x7f9341e1e850(2001)
3/2/14 4:10:45.401 PM loginwindow[81]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
3/2/14 4:25:08.511 PM WindowServer[106]: CGXDisplayDidWakeNotification [6348810374829]: posting kCGSDisplayDidWake
3/2/14 4:25:08.512 PM WindowServer[106]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: Deferring.
3/2/14 4:25:27.685 PM loginwindow[81]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
3/2/14 4:25:41.888 PM System Preferences[696]: view service marshal for <NSRemoteView: 0x7f882382ed40> failed to forget accessibility connection due to Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application." (The connection was invalidated from this process.) UserInfo=0x600000477840 {NSDebugDescription=The connection was invalidated from this process.}
timestamp: 16:25:41.888 Sunday 02 March 2014
process/thread/queue: System Preferences (696) / 0x10d105000 / com.apple.NSXPCConnection.user.endpoint
code: line 2972 of /SourceCache/ViewBridge/ViewBridge-46.2/NSRemoteView.m in __57-[NSRemoteView viewServiceMarshalProxy:withErrorHandler:]_block_invoke
domain: communications-failure
3/2/14 4:25:45.589 PM System Preferences[696]: Attempted search for modules of unknown type (4)
3/2/14 4:29:53.871 PM WindowServer[106]: window e6 is already attached to window e0
3/2/14 4:30:00.197 PM WindowServer[106]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Operation on a window 0xe6 requiring rights 0x5 by caller System Preferences
3/2/14 4:37:33.198 PM com.apple.IconServicesAgent[244]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x3df] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x22d] - extension: mov, UTI: com.apple.quicktime-movie, fileType: ????.
3/2/14 4:37:33.199 PM quicklookd[816]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x203] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x103] - extension: mov, UTI: com.apple.quicktime-movie, fileType: ???? request size:32 scale: 1
3/2/14 4:37:43.260 PM xpcd[205]: restored permissions (100600 -> 100700) on /Users/stephenbarrie/Library/Containers/com.apple.quicklook.ui.helper/Container .plist
3/2/14 4:39:15.805 PM CalendarAgent[230]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.notifications.totals] [Warning: Alarm for recurring event Bring wifi to GG has large relative trigger of 2147483647. Ignoring.]
3/2/14 4:39:15.808 PM CalendarAgent[230]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.notifications.totals] [Warning: Alarm for recurring event Ear meds has large relative trigger of 2147483647. Ignoring.]
3/2/14 4:40:27.529 PM com.apple.IconServicesAgent[244]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x239] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x3eb] - extension: jpg, UTI: public.jpeg, fileType: ????.
3/2/14 4:40:27.530 PM quicklookd[816]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x403] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x303] - extension: jpg, UTI: public.jpeg, fileType: ???? request size:128 scale: 1
3/2/14 4:40:27.541 PM com.apple.IconServicesAgent[244]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x23b] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x153] - extension: pages-tef, UTI: com.apple.iwork.pages.pages-tef, fileType: ????.
3/2/14 4:40:27.542 PM quicklookd[816]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x603] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x503] - extension: pages-tef, UTI: com.apple.iwork.pages.pages-tef, fileType: ???? request size:128 scale: 1
3/2/14 4:40:27.568 PM com.apple.IconServicesAgent[244]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x23d] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x3ed] - extension: pages, UTI: com.apple.iwork.pages.pages, fileType: ????.
3/2/14 4:40:27.569 PM quicklookd[816]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x803] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x703] - extension: pages, UTI: com.apple.iwork.pages.pages, fileType: ???? request size:128 scale: 1
3/2/14 4:40:27.585 PM com.apple.IconServicesAgent[244]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x23f] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x155] - extension: lpdf, UTI: com.apple.localized-pdf-bundle, fileType: ????.
3/2/14 4:40:27.586 PM quicklookd[816]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0xa03] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x903] - extension: lpdf, UTI: com.apple.localized-pdf-bundle, fileType: ???? request size:128 scale: 1
3/2/14 4:40:27.589 PM com.apple.IconServicesAgent[244]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x241] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x3ef] - extension: pdf, UTI: com.adobe.pdf, fileType: ????.
3/2/14 4:40:27.590 PM quicklookd[816]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0xc03] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0xb03] - extension: pdf, UTI: com.adobe.pdf, fileType: ???? request size:128 scale: 1
3/2/14 4:41:04.896 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Copied 626650 items (513.4 GB) from volume Macintosh HD. Linked 0.
3/2/14 4:41:04.921 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Backup canceled.
3/2/14 3:58:22.176 PM com.apple.backupd[703]: Starting manual backup
3/2/14 4:45:12.000 PM kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore starting (BUILT: Oct 17 2013 20:40:01)
3/2/14 4:45:14.731 PM awacsd[91]: Starting awacsd connectivity_executables-97 (Sep 12 2013 20:24:33)
3/2/14 4:45:14.750 PM mDNSResponder[70]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.90.2 (Nov 3 2013 18:51:09) starting OSXVers 13
3/2/14 4:45:14.757 PM WindowServer[104]: Server is starting up
3/2/14 4:45:32.301 PM sharingd[217]: Starting Up...
3/2/14 4:54:52.017 PM com.apple.backupd[360]: Starting manual backup
3/2/14 5:00:55.918 PM com.apple.backupd-helper[359]: Not starting scheduled Time Machine backup: Backup already running
3/2/14 5:46:51.000 PM kernel[0]: AppleRAID::restartSet - restarting set "LaCie" (5BC18B93-2DBE-4254-8A5A-E979B94196EA).
3/2/14 6:38:13.000 PM kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore starting (BUILT: Oct 17 2013 20:40:01)
3/2/14 6:38:17.157 PM mDNSResponder[65]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.90.2 (Nov 3 2013 18:51:09) starting OSXVers 13
3/2/14 6:38:17.162 PM awacsd[84]: Starting awacsd connectivity_executables-97 (Sep 12 2013 20:24:33)
3/2/14 6:38:17.173 PM WindowServer[94]: Server is starting up
3/2/14 6:38:31.449 PM sharingd[199]: Starting Up...
3/2/14 6:48:42.000 PM kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore starting (BUILT: Oct 17 2013 20:40:01)
3/2/14 6:48:44.465 PM awacsd[86]: Starting awacsd connectivity_executables-97 (Sep 12 2013 20:24:33)
3/2/14 6:48:44.474 PM mDNSResponder[68]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-522.90.2 (Nov 3 2013 18:51:09) starting OSXVers 13
3/2/14 6:48:44.508 PM WindowServer[97]: Server is starting up
3/2/14 6:48:58.168 PM sharingd[204]: Starting Up...
3/2/14 6:49:21.116 PM com.apple.backupd[240]: Starting manual backup
3/2/14 6:55:57.141 PM com.apple.backupd-helper[299]: Not starting scheduled Time Machine backup: Backup already running
3/2/14 7:59:41.107 PM com.apple.backupd[485]: Starting automatic backup -
I have this doubt. I've just bought an external drive, especifically a Seagate GoFlex Desk 3 tb.
I want to know if it is recomendable to make a partion exclusively for time machine and let another one so I can put there music, photos, videos, etc that I should need to use or copy to another computer.
May half and half, 1.5 tb for time machine and 1.5 tb for data.
I have an internal hard drive of 500 GB (499.25 GB) in my macbook pro.
Any recommendation?As I said, yes. Be sure your Time Machine partition has at least 1 TB for backups.
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to two (2). Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
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