Time Machine Buddy conflict
I've been having a recent problem with Time Machine buddy, and am interested in seeing if anyone else has had similar experience. Basically, Time Machine buddy is screwing up all my other widgets. I trashed it and replaced it to confirm this; adding it to the Dashboard renders all other widgets, including itself, completely non-functional except for moving them around. Manage Widgets also becomes non-functional. I have two questions as a result:
1. Anyone else have this and solve it? and,
2. Since I'm still trying to solve a Time Machine problem, any recommended alternatives to Time Machine Buddy?
TIA,
-gg
George Grella wrote:
1. Anyone else have this
yes.
and solve it?
yes. try this:
Sometimes the system logs can become corrupt and the widget is unable to read the contents (freezes).
You can simple delete the system.log and system.log.bz2 files. To do this run the “Terminal” application and at the prompted enter the following command.
sudo rm /var/log/system.log.0.bz2 /var/log/system.log
The system will prompt you for your password. Close the Terminal application and restart the computer. Once a Time Machine backup starts you should see activity in the Time Machine Buddy.
2. ... any recommended alternatives to Time Machine Buddy?
no.
JGG
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I am using a Mac G5 with Leopard. My LaCie data drive failed and I replaced it with a WD MyPassport drive, at which time the failed backups began. The recent file updates do appear in Time Machine, but it appears to back up everything since the last completed backup.Hi Norm,
Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
(Repair both Drives)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
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TIME MACHINE BUDDY
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/External Backup Time Machine/Backups.backupdb
Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Backup content size: 394.3 GB excluded items size: 14.0 GB for volume Seagate Backup Plus Drive
456.36 GB required (including padding), 930.57 GB available
Waiting for index to be ready (101)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/WmvPluginPrefix.pch.pth to (null)
Copied 50.7 GB of 380.3 GB, 637488 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Dropbox/Airport Packages/-Presentation/PSD originals/A-2769 Guava and java.psd to (null)
Copied 136.5 GB of 380.3 GB, 652973 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/iLifeAssetManagement/state/pub/227354896+3231309460012822759/queue.sqli te3 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73a83ed2b6f5f3f74e690a2ae7b99ef7515e76ae/ec3f6fda8662 e542ac7c67f2ebcfa860d3d2e7b6 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/59ac936d3c1e 548ac04dfc28cd80ee7e8375e71c to (null)
Copied 211.8 GB of 380.3 GB, 703468 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/878f9a9e9e99 35f370ab2a09d62665cafa4f723f to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/8ca38b8456a3 80c835e4535b71a6322258f782c5 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/9d43f27ba634 c956751fb66aadb06f955e74b3c8 to (null)
Copied 273.7 GB of 380.3 GB, 794840 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2014/01/10/20140110-100023/IMG_8819.JPG to (null)
Copied 345.8 GB of 380.3 GB, 880149 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/21/20150221-163320/IMG_0946.JPG to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/21/20150221-163652/IMG_0878.JPG to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/26/20150226-202057/IMG_0789.MOV to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Previews/2015/02/21/20150221-162736/aNrBUprVRiGN3Ul+Yph5Jw/IMG_1181.jpg to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Previews/2015/02/21/20150221-162736/DDfJ%BYeR1mC2WtxQXpLdw/IMG_1180.jpg to (null)
E
In making an attempt to copy my files to a different external hard drive, I ran into several issues with document files that were "read-only" so the copying stops. (they were just a couple of pdfs and photos). I deleted all of those files. I then ran back up again after verifying the external I have designated for Time Machine. (Ive also completely erased, repaired and verified this drive several times over the past few weeks) Backup failed, again.
I feel like my next move is to start deleting the "files" that are causing the errors listed above in TM Buddy (they are mostly photos in iphoto)... but then I realized that some of those errors are associated with the backing up of my iphone.
Just now, I pasted a portion of my system log into Textedit, and the application just hanged... for 2 hours. I finally force quit it.Hi! I did exactly as you said. I was able to backup with my home folder excluded, but was not able to do so after I removed the exclusion. It crapped out 5G before finishing.
Here's the TIME MACHINE BUDDY LOG:
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/External Backup Time Machine/Backups.backupdb
Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Backup content size: 394.3 GB excluded items size: 14.0 GB for volume Seagate Backup Plus Drive
456.36 GB required (including padding), 930.57 GB available
Waiting for index to be ready (101)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/WmvPluginPrefix.pch.pth to (null)
Copied 50.7 GB of 380.3 GB, 637488 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Dropbox/Airport Packages/-Presentation/PSD originals/A-2769 Guava and java.psd to (null)
Copied 136.5 GB of 380.3 GB, 652973 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/iLifeAssetManagement/state/pub/227354896+3231309460012822759/queue.sqli te3 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73a83ed2b6f5f3f74e690a2ae7b99ef7515e76ae/ec3f6fda8662 e542ac7c67f2ebcfa860d3d2e7b6 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/59ac936d3c1e 548ac04dfc28cd80ee7e8375e71c to (null)
Copied 211.8 GB of 380.3 GB, 703468 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/878f9a9e9e99 35f370ab2a09d62665cafa4f723f to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/8ca38b8456a3 80c835e4535b71a6322258f782c5 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/9d43f27ba634 c956751fb66aadb06f955e74b3c8 to (null)
Copied 273.7 GB of 380.3 GB, 794840 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2014/01/10/20140110-100023/IMG_8819.JPG to (null)
Copied 345.8 GB of 380.3 GB, 880149 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/21/20150221-163320/IMG_0946.JPG to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/21/20150221-163652/IMG_0878.JPG to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/26/20150226-202057/IMG_0789.MOV to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Previews/2015/02/21/20150221-162736/aNrBUprVRiGN3Ul+Yph5Jw/IMG_1181.jpg to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Previews/2015/02/21/20150221-162736/DDfJ%BYeR1mC2WtxQXpLdw/IMG_1180.jpg to (null)
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Time Machine Buddy says: Stopping Backupd to eject destination disk!
I have a new external hard drive to replace one that failed for Time Machine BAck up. I formatted it and two nights ago, did a successful initial backup which consisted of about 600 or 700 GB (on a 2TB drive) .
Last night, I checked on Time Machine and saw it was "preparing to backup " for 1 1/2 hours. I knew that was not normal so opened up Disk Utility to verify disk. However, Disk Utility just hanged.
The color wheel just started spinning and everything on my screen was frozen, so I powered it down. After two attempts to power back up, the computer finally came back up, but now my new external hard drive is not recognized by either Time Machine nor Disk Utility. I tried powering down the drive, disconnected it from the computer, then restarted the computer twice, and the drive was then recognized
I was then able to do a successful backup last night.
However, this morning, on reviewing Time Machine Buddy, the last line after BAck up completed successfully is :” Stopping backupd to allow ejection of destination disk!”
How did this come about and what am I doing wrong, and how can I fix it?
I am also using Time Machine Editor and have only scheduled backups twice a day. Could this be the problem? Although I have used these two programs before with my other USB external hard drive (™ Editor and ™ Buddy ) without any problems.
I am posting a copy of Time Machine Buddy’s status.
I would appreciate any help , thank you!
P.S. It looks like my external hard drive is ejected? but Time Machine and Disk Utility still have it listed. I tried verify disk again this morning, but it just hanged like the other night.
October 11, 2013
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Back Up/Backups.backupdb
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Node requires deep traversal:/ reason:must scan subdirs|new event db|
No pre-backup thinning needed: 944.7 MB requested (including padding), 1.56 TB available
Copied 25123 files (120.1 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
No pre-backup thinning needed: 834.0 MB requested (including padding), 1.56 TB available
Copied 1131 files (1.8 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Starting post-backup thinning
Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine Back Up/Backups.backupdb/marietta banogon’s iMac/2013-10-10-192025: 1.56 TB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine Back Up/Backups.backupdb/marietta banogon’s iMac/2013-10-10-191220: 1.56 TB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine Back Up/Backups.backupdb/marietta banogon’s iMac/2013-10-10-181222: 1.56 TB now available
Post-back up thinning complete: 3 expired backups removed
Backup completed successfully.
Stopping backupd to allow ejection of destination disk!
Message was edited by: mariettafrumTHANK you, Klaus. Did you send me the link to pondini? Somehow I do not see it here, but got it in my email notification?
Did you say "late" Pondini? So sorry to hear that!
I have searched his website but did not see anything relevant to why my destination disk is getting ejected?
I wonder if I should just disable TM Editor? Same thing that happened originally, again happened this am with my computer freezing, having to power down, etc.
Anyway, thank you for your interest. -
Time Machine Buddy not working
Greetings !
Out of the blue, Time Machine Buddy is not working anymore. It doesn't display anything even when backups are running.
Additionally, it has a negative effect on my other Dashboard Widgets.
Any ideas ?welcome to Apple discussions !
see if the suggestions in this thread help: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11558104�.
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How can I do to use (useful) Time Machine Buddy OUT of Dashboard ?
Hello dear friends,
How can I do to use (useful) Time Machine Buddy OUT of Dashboard ?
I know there must be a way to use it as an application.
I've noticed TinkerTool can do it, but how do you proceed ?
Does anybody have the solution ?
Thank you for responding
With my kind regards
Olivier HerrbachDear Dave Sawyer,
You're perfectly right, I posted the same question in two different topics.
I apologize for that, but I was thinking
that more people would respond if I used :
1) The "Time Machine" topic (it can also interest people to know there's a widget for T.M.) ;
— and there are other softwares that Pondini describes, like Backup Loupe) —
2) The "Using Snow Leopard" topic, because I was talking about ALL other widgets too.
In fact, I didn't know which one I had to choose for my question (?),
in the way that both topics were concerned.
I'll try in the future NOT to publish the SAME question in more than ONE place.
Thank you very much for your remark
With my kind regards
Olivier Herrbach -
Time Machine and Time Machine Buddy Widget trouble
I've been having trouble with my Time Machine getting stuck on "indexing backup," so I've done as I've read in some other posts and installed the Time Machine Buddy Widget.
But the Buddy is acting strangely, too. The moment it was installed it was showing a backup log for November 24, 2011. Either it can see nine months into the future or there's something wrong.
I tried reinstalling it. I tried restarting the computer. Same thing. The log appears to show a successful backup, so it's definitely not reflecting what's been happening today, where there's been much spinning and no progress.The one thing I hadn't done is verify the HD. I just did that and found it needed repairs--a problem with the "volume file count." So that's taken care of.
Yes, those failures were sent by backupd. I'll paste a sample of them below. Ours is a pretty simple network. Just the MacBook connecting wirelessly to TM. Doubt it matters, but the TM is in bridge mode, connected to a 2wire modem/router. Generally, it doesn't seem to matter whether I connect via the 2wire signal or the TM signal. Both have been known to fail.
Oh, and even with the repair to the HD, still the same odd date on the widget...
Earlier today I had another smooth backup. Could mean something's fixed, but this is also often how it goes; it'll work fine for a while and then a long streak of nothing but "indexing backup."
Feb 8 15:48:44 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Network destination already mounted at: /Volumes/Time Capsule
Feb 8 15:48:48 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Failed to attach to image: /Volumes/Time Capsule/Steve Smith's MacBook.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
Feb 8 15:48:49 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Failed to mount disk image /Volumes/Time Capsule/Steve Smith's MacBook.sparsebundle (DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 109)
Feb 8 15:48:51 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Mount failed... waiting 60 seconds and trying again.
Feb 8 15:49:11 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Failed to eject volume /Volumes/Time Capsule (FSVolumeRefNum: -110; status: -47; dissenting pid: 0)
Feb 8 15:50:11 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Network destination already mounted at: /Volumes/Time Capsule
Feb 8 15:50:13 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Failed to attach to image: /Volumes/Time Capsule/Steve Smith's MacBook.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
Feb 8 15:50:19 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Failed to mount disk image /Volumes/Time Capsule/Steve Smith's MacBook.sparsebundle (DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 109)
Feb 8 15:50:19 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Giving up after 3 retries.
Feb 8 15:50:24 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Backup failed with error: 21
Feb 8 15:50:43 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Failed to eject volume /Volumes/Time Capsule (FSVolumeRefNum: -110; status: -47; dissenting pid: 0)
Feb 8 16:47:21 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Starting standard backup
Feb 8 16:47:21 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Network destination already mounted at: /Volumes/Time Capsule
Feb 8 16:47:23 Steve-Smiths-MacBook com.apple.backupd[1287]: Failed to attach to image: /Volumes/Time Capsule/Steve Smith's MacBook.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35 -
Time Machine Buddy: weird message after backup
Hello Pondini and all,
Note the last line in the Time Machine Buddy log messages.
The drive was not ejected. Any idea what this was about?
Starting post-backup thinning
No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Backup completed successfully.
Stopping backupd to allow ejection of backup destination disk!
Thanks,
harv47Hello Pondini and all,
Note the last line in the Time Machine Buddy log messages.
The drive was not ejected. Any idea what this was about?
Starting post-backup thinning
No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Backup completed successfully.
Stopping backupd to allow ejection of backup destination disk!
Thanks,
harv47 -
Migrating to new Mac via Time Machine: computers conflicting?
If I get a new Mac, and then during the Setup Assistant tell it to migrate from my Time Machine drive, will I have any conflicts with the old Mac? For example, will both computers have the same machine name? Will they be trying to write to the same Time Machine backup? I want to continue to use the old Mac, but want all my stuff on the new Mac, too.
Thanks!misterMason wrote:
If I get a new Mac, and then during the Setup Assistant tell it to migrate from my Time Machine drive, will I have any conflicts with the old Mac? For example, will both computers have the same machine name?
Yes, but you can easily change one (or both) via +System Preferences > Sharing.+
Will they be trying to write to the same Time Machine backup?
No. Time Machine keeps track of which Mac is which by its +Ethernet Address,+ which is embedded in the hardware on the logic board.
If you're going to be backing-up both Macs to the same place, see #4 in the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum. -
Problems with Time Machine Buddy widget and with backups
I started a discussion in another forum but have been referred here for definitive help.
Here is the link to that posting: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2450454&tstart=0
TM Buddy tells me I don't have the rights to use it.
My wife's backups are not occurring when scheduled.
Thanks,
RichardThanks for the advice. I had assumed no problem with the backup since I did an ethernet connection and fresh backup a couple of days ago. That backup completed.
Yesterday I saw the "deep traverse" message I mentioned. Here is the TM Buddy report for that run:
Copied 368.0 MB of 5.7 GB, 41 of 1016 items
Copied 820.0 MB of 5.7 GB, 41 of 1016 items
Copied 1.2 GB of 5.7 GB, 72 of 1016 items
Bulk setting Spotlight attributes failed.
Copied 1.6 GB of 5.7 GB, 79 of 1016 items
Copied 2.0 GB of 5.7 GB, 79 of 1016 items
Copied 2.5 GB of 5.7 GB, 80 of 1016 items
Error: (-8084) SrcErr:YES Copying /Library/Application Support/TechTool Protection/Susans HD/Volume Usage.plist to (null)
Bulk setting Spotlight attributes failed.
Copied 2.8 GB of 5.7 GB, 3187 of 3187 items
Bulk setting Spotlight attributes failed.
Copied 5637 files (2.9 GB) from volume Susans HD.
Bulk setting Spotlight attributes failed.
Copied 2.9 GB of 5.7 GB, 28088 of 28088 items
Bulk setting Spotlight attributes failed.
Copied 3.2 GB of 5.7 GB, 35132 of 35132 items
Copied 3.6 GB of 5.7 GB, 35132 of 35132 items
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured
Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Volumes/Susans Archive/TechTool Protection/Susans HD/Directory Backup 2010-06-08-15-34-00 to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Susan's MacBook/2010-06-07-082918.inProgress/92B54B12-8FBD-4606-B5D5-1EDBBF581F96/Susan s Archive/TechTool Protection/Susans HD
Stopping backupd to allow ejection of backup destination disk!
Stopping backup.
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured
Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Volumes/Susans Archive/TechTool Protection/Susans HD/Directory Backup 2010-06-08-15-34-00 to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Susan's MacBook/2010-06-07-082918.inProgress/92B54B12-8FBD-4606-B5D5-1EDBBF581F96/Susan s Archive/TechTool Protection/Susans HD
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured
Copied 35132 files (3.8 GB) from volume Susans Archive.
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured
Copy stage failed with error:11
There are error messages and perhaps you know what they mean.
In the meantime, today, I read about repairing the backup as you suggested and now have the MB connected by ethernet to TC and running the repair. I was a little confused by this advice:
•To Repair the sparse bundle on a Time Capsule, connect via an Ethernet cable if you can; it will be much faster. Then mount the sparse bundle by opening the TC in the Finder and double-clicking on the sparse bundle. Drag the sparse bundle into the lower part of Disk Utility's sidebar and select it. (When repairing a sparse bundle, the messages won't appear in the center area of the screen; so click the Log icon in the toolbar, or select Window > Show Log from the Menubar to display them.)
Because I dragged the sparsebundle to Disk Utility with no problem. The instructions (shown above) say to double-click on the sparse bundle but when I did that nothing special happened that I could see. So I dragged it over to Disk Utility manually. I am thinking it is a typo and should read "double-click on the TM backup folder" — what you think?
The other thing is that advice says that the messages won't appear on the center of the screen but they do for me. I also opened the log which is saying the same thing.
So hope I am doing it right.
Any advice on the TM Buddy error messages appreciated.
Richard -
Crippling Time Machine/Spotlight conflicts
Like several people who have posted here I am having crippling conflicts between Time Machine and Spotlight. I began describing the problem in my response to another thread (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1752099&tstart=0). Since then I have done more research and diagnosis and am posting the results here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Here is what happens: Time Machine will be cruising along just fine, making hourly backups one after another and then wham -- it hangs. First I get I/O disk error messages like these:
10/18/08 6:48:58 PM kernel jnl: disk0s2: flushing fs disk buffer returned 0x5
10/18/08 6:49:08 PM kernel disk0s2: I/O error.
10/18/08 6:49:08 PM kernel jnl: disk0s2: dojnlio: strategy err 0x5
10/18/08 6:49:08 PM kernel jnl: disk0s2: writejournalheader: error writing the journal header!
10/18/08 6:49:08 PM kernel disk0s2: I/O error.
They are quickly followed by errors involving Spotlight files:
10/18/08 6:51:20 PM mds[58] (/Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E)(E rror) IndexCI in ci_ftruncate:ftruncate(45 /Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E/li ve.0.indexPostings, 131072) error:22
10/18/08 6:51:20 PM mds[58] (/Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E)(E rror) IndexCI in initPayload:ftruncate err: 22
10/18/08 6:51:20 PM mds[58] (/Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E)(E rror) IndexGeneral in notify_lowspace:low space for device 234881026 (/Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E)
(The last message is especially puzzling since I am using a 500GB internal SATA drive for my Time Machine volume and it has plenty of free space.)
Several second later I get a barrage of these errors:
10/18/08 7:48:25 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[940] Volume at path /Volumes/Time Machine does not appear to be the correct backup volume for this computer. (Cookies do not match)
But it is the correct volume. (It has the hidden files at the top of the directory, .com.apple.timemachine.supported, and .001f5b398350, which is the correct MAC address for my computer.)
Once the hang-up occurs, I cannot access any files on the Time Machine disk: When I open it in a window, it is blank. When I reboot, the files reappear and Time Machine will work again for several hourly runs before hanging again.
I have verified that the Time Machine disk was formatted properly. And I have made certain to exclude the Time Machine disk from Spotlight indexing. I've also deselected and then reselected the disk in the Time Machine preference panel. Whatever I do, backups start working again for several hours and then Time Machine hangs with similar error messages.
I have tried wiping the backup disk and starting again but to no avail. The disk itself seems to be o.k.: I have tested it using backup programs other than Spotlight and it performs flawlessly. Apple Hardware Test reports no problems. I am stumped.Like several people who have posted here I am having crippling conflicts between Time Machine and Spotlight. I began describing the problem in my response to another thread (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1752099&tstart=0). Since then I have done more research and diagnosis and am posting the results here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Here is what happens: Time Machine will be cruising along just fine, making hourly backups one after another and then wham -- it hangs. First I get I/O disk error messages like these:
10/18/08 6:48:58 PM kernel jnl: disk0s2: flushing fs disk buffer returned 0x5
10/18/08 6:49:08 PM kernel disk0s2: I/O error.
10/18/08 6:49:08 PM kernel jnl: disk0s2: dojnlio: strategy err 0x5
10/18/08 6:49:08 PM kernel jnl: disk0s2: writejournalheader: error writing the journal header!
10/18/08 6:49:08 PM kernel disk0s2: I/O error.
They are quickly followed by errors involving Spotlight files:
10/18/08 6:51:20 PM mds[58] (/Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E)(E rror) IndexCI in ci_ftruncate:ftruncate(45 /Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E/li ve.0.indexPostings, 131072) error:22
10/18/08 6:51:20 PM mds[58] (/Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E)(E rror) IndexCI in initPayload:ftruncate err: 22
10/18/08 6:51:20 PM mds[58] (/Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E)(E rror) IndexGeneral in notify_lowspace:low space for device 234881026 (/Volumes/Time Machine/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/A94308C8-042B-44C2-B8B0-3EF0DF80A20E)
(The last message is especially puzzling since I am using a 500GB internal SATA drive for my Time Machine volume and it has plenty of free space.)
Several second later I get a barrage of these errors:
10/18/08 7:48:25 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[940] Volume at path /Volumes/Time Machine does not appear to be the correct backup volume for this computer. (Cookies do not match)
But it is the correct volume. (It has the hidden files at the top of the directory, .com.apple.timemachine.supported, and .001f5b398350, which is the correct MAC address for my computer.)
Once the hang-up occurs, I cannot access any files on the Time Machine disk: When I open it in a window, it is blank. When I reboot, the files reappear and Time Machine will work again for several hourly runs before hanging again.
I have verified that the Time Machine disk was formatted properly. And I have made certain to exclude the Time Machine disk from Spotlight indexing. I've also deselected and then reselected the disk in the Time Machine preference panel. Whatever I do, backups start working again for several hours and then Time Machine hangs with similar error messages.
I have tried wiping the backup disk and starting again but to no avail. The disk itself seems to be o.k.: I have tested it using backup programs other than Spotlight and it performs flawlessly. Apple Hardware Test reports no problems. I am stumped. -
Anything better than Time Machine Buddy??
I'm not satisfied with the fact that this Widget does not appear to give me a History of backups and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for other tools to monitor the state of my backup.
I have a 2TB Time Capsule and I just got into my MacPro (1TB) and MacBookPro (150 GB) backups by entering Time Machine on each machine and I see that on the left hand side my MacBookPro goes back to September of 2011 (great) but the MacPro on the left hand side only shows that this backup goes back 1 day (very bad).
Is there something that will let me check this kind of information instead of what appears to be simply a report on the last /successfull/ backup?
Thanks.I see. Thanks Bob.
This will show what has been backed up by way of files on each Time Machine backup - say in addition to simply saying "Here are the last fifteen or twenty or thirty successful backups and their dates"?
You know what I mean?
I mean, I think I really only need it to show me a large number of successful backups and their dates so that I can see this in time and not have to actually get into Time Machine to see this if that makes sense.
Thank you/ -
Time Machine Buddy and admin. rights
There was a fix I used in Snow Leopard to allow a non-admin. user to have
access to the log file. Now that I'm running Lion, I need to make that change
again.
Can't find the note I made, and don't see any tip on it here.
Senor Pondini? Por favor?
ThanksMy apologies to the universe. The relevant post is here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/11607968#11607968
Harv -
Time Machine- Frequently Asked Questions
This post contains answers to many common, general questions about Time Machine.
It does not, however, cover diagnosis and correction of specific problems or errors. See the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip* at the top of this forum for such help.
General problems with Time Capsules are covered in the separate TimeCapsule forum, in the +Digital Life+ section, including the Using TIME MACHINE with a TIME CAPSULE *User Tip* also at the top of that forum.
*C o n t e n t s*
*1. How big a drive do I need for Time Machine?*
*2. What can TM back up, and where can it put it's backups?*
*3. Can I use my TM disk for other stuff?*
*4. Can I use one TM disk to back up 2 or more Macs?*
*5. I just bought an external drive. How do I get it to work with Time Machine?*
*6. Can I use a drive with other data already on it?*
*7. How can I tell what Time Machine is doing during (or after) a backup?*
*8. How can I tell what Time Machine is backing-up?*
*9. Why are my backups so large?*
*10. Can I tell Time Machine not to back up certain things?*
*11. What should I exclude, and what should I not exclude?*
*12. Should I delete old backups? If so, How?*
*13. How can I change TM's schedule of hourly backups?*
*14. How do I restore my entire system?*
*15. How do I restore selected items?*
*16. How can I restore a file/folder to an alternate location?*
*17. How can I see my backups, or the backups for a different Mac, via +Time Machine+ ?*
*18. How can I copy my TM backups to a different location?*
*19. How do I set up a new Mac from my old Mac's backups?*
*20. Once my Mac is backed-up, can I delete some stuff to save space?*
*21. How do I set up Time Machine to an internal or directly-connected external HD?*
*22. How do I set up Time Machine to a shared drive on another Mac?*
*23. How do I set up Time Machine to a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme?*
*24. What do the Time Machine icons in my Menubar and Dock do?*
_*1. How big a drive do I need for Time Machine?*_
A general "rule of thumb" is, TM needs 2 to 3 times as much space as the data it's backing-up (not necessarily the entire size of your internal HD).
But this varies greatly, depending on how you use your Mac. If you frequently add/update lots of large files, then even 3 times may not be enough. If you're a light user, 1.5 times might do. Unfortunately, it's rather hard to predict, so if in doubt, get a bigger one!
Also, there are some OSX features and 3rd-party applications that take up large amounts of backup space, for various reasons. See question #9 for details.
This is a trade-off between space and how long TM can keep it's backups, since TM will, by design, eventually use all the space available. But it won't just quit backing-up when it runs out: It starts deleting the oldest backups so it can keep making new ones. Thus, the more space it has, the longer it can keep your backups.
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_*2. What can TM back up, and where can it put it's backups?*_
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_*Time Machine can back up FROM*_ any internal or +directly connected+ drive/partition formatted with any variation of *Mac OSX Extended* (HFS+). Thus it cannot back up a +Boot Camp+ partition.
It cannot back up any network drive, including a Time Capsule, or a USB drive connected to a Time Capsule or Airport.
It will back-up your entire system (OSX, configuration, applications, user data, settings, preferences, etc. (less most caches, logs, trash, etc.), unless you specifically exclude things (see items 10 and 11).
In fact, by default, it will back up any such drive/partition (except the disk/partition where it's putting backups), unless you specifically exclude it.
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_*Time Machine can back up TO:*_
_*Local Drives:*_
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A directly-connected external disk (USB or FireWire)
A secondary internal disk or partition (but not your boot/OSX partition)
_*Network Drives:_*
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A Time Capsule
A USB disk connected to a Time Capsule
A "shared" disk/partition connected directly to another Mac running Leopard or Snow Leopard on the same local network
An available Mac OS X Server version 10.5 or 10.6 volume
Any such drive must have either the +Apple Partition Map+ or GUID *Partition Map Scheme,* and either the +Mac OS Extended (Journaled)+ or +Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, journaled)+ Format (except a Time Capsule, which has a fixed format).
Time Machine may back up to some 3rd-party network drives (NAS or Network Attached Storage devices), but only those that meet the criteria specified by Apple: Disks that can be used with Time Machine.
Be very careful here: just because a 3rd-party vendor claims to support Time Machine doesn't necessarily mean that Apple supports that configuration, or that it will work in all circumstances.
In some cases, Time Machine may back up to a USB drive connected to an Airport Extreme, but it's often unreliable and is not supported, as specified in the link above.
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You may find some "hacks" that might make other things work, in some cases, to a degree. But use them at your own risk.
First, since it's *unsupported by Apple,* there's nowhere to go when there's trouble.
Second, you're risking a future update preventing it from working, and perhaps rendering your backups useless just when you need them the most.
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*_Step-by-step setup instructions for:_*
An internal or directly-connected external HD: Question 21.
A shared drive on another Mac: Question 22.
A Time Capsule: #Q1 in the Using TIME MACHINE with a TIME CAPSULE *User Tip,* also at the top of the +Time Capsule+ forum.
A USB drive connected to a Time Capsule: #Q2 in the Using TIME MACHINE with a TIME CAPSULE *User Tip.*
A USB drive connected to an Airport Extreme: #Q2 in the Using Time Machine with a USB drive connected to an Airport Extreme *User Tip,* also at the top of the +Airport Extreme+ forum.
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_*3. Can I use my TM disk for other stuff?*_
Yes. TM will not delete anything you put there.
But it's much, much better to partition an external drive into 2 (or more) parts, also called volumes. Assign one to TM, for it's exclusive use for backups; use the other partition(s) however you want. To use a new drive, or one you don't mind erasing, see question #5. To add a partition to an existing drive that already has data on it, see question #6.
(Unfortunately, though, you can't partition a Time Capsule's internal disk. See #Q3 in the Using TIME MACHINE with a TIME CAPSULE *User Tip,* also at the top of the +Time Capsule+ forum.)
There are two reasons for this: first, TM will, eventually, fill all the empty space available to it before it begins deleting old backups. When it gets near full, you may not be able to put anything else there.
Second, if you ever want or have to delete all your old backups and start over (when you get a new Mac, or have certain problems), you can just erase the partition via Disk Utility; if there's other data there, it would be erased too. It is possible to delete individual backups via the TM interface, but it's one-at-a-time, so rather tedious (see question #12). But don't be tempted to just delete them via the Finder -- that can take a very long time, and hopelessly corrupt them.
For most purposes, each partition is treated as if it were a separate disk drive: each will be shown separately on your desktop and/or Finder sidebar, for example, using the name you assign to it.
Note that TM can be used to back-up any internal or directly-connected disk/partition that's formatted Mac OS Extended, including any "other" partitions on it's drive (but no network drives). But it's usually not a good idea to have your originals and backups on the same physical drive. If you don't want it to do that, exclude those disks/partitions from TM via TM's System Preferences > Options. (see question #10).
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_*4. Can I use one TM disk to back up 2 or more Macs?*_
Yes, if it's big enough (see question #1). TM keeps track of which computer is which (by a hardware identifier, not computer name), so it will always keep it's backups for each Mac separate from each other.
It is advisable, though, to partition an external disk that will be connected to your Macs into one volume for each Mac (see question #5 or #6 for instructions). You can't partition a Time Capsule's disk, but each Mac will have a separate +sparse bundle+ on a Time Capsule, so it's not as big an issue.
There are two reasons for this:
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First, TM will, eventually, fill all the space available to it before it begins deleting old backups. When multiple Macs are "competing" for the same backup space, TM might have room for several months of backups for one, but only a few weeks for another. This is especially likely to happen if you start backing-up a new Mac to a drive that already has a lot of backups from another Mac. TM on the new Mac will not delete backups from the other Mac, so when it needs space for new backups, it will delete the oldest backups from the new Mac instead.
Second, if you ever want or have to delete all the old backups for one Mac and start over, you can just erase the partition via Disk Utility; if there are other Mac's backups there, they would be erased also. If you replace one of the Macs, TM on the new one won't delete the backups from the old one. And sometimes it's advisable after certain problems.
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If you're backing-up to a USB disk connected to a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme, you can use separate partitions if desired, but it's less of an issue, since the backups for each Mac will be in separate +sparse bundles.+ Those can be deleted via the Finder if necessary.
If you're backing-up to a shared disk connected to another Mac on the same local network, there should be a separate partition for the Mac that the disk is connected to directly; the other Macs can share a partition or have their own, as you desire, since these will each be in separate +sparse bundles.+
It is possible to delete individual backups via the TM interface, but it's one-at-a-time, so rather tedious. See question #12. (And don't be tempted to just delete them via the Finder -- all sorts of things may go very wrong.)
See question #17 for how to view/restore from another Mac's backups.
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_*5. I just bought an external drive. How do I get it to work with Time Machine?*_
First decide if you're going to put other data on the drive. If so, see question #3 before proceeding. If you're making two or more partitions, it's usually a good idea to put your TM partition first, so you can adjust it later.
Second, consider whether your backups should be case-sensitive. That is the default if Time Machine formats it for you (and if you're backing up to a Time Capsule or other network device, TM will use a case-sensitive +sparse bundle,+ which you can't change.)
If any disk being backed-up is case-sensitive, then your backups must be case-sensitive also. There's no choice: TM can only back up that way. So if you think you might add a case-sensitive disk in the future, make your backup disk case-sensitive now.
But if all the disks/partitions being backed-up are case-ignorant, you may want your backups to be the same. If the backups are case-sensitive, TM can't restore an item if there's an item already in the same location with a conflicting name.
Example: you save a file named MYFILE, then later on change it to Myfile. You cannot restore the older MYFILE to replace the newer Myfile. Worse, if this happens, TM will not provide a list or log of the conflicting item(s)-- it just says "some items cannot be restored" and gives you the option to stop or continue.
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Most new disks come with various things on them that you don't need, and may even conflict with Time Machine. So even if the drive says "Mac Ready" or the like, you should erase and format it with the Disk Utility app (in your Applications/Utilities folder):
a. When Disk Utility starts, select the new drive in the sidebar (the line with the size and make/ID).
b. Select the Erase tab, then confirm. This will erase the entire disk. (If you want, you can select +Security Options,+ then +Zero-Out Data+ to physically erase the entire disk by writing over everything. This will take quite a while, and shouldn't be necessary, especially on a new disk. This may not work if the drive is already set up with a non-Apple *Partition Map Scheme,* such as is used on Windows. If that happens, just continue with item c.
c. Select the Partition tab, then set the number of partitions from the drop down menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more). Sometimes you can't change a MBR drive to GUID or APM and change the number of partitions at the same time; if that happens, make a single partition with GUID or APM first, then re-format with the desired number.
d. Click Options, then choose either GUID or +Apple Partition Map.+ For Time Machine, either will work, but GUID is usually preferred for other purposes on an Intel Mac; +Apple Partition Map+ for a PPC Mac.
e. For each partition, click on it (it will then be outlined in blue), then supply a name (this is the name that will appear on your desktop and/or Finder sidebar) and size (either by typing in the box or dragging the dividers in the diagram), and set the *Format type* for your Time Machine partition to either +Mac OS Extended (Journaled)+ or +Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)+ as you decided above. Set any other partitions to the desired format.
f. When you've got everything the way you want it, click Apply and wait a few moments for the process to complete.
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_*6. Can I use a drive with other data already on it?*_
Maybe. First, verify that it has the correct *Partition Map Scheme* using Disk Utility (in your Applications/Utilities folder). Select the top line of your drive (with the size and make). Down towards the bottom of the panel will be the *Partition Map Scheme.* It should be either GUID or +Apple Partition Map.+ If this is not correct, the only way to use this disk for TM backups is to copy the data off somewhere else temporarily and reformat it into at least 2 partitions with the correct Partition Map Scheme per question #5 above, then copy the data back.
Also, partitions must use contiguous physical space on a disk, so just because your disk has enough total available space on it, there may not be enough contiguous space available for a new partition. The only way to tell is by trying -- if there isn't enough space, the partitioning will just fail without actually changing anything.
Before doing this, back-up the data you want to keep, just in case.
Here's how to partition without erasing:
a. When Disk Utility starts, select the drive in the sidebar (the line with the size and make/ID).
b. Click the Partition tab. DU will show a chart of the current partition(s), with the amount used in each shaded in light blue.
c. Click the partition you want to split. DU will outline it in blue.
d. Click the plus sign at the bottom. DU will split the partition into two parts, and name the new one the same as the old, but with "_2" appended.
e. Click the new partition; DU will outline it in blue.
f. Give it a name (this is the name that will appear on your desktop/Finder sidebar).
g. Adjust it's size, either by dragging the divider between the new and old partitions, or typing the desired size into the box.
h. Set the Format to +Mac OS Extended (Journaled)+ or +Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, journaled).+ See the pink box in question #5 to determine which you need.
i. When you have it the way you want it, click Apply.
j. The drive will be re-partitioned, unless DU can't get enough contiguous space; then it will send you an error message, and not change anything.
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There are some 3rd-party apps that will move data around so you can do the partition even when Disk Utility can't. But they all strongly recommend that you back-up the data first, "just in case" something goes wrong. Well, if you're going to do that, you might as well simply do the copy, then erase and reformat the disk, then copy the data back.
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_*7. How can I tell what Time Machine is doing during (or after) a backup?*_
If you press the TM icon in your Menubar, or right-click the TM icon in your Dock, and select +TM preferences,+ you may see "Preparing" (Leopard) or "Calculating Changes" (Snow Leopard); or a progress message ("xxx MB/GB of yyy MB/GB"), or a number of other messages; plus a progress bar (Preferences pane only; sometimes there's also a separate window with a progress bar).
For more detail, click here to download the +Time Machine Buddy+ widget. It shows the messages from your logs for one TM backup run at a time, in a small window. (If it doesn't seem to work, see #A1 in the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum.)
See the yellow box in #C2 in the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip,* for explanations of common messages.
If you see messages that seem to indicate an error, or if your backup fails, you should be able to find the message there, or in the Contents, along with one or more possible fixes. If that doesn't help, post a new thread in this forum with details, including all the messages, your setup (especially the destination for the backups), what you've done, and the results.
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_*8. How can I tell what Time Machine is backing-up?*_
Click here to download the TimeTracker app. It shows most of the files saved by TM for each backup, except the first (excluding some hidden/system files, etc.).
Some prefer the BackupLoupe application.
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_*9. Why are my backups so large?*_
There are some OSX features and 3rd-party applications that cause large Time Machine backups. Some common ones are any virtualization software, P2P or Torrent-type apps, and the Directory Protection feature of Tech Tools.
FileVault (System Preferences > Security) converts your entire Home Folder into a single, encrypted disk image. So any change to anything in your Home Folder is treated as a change to the encrypted image, and the whole thing is backed-up. TM minimizes the impact, though, by only backing it up when you log out, but it's still going to eat up a lot of space on your TM disk. Also, you can't view or restore individual items from your Home Folder via Time Machine; just the whole thing.
Some apps, such as Entourage, sometimes use a single file, often a database, to store their data. With Entourage, for example, every time you send or receive a single message, the whole database is changed, and will be backed-up the next time. Apple mail, of course, stores messages individually, so this doesn't happen.
If in doubt, use the +Time Tracker+ app to see what's taking-up the space. See question #8.
One solution is to simply exclude the item from TM so it isn't backed-up regularly, then when you do want it backed-up, just copy it somewhere that's not excluded. See question #10.
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_*10. Can I tell Time Machine not to back up certain things?*_
Sure. Go to TM's Preferences and click Options.
In the next panel, click the plus sign at the bottom.
In the sidebar of the next panel, select your computer, drive, or home folder as appropriate; then navigate to the file/folder you want to exclude. If you can't find it, and it's name starts with a dot (period), or it's in a top-level folder that doesn't appear when you click your internal HD in the sidebar, it's a hidden item. Click the +Show invisible items+ box to make it show up.
Select it, click Exclude, then Done.
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_*11. What should I exclude, and what should I not exclude?*_
First, TM automatically excludes most caches, work files, logs, trash, etc., so you don't need to worry about those (see below for the gory details).
You may want to exclude some special files/folders that cause extra-large backups (see question #9.)
Some folks exclude their Desktop and/or Downloads folders, as they use these for "working storage" and put the finished product in a permanent location that does get backed-up.
If you do a lot of step-by-step processing of large files, such as video processing, you might want to do it on a "scratch" disk, partition, or folder that you exclude from TM, so the intermediate steps won't all be backed-up. When done, be sure to put the finished product somewhere it will be backed-up.
Some people exclude their /System and/or /Library and/or /Applications folders, to save space. Generally this is unwise, as it won't save very much disk space, but will make recovery from a disk failure *very, very* tedious and time-consuming. You'd have to install OSX from your disc; migrate or restore your data; download and install the "combo" Software Update to bring your OS current; and reinstall all 3rd-party software and re-enter any license codes; then hope you didn't miss anything. Major hassle for minor space saving (usually 14-20 GB).
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*Details of automatically-excluded items:*
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Sometimes, changes to your iPhoto and/or Aperture libraries may not be backed-up if those apps are open.
Most things omitted are listed in a special "plist" on your system. See this file:
/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.pli st
A few others are excluded via special "extended attributes" on certain items, mostly in the iTunes and iPhoto libraries. These are automatically rebuilt or re-indexed when restored, so don't need to be backed-up.
To see which ones are excluded, open the Terminal app (in your Applications/Utilities folder). Be *very careful* with this app. It's a direct link into UNIX, the underpinnings of OSX, but without the protections of OSX.
In Terminal, the prompt looks like this: user-xxxxxx:~ <your name>$
(where <your name> is your short user name). It's followed by a non-blinking block cursor (unless it's been changed via Terminal > Preferences).
Copy the following after the prompt exactly, then press Return.
sudo mdfind "comapple_backupexcludeItem = 'com.apple.backupd'"
You'll be prompted to enter your Admin password (it won't be displayed). That will list the items excluded this way.
If you use Xcode, the "build" folders are not backed-up.
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_*12. Should I delete old backups? If so, How?*_
Under normal circumstances, you shouldn't have to. TM automatically "thins" (deletes) backups every time it does a new backup, on the following schedule:
"Hourly" backups after 24 hours (except the first of the day, which is a "Daily" backup).
"Daily" backups after a month (except the first of each week, which is a "Weekly" backup.)
"Weekly" backups are kept until TM needs the space for new backups; then one or more of the oldest weeklies will be deleted.
However, TM will never delete the backup copy of anything that was on the disk being backed-up at the time of any remaining backup. So all that's actually deleted are copies of items whose originals were changed or deleted before the next remaining backup.
But if you want or need to, you can delete either all backups of a particular file or folder, or an entire backup (sort of). Do not attempt this via the Finder. First, if you're on Leopard, be sure you have the "action" or "gear" icon in your Finder's toolbar +(Finder > View > Customize Toolbar).+ If there's no toolbar, click the lozenge at the upper-right of the Finder window's title bar.
Use the TM interface: +Enter Time Machine.+ (To delete backups for a different Mac, see question #17).
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Locate the backup or item you want to delete via the "cascade" of Finder windows.
If you want to delete all backups of a particular item, select it in the window.
Right-click the item (if you're on Leopard, Click the "gear" icon in the toolbar) and select either +Delete Backup+ (the entire backup) or +Delete all Backups of <item selected>.+
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You'll see a confirmation prompt, then one for your Administrator's password. This may take a while, especially over a network.
If you delete an entire backup, it will disappear from the timeline and the "cascade" of Finder windows, but it will not actually delete the backup copy of any item that was present at the time of any remaining backup. Thus you may not gain much space. This is usually fairly quick, but sometimes quite lengthy (if you exit TM, you may see a progress bar for it). Unfortunately, you cannot predict which will be fast and which won't.
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If you're backing-up over a network, there's an additional complication: Those backups are in a +sparse bundle,+ not a normal folder. A sparse bundle doesn't shrink automatically when things are removed from it, so you won't see how much space you've gained. TM will automatically "compact" a sparse bundle when it needs room for new backups, but you can do it manually via a command in the Terminal app (in your Applications/Utilities folder.
Be extremely careful when using Terminal. It is a direct interface into UNIX, the underpinning of OSX. Unlike the Finder, there are few protections against making a mistake, which can cause untold damage.
In Terminal, the prompt looks like this: user-xxxxxx:~ <your name>$
(where <your name> is your short user name). It's followed by a non-blinking block cursor (unless it's been changed via Terminal > Preferences).
At the prompt, type +*hdiutil compact+* followed by a space.
Then drag the Sparse Bundle to the Terminal window, and press Return.
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If you delete all backups of an item, TM will not back it up again unless/until it's changed, or TM does a "deep traversal" (see the yellow box in #C2 in theTime Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum).
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_*13. How can I change TM's schedule of hourly backups?*_
It's usually best to let TM do it's hourly backups. It was designed to protect you best that way.
If they're using too much time or disk space, see item #9.
If they're slow or hanging, see item #D2 in the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum.
If you still want to do this, you can use the free Time Machine Editor.
It may change the following files, in your /System/Library/LaunchDaemons folder:
com.apple.backupd-attach.plist
com.apple.backupd-auto.plist
com.apple.backupd-wake.plist
com.apple.backupd.plist
It's a good idea to copy these somewhere safe before using the Editor. Then if there's a problem, you can delete the corrupted ones and put the copies back. Do not attempt to edit these yourself.
Also note that if you ever want to resume hourly backups, use Time Machine Editor to change back to that schedule before deleting the app. Otherwise, Time Machine will keep using the last schedule set by Time Machine Editor.
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_*14. How do I restore my entire system?*_
You can restore your entire system from it's backups, unless you excluded System folders (see item #11).
But do not try this full system restore from a *different Mac's* backups. If it boots at all, many things will likely go wrong. See these Apple articles for details: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2186 and http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3243 Instead, boot from your Install disc, erase your internal HD, install OSX, then use +Setup Assistant+ (see item #19 ).
To restore your entire system, you need the Leopard or Snow Leopard Install disc that came with your Mac (gray), or any retail Leopard (black) or Snow Leopard (white) disc. It doesn't matter what version it is (and doesn't violate the license if you borrow one), since you won't be loading OSX from it, just using the Installer utility. You can use either a Leopard or Snow Leopard disc to restore a Leopard backup, but only a Snow Leopard disc to restore a Snow Leopard backup.
If you backed-up multiple drives/partitions, note that this procedure will restore one OSX drive/partition at a time. Use the normal Time Machine "Star Wars" interface to restore data-only drives or partitions (see item #15).
If your backups are on a Time Capsule, connect to it via an Ethernet cable if possible; it will be much faster than WIFI. If your backups are on a disk connected to a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme, or a shared drive on another Mac on the same local network, connect it directly to your Mac if possible. It will be much faster than Ethernet or WIFI.
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a. Boot from the Leopard/Snow Leopard disc. Insert it and either wait for the +Mac OS X Install DVD+ window and double-click the "Install" icon; or power down, then start up normally while holding down the "C" key. That takes a few minutes.
b. Select your language from the list shown. On the next screen, select Utilities from the top menubar.
c. If you're restoring to a new disk, or one that may not be formatted properly, select +Disk Utility+ from the list of Utilities in the menubar, and format the drive: Select the top line (with the make and size), click the Partition tab and select +1 Partition+ from the the pop-up menu under *Volume Scheme.*
Give it a name (probably +Macintosh HD)+ under *Volume Information,* and select +Mac OS Extended (Journaled)+ for the Format unless you're certain you need +Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled).+ Click the Options button below the box, and select GUID for an Intel Mac, or +Apple Partition Map+ for a PPC Mac and click the OK button, then Apply. That should only take a few moments. Quit Disk Utility and you should see the Utilities menu again.
d. Select +Restore from Backups+, and follow the on-screen instructions:
e. You'll be prompted to select the disk where your TM backups are (or search for a Time Capsule). If you're restoring from a network drive (instead of connecting it directly), click the Airport icon in the Menubar and join the network.
f. You'll next be prompted to select which of the backups you want, and, if you backed-up multiple OSX drives/partitions, which one to restore from. There will be a list showing the date & time of each completed backup of the disk selected, and the version of OSX on that backup. Note that the times on the list may not match your current time zone: they may be shown in *U.S. Pacific Time.*
g. You're also prompted to select a destination (probably your internal HD), then a confirmation, then the process starts.
h. If you want to monitor the installation, select Window, then +Show Log+ and +Show All logs+ from the menubar.
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This is, naturally, a lengthy process, but your Mac will be restored exactly as it was at the time of the backup you selected (unless, of course, you excluded things from TM backups). Then your Mac will start up normally.
When it does, you should immediately turn Time Machine off, as it's next backup will probably be a full one -- everything it just restored is considered changed and will be backed-up again. You cannot prevent this, only delay it. It will of course take quite a while, and a lot of space on your TM disk, so you may wish to wait until you're sure your system is the way you want it, or even erase your TM disk with Disk Utility and let your backups start anew.
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_*15. How do I restore selected items?*_
Time Machine has special handling for the data in these Apple applications: *Address Book, Mail,* and iPhoto. See below.
All other data (including apps) is handled via the Finder. There's a demonstration of two ways in the Time Machine Tutorial. With a Finder window open, +Enter Time Machine.+ Locate the item you want to restore in the "cascade" of Finder windows, select it, click Restore in the lower right, and TM will put the selected version in the same place it was saved from.
Note that what you see once you're in Time Machine depends on how your Finder window appeared before you clicked the TM icon. If you were on your Desktop, you'll see a Finder window showing only your desktop; if on your home folder, when you get into TM, that's what you'll see. Once there, you cannot add a sidebar for other selections, or the toolbar (you may need the "gear" icon) by clicking the lozenge in the upper right. If you need these, select them before entering Time Machine.
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*Address Book*
Start with the +Address Book+ application, then click the Time Machine icon in your Dock.
Navigate to the desired backup, select whatever you want to restore, and click the Restore button.
Note that you cannot restore Address Book data to an alternate location via this method.
*Apple Mail*
Start with the Mail application, then click the Time Machine icon in your Dock.
Navigate to the desired backup, select the mailbox you want to restore from (and individual messages if desired), and click the Restore button.
TM will make a new folder named +Time Machine+ in the +On My Mac+ section, containing a +Recovered Messages+ mailbox. This avoids duplicating messages in the selected mailbox; you can move or delete individual messages wherever you wish.
If you restore additional mailboxes or messages, Time Machine will make a separate +Recovered Messages-n+ mailbox for them.
Note that you cannot restore Mail data to an alternate location via this method.
iPhoto
Start with the iPhoto application, then click the Time Machine icon in your Dock (or +File > Browse Backups+ from the menubar.
Navigate to the desired backup. Select the photo(s) you want to restore , and click the Restore button (or, to restore them all, click +Restore All).+
Note that you cannot restore iPhotos to an alternate location via this method.
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In most cases, if you +Enter Time Machine+ with an item selected that wasn't present (or was excluded) when some of the backups were done, those backups will be grayed-out in the Timeline on the right, and you can't select them. For example, if you recently created a new mailbox, and +Enter Time Machine+ from Mail with that mailbox selected, only backups made since that mailbox was created will appear normally; earlier ones will be grayed-out.
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_*16. How can I restore a file/folder to an alternate location?*_
First, if you're on Leopard, be sure you have the "action" or "gear" icon in your Finder's toolbar +(Finder > View > Customize Toolbar).+ If there's no toolbar, click the lozenge at the upper-right of the Finder window's title bar.
Then locate and select the desired item as above, click the "gear" icon in the Finder window (or, on Snow Leopard, right-click it), then +Restore <item selected> to ...".+
Then you'll see a prompt where you can select a location, and TM will place it there.
To use the backups from a different Mac, see item #17.
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_*17. How can I see my backups, or the Backups for a different Mac, via +Time Machine+ ?*_
TM keeps the backups for each Mac separate, and normally only shows the ones for the Mac it's running on, even if there are other Macs' backups on the same disk/partition.
Also, sometimes TM will start a new "sequence" of backups, as if they were from a different Mac.
To see these "other" backups, you need the (badly named) +*Browse Other Time Machine Disks*+ option. It's available by holding down the Option key while selecting the TM icon in your Menubar, or by right-clicking the TM icon in your Dock.
You'll see a selection screen showing all the disks/partitions that have TM backups on them. Select the one you want, and you'll be taken to the normal TM "Star Wars" display, where you should see all the backups on that disk/partition.
If the backups you want were made over a network, you may have to manually mount the +sparse bundle+ they're in, by double-clicking it via the Finder, for them to show up in the selection screen.
You may not be able to restore such items normally, to their original location; you'll need to restore them to an +alternate location+ per item #16.
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_*18. How can I copy my TM backups to a different location?*_
In many cases, you can copy your Time Machine backups to a new location, with some restrictions:
If your backups were made to an internal or directly-connected USB or FireWire disk or partition, you must copy all the backups for all the Macs that were backed-up to the same disk/partition that way.
You cannot pick and choose a group of individual backups to copy -- it's "all or nothing."
You cannot merge two or more sets of backups, even for the same Mac.
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Part of the complexity here is because Time Machine stores it's backups differently depending on how they were made:
+*Local backups+* (made to an internal disk or a USB or FireWire disk connected directly to a Mac) are stored in a folder named "Backups.backupdb", at the top level of the drive/partition.
+*Network backups+* (made over a network, whether via WIFI or Ethernet) are stored inside a +*sparse bundle+* at the top level of the drive, in a folder named "Backups.backupdb".
Normally, you cannot just switch from one method to the other.
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The method of copying is different for Leopard and Snow Leopard; how the backups were made; and whether you're changing from local to network, or vice-versa.
Note that below, a "volume" is either an entire disk drive or a partition on a disk drive.
Unless the new volume is a Time Capsule's internal HD (which is pre-formatted), it must be formatted per item #5, especially the pink box there (with a couple of exceptions noted below).
Before starting to copy, de-select the old destination via TM Preferences (select "none"). When done, select the new destination.
Copying backups will take a long time under the best of circumstances; even a small set of backups will contain +several hundred thousand+ files; a large one may number in the millions.
If the copy fails, and everything else seems correct, try Repairing the old backups, per #A5 in the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip.*
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_*To copy LOCAL BACKUPS from one volume to another LOCAL VOLUME:_*
*SNOW LEOPARD:* See the *Mac OS X v10.6: How to transfer your back ups from your current hard drive to a new hard drive* section, towards the bottom of this Apple article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427 Note that if the old volume is formatted +Mac OS Extended (case-sensitive, journaled),+ the new one must be formatted the same.
Or, use the procedure for Leopard:
LEOPARD: You cannot copy +*local backups+* properly from one volume to another via the Leopard Finder. But you can duplicate the backups to a different volume via Disk Utility (in your Applications/Utilities folder).
Note that you must duplicate an *entire volume* to another *entire volume* -- if you have other items on the old volume, they will be copied, too (this is a bad idea: see question #3 above). Also, any data already on the new volume will be erased.
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a. Via Time Machine Preferences, de-select the volume (select "none"). Quit System Preferences.
b. Be sure to format the new drive correctly. See item #5 for instructions.
c. Connect both drives to your Mac, via separate ports if possible, then open a Finder window. Make sure both volumes are shown in the sidebar (if not, from the Menubar select Preferences > Sidebar, and check the box to show +External disks+ in the sidebar). Leave the Finder window open.
d. Start Disk Utility, select either volume (indented under the main drive line), and click the Restore tab.
e. Drag the old volume to the Source box, and the new volume to the Destination box.
f. Check the +Erase destination+ box, then the Restore button. This may take a long time.
g. When the duplication is complete, note that Disk Utility has *+changed the name+* of the destination volume to be the same as the source. You do not want to leave it that way, so immediately rename one of them. In the sidebar of the Finder window opened above, right-click the one you want to rename. When done, look back at the Disk Utility display to be sure you renamed the right one, then quit Disk Utility.
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_*To copy TIME CAPSULE BACKUPS to ANOTHER TIME CAPSULE:_*
See the *Time Capsule and Mac OS X v10.6: How to transfer your back up from an existing Time Capsule to a new one* section towards the bottom of this Apple article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
_*To copy NETWORK BACKUPS to a USB drive to be used on a NETWORK (or to a Time Capsule):_*
*SNOW LEOPARD:* First, configure Time Machine to back up to the new network location, and start a backup. As soon as the +sparse bundle+ is created, cancel the backup. Then, if possible, connect the new drive directly to your Mac (or the Time Capsule via Ethernet). Use the Finder to mount the new sparse bundle, and delete the Backups.backupdb folder inside it. Then drag the Backups.backupdb folder from the old +sparse bundle+ to the new +sparse bundle.+
LEOPARD: If possible, connect the new drive directly to your Mac (or the Time Capsule via Ethernet). Use the Finder to drag the +sparse bundle+ from the old volume to the new one. The problem here is, the copied sparse bundle will have the same +maximum size+ as the old one, so it may not be able to use the entire volume for backups.
_*To copy NETWORK BACKUPS to be used LOCALLY:_*
*SNOW LEOPARD:* Connect the old drive directly to your Mac if possible. Use the Finder to mount the old sparse bundle, then drag the Backups.backupdb folder from the sparse bundle to the top level of the new volume. Note that in this case, the new volume must be formatted +Mac OS Extended (case-sensitive, journaled).+
LEOPARD: Network backups cannot be copied to be used locally.
_*To copy LOCAL BACKUPS to be used on a NETWORK:_*
*SNOW LEOPARD:* First, configure Time Machine to back up to the network location, and start a backup. As soon as the +sparse bundle+ is created, cancel the backup. Then, if possible, connect the new drive directly to your Mac. Use the Finder to mount the new sparse bundle, and delete the Backups.backupdb folder inside it. Then drag the Backups.backupdb folder from the old volume to the new +sparse bundle.+
LEOPARD: Local backups cannot be copied to be used on a network.
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_*19. How do I set up a new Mac from my old Mac's backups?*_
The easiest way to set up a new Mac if you already have a Mac, is to use +Setup Assistant,+ which starts automatically when you start up your shiny new Mac.
There's a little demonstration of this towards the end of the Time Machine Tutorial.
First, you'll see a Welcome video in many languages, then a screen to select your Country, then one to select your Keyboard.
The next screen says "Do you already own a Mac?" and "Would you like to transfer" followed by four options:
From another Mac
From another volume on this Mac
From another Mac's Time Machine Backups
Do not transfer
To transfer directly from another Mac, you must connect them via FireWire cable, Ethernet cable, or an Airport; and start up the other Mac in +Target Disk+ mode (start up while holding down the T key).
To transfer from Time Machine backups, they can be on an external FireWire or USB drive, or a Time Capsule. If they're on a Time Capsule, connect to it via Ethernet cable if possible. If they were made on a USB drive connected to a Time Capsule or Airport, connect the drive directly to your Mac if possible. If the backups are on an internal HD on another Mac, connect that Mac in +Target Disk+ mode as above.
If you have a "clone" of your old Mac on an external HD, made via CarbonCopyCloner, SuperDuper, or the like, it's the equivalent of the old Mac: select +From Another Mac+ and connect the drive.
If you selected +Time Machine backups,+ then select your TM backups on the next screen. (If they're not shown, connect the drive, or click Join if they're on a Time Capsule).
Next is the selection for what you want to transfer. You'll see four checkboxes:
Users
Applications
Settings
Other Files and Folders
These are "yes" or "no" selections: you can select which users to transfer, but otherwise you can't pick and chose individual items in those categories.
In nearly all cases, select all four and click the Transfer button (as soon as it completes calculating all the sizes). +Setup Assistant+ will then transfer everything; when you restart, your Mac will be just like the old one: users, passwords, configuration, etc.
Note that +Setup Assistant+ is smart enough not to replace newer Apple apps that came with the new Mac with older versions from the backups.
In some cases, there may be a few exceptions:
If transferring from a PPC Mac to an Intel Mac, some PPC applications may not work properly, or at all. See this Apple article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1963?viewlocale=en_US
You may have to re-enter serial numbers/purchase codes for some 3rd-party applications.
Very rarely, complex 3rd-party apps that were installed with special installers, and put files in unexpected places, may need to be reinstalled (using their installer) to work properly.
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_*20. Once my Mac is backed-up, can I delete some stuff to save space?*_
+*NO, NO, NO !+* That is a +*terrible idea !+*
First, the whole point of a good backup strategy is to have (at least) two copies of everything important, in (at least) two separate places. If you delete the originals, you no longer have backups! When your TM drive fails (and all disk drives fail, sooner or later), you risk losing your +*only remaining copy.+*
Second, Time Machine will, eventually, delete the backup copies of anything that's no longer on your system. The timing varies, depending on how long things were on your system before being deleted, how often backups were run, and how much space is on your TM drive: it may be as long as your oldest backup, or as short as 24 hours.
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_*21. How do I set up Time Machine to an internal or directly-connected external HD?*_
If you connect an external drive to your Mac, and Time Machine is not set up, OSX will ask if you want to use the drive for Time Machine backups. If you click the +Use as Backup Disk+ button, it will set up Time Machine automatically.
But there may be some problems with that, so we recommend doing it this way:
First, set up the drive for use with Time Machine. See item #5 for instructions on setting up a new drive, or one without any data you want to keep. See item #6 to add a partition for Time Machine to an existing drive that already has data that you want to keep.
Next, if the +Time Machine+ application isn't already in your Dock, drag it there from your Applications folder.
Right-click it and select +(Open) Time Machine Preferences.+ Check the box to +Show Time Machine status in the menu bar+ and click the +Select Disk+ button (on Leopard, this will be either +Choose Backup Disk+ or +Change Disk.)+ Select the desired drive/partition from the list and click the +Use for Backup+ button.
In the +Next Backup+ area of the TM Preference panel there should be a 120-second countdown until the backup starts.
Note that the first backup will copy the entire contents of your system, except for a few things that are skipped automatically, such as system work files, most caches, your logs, trash, etc., and anything else you may have excluded (see item #10 and item #11) so it will be rather lengthy, depending on how much data is on your system, how your Time Machine disk is connected, and how busy your Mac is.
You can continue to use your Mac while TM is backing-up, and you can even cancel a backup if necessary, but to make the first full backup as fast as possible, try not to overload your Mac or cancel the backup.
See item #24 for information on the two Time Machine icons you just added.
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_*22. How do I set up Time MachiHi, Nubz!
Yes, I just saw that, and am still chuckling.
Maybe that will mollify the Jive gods?
Thanks again,
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Time Machine Error Unable to complete backup... I haven't solved yet
I have an iomega ultramax 1TB HD (firewire) that this company has used to backup this computer for some time before I came here. It continued to backup this Mac (OS X 10.5.8) for about 8 months until it kept failing. We replaced the power cord and it seemed to work again but failed to complete any backups. I can copy files directly to the drive so it seems ok. It will run all the way through a backup, for example it will say it is copying xMB of 132.3MB and go until it reaches 132.3. Then it seems to try to restart but only to do the same thing. Then I get the error message "Latest backup: failed" and the message as in the title of this post. I tried starting some backups manually but that got the same result.
I installed the Time Machine Buddy widget and sometimes I don't get a complete error message but then I got one that said it had an error copying a specific file. I deleted that file and now just get incomplete error messages again but it keeps "failing" in the same way. The buddy does say it copied x number of files (one time ~1300 files, another time ~700 files) but I don't find any files or backup data on the external HD. There is plenty of space available. It almost seems as if it just can't finish the backups but I can't be 100% sure on that until I catch it in progress a few more times.
Does anyone have any ideas or just how I can take the next step in diagnosing the problem?Start with the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum.
Depending on what the messages are, you'll probably end up in #C3 there. As you'll see, lots of things can cause that, so you may have to try several fixes.
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.
To eliminate some possible conflicts and problems, do all the things in #D2 there.
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Data entered by user in the front end is lost when ever their is an error
Hi, I am working for an internal tool aplication which is used to enter/manipulate employee details. We are using ORACLE APEX for this. We have completed most of the application wr.t Master detail page But when we are testing we had this problem as b
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Delivery Note Number should not repeat again during MIGO
Hi Friends, My client has a requirement to validate the Delivery note filed in the MIGO screen, i.e., the system should allow the user to enter a delivery note number once entered already during goods movement through MIGO. Is there any way that this
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Increase in speed after defragmenting Windows
Hi there everyone. This is an observation I made after I defragmented Windows on my MacBook. The Windows ran faster (obviously) and surprisingly, Mac OS also became faster.
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I'm new to macs and new to GB. I'm a musician looking for a way to create music to share with other musicians via mp3 downloads through the our website. Is this possible with GB? Also...I realize from what I've read that I can't use my own keyboard s
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When typing on laptop hand hits something, screen changes,lose current page??
When typing on my laptop keyboard, sometimes the palm of my hand will hit some keys, don't know what or where, and my page might change or I lose what I have typed. Does this have anything to do with the "hot keys" on my key board for my Toshiba comp