Time Machine, FileVault & Windows Backup Best Practice

I read a lot on the forums about people wanting the best way to backup, when they had FileVault and also Windows files.
This is what I did, I have a 250 GB Lacie external drive:
1) 2 Partitions: 177 GB Mac OS Extended, 55 GB FAT32 (This disk was entirely FAT32 and MacOS Disk Utility wouldn't resize it to make space or even recognize the unpartitioned space I created in Windows, using a third party tool. So I resized in Windows, created a new ext2 partition, connected to Mac and erased it as Mac OS Extended. Mac sees 2 partitions now and automatically wants to use one for TimeMachine)
2) I use FileVault on my home folder, only for personal pictures and documents. I keep the iTunes music folder out of my home folder
3) Use Time Machine to back up everything but my home folder
4) Create an encrypted image of my FileVaulted home folder on the same backup disk that I created. For ease, I use the same password as that of my login account. I used the Disk Utility's Image from Folder option for this.
So My pictures and documents are encrypted on my machine, they are copied as one encrypted file into the backup drive, and the rest of my machine is backed up by File Vault. I do not have to log out, though it is a manual step for me to create the Image from folder. I don't mind doing that for now as I will need to do it only when I add new pictures to this folder. I would then make a new image on the backup drive.
I think this setup will work for me, if I do find things I can tweak I will post a follow up.

I set Super Duper to Back Up my PowerMac and to shut down after completing the back up, then i went to sleep. Six hours later, I woke up when I heard the fans spinning profusely and the Mac still not 'shut down'. Got following error log. Does anyone knows what has went wrong? Have I potentially 'fried' the CPU?
system.log:
Description: System events log
Size: 25 KB
Last Modified: 4/22/08 6:11 AM
Location: /var/log/system.log
Recent Contents: Apr 22 00:00:01 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 newsyslog[654]: logfile turned over
Apr 22 00:01:16 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 [0x0-0x95095].com.microsoft.PowerPoint[558]: monitor: taskforpid failed (os/kern) failure
Apr 22 00:04:47 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 com.apple.launchd[64] ([0x0-0xaa0aa].jp.co.canon.bj.printer.app.MPNavigator[673]): Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 675 PPID 1 MP Navigator
Apr 22 00:07:03 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 /usr/sbin/spindump[691]: process 675 is being monitored
Apr 22 00:07:05 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 /usr/sbin/spindump[691]: process 675 is being force quit
Apr 22 00:07:09 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 /usr/sbin/spindump[691]: process 675 is being no longer being monitored
Apr 22 00:07:13 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 com.apple.launchd[64] ([0x0-0xb00b0].jp.co.canon.bj.printer.app.MPNavigator[693]): Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 695 PPID 1 MP Navigator
Apr 22 00:10:42 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Maxtor 6B160M0' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 00:10:42 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Hitachi HDT725032VLA360' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 00:12:03 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 Finder[91]: Cannot find function pointer pluginFactory for factory 053918F4-2869-11D7-A671-000A27E2DB90 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x6c54680 </Users/ianphuac/Library/Contextual Menu Items/ToastIt.plugin> (bundle, loaded)
Apr 22 00:13:34 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 Mail[202]: Cannot find function pointer pluginFactory for factory 053918F4-2869-11D7-A671-000A27E2DB90 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x8b911f0 </Users/ianphuac/Library/Contextual Menu Items/ToastIt.plugin> (bundle, loaded)
Apr 22 01:03:31 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 /usr/sbin/spindump[760]: process 695 is being monitored
Apr 22 01:03:33 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 /usr/sbin/spindump[760]: process 695 is being force quit
Apr 22 01:03:36 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 fseventsd[26]: callback_client: ERROR: d2fcallbackrpc() => (ipc/send) invalid destination port (268435459) for pid 700
Apr 22 01:03:41 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SubmitReport[766]: missing kCRProblemReportProblemTypeKey
Apr 22 01:03:44 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 /usr/sbin/ocspd[769]: starting
Apr 22 01:03:45 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SubmitReport[766]: Submitted compressed hang report for MP Navigator
Apr 22 01:04:26 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 [0x0-0x94094].com.microsoft.DatabaseDaemon[557]: monitor: taskforpid failed (os/kern) failure
Apr 22 01:04:28 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SuperDuper![772]: .scriptSuite warning for attribute 'boundsAsQDRect' of class 'NSWindow' in suite 'NSCoreSuite': 'NSData<QDRect>' is not a valid type name.
Apr 22 01:04:27 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 [0x0-0xbb0bb].com.blacey.SuperDuper![772]: crontab: no crontab for ianphuac
Apr 22 01:04:28 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SuperDuper![772]: .scriptSuite warning for type 'NSTextStorage' attribute 'name' of class 'NSApplication' in suite 'NSCoreSuite': AppleScript name references may not work for this property because its type is not NSString-derived.
Apr 22 01:04:28 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SuperDuper![772]: .scriptSuite warning for type 'NSTextStorage' attribute 'lastComponentOfFileName' of class 'NSDocument' in suite 'NSCoreSuite': AppleScript name references may not work for this property because its type is not NSString-derived.
Apr 22 01:04:28 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SuperDuper![772]: .scriptSuite warning for attribute 'boundsAsQDRect' of class 'NSWindow' in suite 'NSCoreSuite': 'NSData<QDRect>' is not a valid type name.
Apr 22 01:04:28 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SuperDuper![772]: .scriptSuite warning for type 'NSTextStorage' attribute 'title' of class 'NSWindow' in suite 'NSCoreSuite': AppleScript name references may not work for this property because its type is not NSString-derived.
Apr 22 01:04:28 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SuperDuper![772]: .scriptSuite warning for superclass of class 'NSAttachmentTextStorage' in suite 'NSTextSuite': 'NSString' is not a valid class name.
Apr 22 01:04:34 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: UniNEnet::monitorLinkStatus - Link is down.
Apr 22 01:04:44 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SuperDuper![772]: Connection failed! Error - no Internet connection
Apr 22 01:04:56 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 authexec[800]: executing /Applications/SuperDuper!.app/Contents/MacOS/SDAgent
Apr 22 01:04:59 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 KernelEventAgent[23]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (256)
Apr 22 01:10:42 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Maxtor 6B160M0' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 01:10:42 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Hitachi HDT725032VLA360' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 01:16:27 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 KernelEventAgent[23]: tid 00000000 received unknown event (256)
Apr 22 01:16:28 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 fsaclctl[841]: HFSIOC_SETACLSTATE 1 on /Volumes/Lacie Backup returns 0 errno = 2
Apr 22 01:30:28 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 com.apple.launchd[1] (0x10b470.nohup[880]): Could not setup Mach task special port 9: (os/kern) no access
Apr 22 02:00:33 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 ntpd[14]: sendto(17.83.254.7) (fd=23): No route to host
Apr 22 02:10:47 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Maxtor 6B160M0' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 02:10:48 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Hitachi HDT725032VLA360' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 02:49:58 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: IOPMSlotsMacRISC4::determineSleepSupport has canSleep true
Apr 22 02:51:34 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 02:53:35 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 02:55:36 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 02:57:36 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 02:59:37 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:01:37 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:03:37 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:05:38 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:07:38 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:09:39 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:10:47 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Maxtor 6B160M0' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 03:10:47 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Hitachi HDT725032VLA360' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 03:12:39 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:14:12 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:17:13 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:19:13 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:21:44 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:23:44 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:25:45 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:27:45 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:29:46 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:31:46 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:33:46 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:36:47 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:38:47 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:40:48 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:42:48 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:45:49 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:47:49 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:50:50 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:53:20 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:55:21 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:57:21 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 03:59:22 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:01:52 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:03:53 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:05:53 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:07:53 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:09:56 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:10:47 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Maxtor 6B160M0' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 04:10:47 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SMARTReporter[101]: ATA Drive: 'Hitachi HDT725032VLA360' - SMART condition not exceeded, drive OK!
Apr 22 04:12:57 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:17:28 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:20:29 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:22:29 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:25:30 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:27:30 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:29:31 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:31:31 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:33:32 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:35:32 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:37:32 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:39:33 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:41:33 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:43:34 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:45:34 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:47:34 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:50:35 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 04:52:35 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: PM notification timeout (pid 202, Mail)
Apr 22 06:07:05 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: fsck_hfs: Volume is journaled. No checking performed.
Apr 22 06:07:05 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: fsck_hfs: Use the -f option to force checking.
Apr 22 06:07:07 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
Apr 22 06:07:07 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Apr 22 06:07:07 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Apr 22 06:07:15 localhost kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2: Tue Mar 4 21:23:43 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.31~1/RELEASE_PPC
Apr 22 06:07:08 localhost kextd[10]: 414 cached, 0 uncached personalities to catalog
Apr 22 06:07:15 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Apr 22 06:07:14 localhost rpc.statd[17]: statd.notify - no notifications needed
Apr 22 06:07:15 localhost kernel[0]: vmpagebootstrap: 1020257 free pages and 28319 wired pages
Apr 22 06:07:14 localhost fseventsd[26]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (99878 12 104327)
Apr 22 06:07:14 localhost bootlog[35]: BOOT_TIME: 1208815622 0
Apr 22 06:07:16 localhost kernel[0]: migtable_maxdispl = 79
Apr 22 06:07:14 localhost DirectoryService[31]: Launched version 5.2 (v514.4)
Apr 22 06:07:15 localhost DumpPanic[29]: Panic data written to /Library/Logs/PanicReporter/2008-04-22-060715.panic
Apr 22 06:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: 106 prelinked modules
Apr 22 06:07:14 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[22]: Login Window Application Started
Apr 22 06:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet
Apr 22 06:07:14 localhost DirectoryService[31]: WARNING - dsTouch: file was asked to be opened </Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/.DSIsRunning>: (File exists)
Apr 22 06:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpopolicyinit for TMSafetyNet
Apr 22 06:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
Apr 22 06:07:17 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall
Apr 22 06:07:18 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.seatbelt
Apr 22 06:07:18 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpopolicyinit for mb
Apr 22 06:07:18 localhost kernel[0]: Seatbelt MACF policy initialized
Apr 22 06:07:18 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Seatbelt Policy (mb)
Apr 22 06:07:18 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Apr 22 06:07:18 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Apr 22 06:07:18 localhost kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized
Apr 22 06:07:19 localhost kernel[0]: using 16384 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
Apr 22 06:07:19 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::probe: 05094e80, 0
Apr 22 06:07:19 localhost kernel[0]: DART enabled
Apr 22 06:07:19 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 42 PCI now active, GUID 001124fffe7f2582; max speed s800.
Apr 22 06:07:19 localhost kernel[0]: mbinit: done
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 7EEABB9C-080B-3F8E-9C95-7E90FFCF646F
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: wl0: Broadcom BCM4320 802.11 Wireless Controller
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost fseventsd[26]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 77035FE8-86D2-4B05-AE4E-F897A4A724B3
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: 4.170.25.8.2Got boot device = IOService:/MacRISC4PE/ht@0,f2000000/AppleMacRiscHT/pci@5/IOPCI2PCIBridge/k2-sat a-root@C/AppleK2SATARoot/k2-sata@1/AppleK2SATA/ATADeviceNub@0/AppleATADiskDriver /IOATABlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 Hitachi HDT725032VLA360/IOApplePartitionScheme/AppleHFS_Untitled1@3
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk1s3, major 14, minor 5
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: replay_journal: from: 15033344 to: 16646656 (joffset 0x952000)
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: journal replay done.
Apr 22 06:07:20 localhost mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-170 (Jan 4 2008 18:04:16)[21]: starting
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 2 orphaned unlinked files or directories
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 5
Apr 22 06:07:21: --- last message repeated 4 times ---
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: PowerMac72U3TwinsPIDCtrlLoop::adjustControls state == not ready
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: IOPlatformControl::registerDriver Control Driver AppleSlewClock did not supply target-value, using default
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabled
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: UniNEnet: Ethernet address 00:11:24:7f:25:82
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx: Ethernet address 00:11:24:aa:86:4b
Apr 22 06:07:21 localhost /usr/sbin/ocspd[57]: starting
Apr 22 06:07:22 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: disk0s3: replay_journal: from: 623616 to: 1369088 (joffset 0xa701000)
Apr 22 06:07:22 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: disk0s3: journal replay done.
Apr 22 06:07:22 localhost fseventsd[26]: event logs in /Volumes/Macintosh HD/.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (20187 0 27000)
Apr 22 06:07:22 localhost fseventsd[26]: log dir: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/.fseventsd getting new uuid: EAEEEBE3-D7A7-4F79-BBAE-0B9727642A98
Apr 22 06:07:27 localhost mDNSResponder[21]: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-0011247F2582” instead
Apr 22 06:07:27 localhost mDNSResponder[21]: Couldn't read user-specified local hostname; using default “Macintosh-0011247F2582.local” instead
Apr 22 06:07:32 localhost kextd[10]: writing kernel link data to /var/run/mach.sym
Apr 22 06:07:38 localhost mDNSResponder[21]: User updated Computer Name from Macintosh-0011247F2582 to Ian Phua’s Power Mac G5
Apr 22 06:07:38 localhost mDNSResponder[21]: User updated Local Hostname from Macintosh-0011247F2582 to ian-phuas-power-mac-g5
Apr 22 06:07:40 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 configd[33]: setting hostname to "ian-phuas-power-mac-g5.local"
Apr 22 06:07:45 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 org.ntp.ntpd[14]: Error : nodename nor servname provided, or not known
Apr 22 06:07:45 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 ntpdate[81]: can't find host time.asia.apple.com
Apr 22 06:07:45 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 ntpdate[81]: no servers can be used, exiting
Apr 22 06:07:50 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 loginwindow[22]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Apr 22 06:07:51 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 authorizationhost[90]: MechanismInvoke 0x11f220 retainCount 2
Apr 22 06:07:51 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SecurityAgent[91]: MechanismInvoke 0x101650 retainCount 1
Apr 22 06:07:51 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 SecurityAgent[91]: MechanismDestroy 0x101650 retainCount 1
Apr 22 06:07:51 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 loginwindow[22]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Apr 22 06:07:51 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 authorizationhost[90]: MechanismDestroy 0x11f220 retainCount 2
Apr 22 06:07:51 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 loginwindow[22]: USER_PROCESS: 22 console
Apr 22 06:07:52 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[86]): Exited: Terminated
Apr 22 06:07:59 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: jnl: disk2s3: replay_journal: from: 71680 to: 792576 (joffset 0xa9a000)
Apr 22 06:07:59 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: jnl: disk2s3: journal replay done.
Apr 22 06:07:59 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: jnl: disk2s5: replay_journal: from: 4422144 to: 5159424 (joffset 0x3f8000)
Apr 22 06:07:59 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 fseventsd[26]: event logs in /Volumes/Lacie Backup/.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (97634 1 104373)
Apr 22 06:08:01 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 kernel[0]: jnl: disk2s5: journal replay done.
Apr 22 06:08:01 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd[43]: SFLSharePointsEntry::CreateDSRecord: dsCreateRecordAndOpen(Ian Phua C S's Public Folder) returned -14135
Apr 22 06:08:01 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd[43]: SFLSharePointsEntry::CreateDSRecord: dsCreateRecordAndOpen(Ian Phua's Public Folder) returned -14135
Apr 22 06:08:06 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 loginwindow[22]: Unable to resolve startup item: status = -36, theURL == NULL = 1
Apr 22 06:08:06 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 loginwindow[22]: Unable to resolve startup item: status = -43, theURL == NULL = 1
Apr 22 06:08:08: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Apr 22 06:08:08 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 fseventsd[26]: log dir: /Volumes/Lacie Backup/.fseventsd getting new uuid: 0C27B6C4-044E-45BA-BD19-E56DBBC68DC4
Apr 22 06:08:08 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 fseventsd[26]: event logs in /Volumes/Lacie SP/.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (97169 10 104382)
Apr 22 06:08:08 ian-phuas-power-mac-g5 fseventsd[26]: log dir: /Volumes/Lacie SP/.fseventsd getting new uuid: 5BA6D6AF-6DC0-4FE9-94D3-099FAE59249D
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Hi,
I have a MBP that was playing up a little while ago, after visiting the Apple store I was told to back up my data and do a clean install of Snow Leopard, once that's done, to only pull back the files/folders needed, this has all be done and my MBP is working lovely now.
I am now backing up my information to an External HDD on a regular basis via Time Machine (TM) and that's great, BUT I can't password protect the EX-HDD!
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What options do I have, I've been YouTube'ing all day and checking the forums but I just can't seem to find a definitive answer.
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Hey thanks for your input, I was reading about another solution which I have started, where I can use Disk Utility to encrypt folder/files and only mount them when needed. There were two options to do this.
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or
(2) is to create a sparse bundle disk image, same as option one, only it will just encrypt portions of files/folders that have been changed and not the whole image like option 1.
I've gone with option two and given it a dummy run and it's all good, however when setting the allocated sizes for the volumes and the image is created, is there anyway to increase and decrease the allocated amount at any given time? And if so, how...?
And to clarify Sparse disk bundle image + Time Machine = play nicely?
I've tried to be as clear as possible and I hope that the above makes some sense.

E-business backup best practices

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user11969921 wrote:
What is E-business backup best practices, tools or techniques?
For example what we do now is taking copy from the oracle folder in D partition every two days.
but it take long time, and i believe there is a better way.
We are on windows server 2003 and E-business 11i
Please see previous threads for the same topic/discussion -- https://forums.oracle.com/search.jspa?view=content&resultTypes=&dateRange=all&q=backup+EBS&rankBy=relevance
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
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How do I use a Mac Mini + Airport Express + Time Machine disk to backup another iMac?
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I have an Airport Extreme base station which services that machine plus several others.
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Try using the following information to attempt to delete your backup filed another way:
OS X Mountain Lion: Remove a backed-up item from your backup disk
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11241
Without entering Time Machine’s starfield, you can move, copy, or delete the Backups.backupdb folder on your Time Machine backup disk as you would other folders. You can also delete folders within the Backups.backupdb folder. You can’t delete individual items inside the dated folders.
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TimeMachine not backing up, as hard drive is full. Can the time machine clear old backups and replace them with new?

Time Macine not backing up.
As the harddrive is full, Can the time machine clear old backups, and override them with new backups. For example 5 - 6 days +++ old. Backups were proformed dayly
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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
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Doesn't Time Machine delete old backups when it needs more space?

I've had time machine running for a long time now. It worked flawlessly for quite some time.
Today it gave me the error that there was not enough free space on the disk to complete the backup (the error message says something like there is 360 GB of data on the Time Machine drive already, 140 GB of free space and it would require more than that to complete my backup). I have a 500 GB Time Machine disk and my Mac has a 500 GB hard drive, so I should technically never run out of space.
The Time Machine almost acts like this is the first time I've ever backed up, which is not true. Shouldn't Time Machine delete old backups to make space for the new? What's even weirder is that if I open the "Star Wars" window of Time Machine I only see one backup from March 31, 2011, but I have been running Time Machine for well over a year now. I'm totally confused as to what happened. Any advice on how to get my Time Machine back up and running (without buying a new drive) would help!

You see only one backup in the Time Machine window because Time Machine has deleted the older backups to make space to do the current backup.
Time machine needs some working space to do its backups, and so backing up a 500GB drive onto a 500GB time machine volume is not ideal.
However, I do essentially the same thing, and what I do, when I have this problem, is exclude things from the backup.
First off, figure out what you changed. If you moved things from one partition to another, then that will cause a backup of the size of the thing that was moved. This may be why you have a large backup.
When I have this problem, I exclude large things that have changed recently from the backup. This makes the backup smaller, and means that there is less working space needed. I do this until I get a successful backup. Then I remove things, one by one, from the exclusion list, and back up after each one.
So, for instance if you just put 4 new folders on your drive, each of which s 20GB of data and they are named A, B, C and D, add all four to the exclusion list, do a backup, then remove A from the exclusion list (leaving B, C & D on it) and do a backup, and continue like this, adding 20GB of backup data each time until none of the new data is on the exclusion list and you get a completed backup.
Another possible issue, if you use multiple partitions, is that Time Machine may be keeping an obsolete backup of a partition that you previously reformatted. To see if this is the case, go into time machine (The universe interface) and go back to the most recent backup it shows. Click on your computer and see what partitions show up-- are any of them old ones that have been reformatted and renamed? You may be storing a duplicate backup because Time Machine does not realize that the disk that went away isn't coming back (because it has been reformatted as a different partition)
You can right-click on these items and remove them from your backup by sleecting "Delete all backups of...." This will free up space as well.

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Warning: Time Machine won't backup iPhoto if left open

I just learned the hard way that Time Machine will NOT backup iPhoto if you leave it open. In the past, I usually have iPhoto left open, and now I've lost TONS of data. Can Apple change how Time Machine works so that it backs up data of open applications?
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The next question is, does this mean I haven't had a REAL iTunes backup for months either? I AWLAYS keep that one open.

polishedstaple wrote:
I just learned the hard way that Time Machine will NOT backup iPhoto if you leave it open. In the past, I usually have iPhoto left open, and now I've lost TONS of data. Can Apple change how Time Machine works so that it backs up data of open applications?
Probably not. Few backup apps can manage to back up a single file that's being written-to by another app at the same time. What would it do with a partial file? What would YOU do with part of a photo, if you had it and could restore it?
iPhoto is much more complex than a "normal" folder -- it's a "package," with various files, indexes, and cross-references, many of which can be open at the same time -- worse, all the data that the app has written isn't necessarily on the disk yet; it's likely in an OS buffer somewhere, and may not actually go out to disk until the app is closed.
The next question is, does this mean I haven't had a REAL iTunes backup for months either? I AWLAYS keep that one open.
I can't be sure, but I think iTunes is probably ok (but by all means check it), depending on what you were doing at the time of the backup. If you were downloading a file, that file most likely wasn't backed-up; but if you were just playing songs, it's probably up to date.
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 you look at the messages for various backups, you may see some that mention doing a "deep traversal" on your iPhoto library, because of a "missed reservation." That's a clue that some things weren't backed-up earlier because of open file(s).
But I would agree entirely that Time Machine ought to send some sort of message when it skips things -- perhaps if something like iPhoto doesn't get backed-up in a 24-hour period.
Feel free to suggest that to Apple at: http://www.apple.com/feedback

Time Machine Error: "The backup disk image could not be created." Help.

I have two Macbook Pro's. One is able to backup to the Time Capsule with no problems. The other connects just fine to Airport Utility, but I get the following error after I attempt to backup: Time Machine Error: "The backup disk image could not be created."
I have reset the Time Capsule several times, so that is not the fix.
The first thing I see when attempting to open Time Machine is the following message: :The storage location for Time Machine Backups can't be found." It gives me the option to setup the Time Capsule, which I select. The next thing I select is to Change Disk. The window that opens has the Icon with Three people on it. The name of that Icon is The Moreman Time Capsule. I select it, and enter the password I created. I then choose to Backup. Then I choose to backup now. That is when I get the error: Time Machine Error: "The backup disk image could not be created."
Any ideas? Has anyone encountered this problem?

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Carbon Clone and Time Machine: developing a backup plan

Howdy all!
This is a second post that sort of flows on from another I have written today
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4649740
I initally put them all together, but they were too rambling and disconnected, so it seemed better to seperate them. The question I have here is how best to organise my backup plan? I have a few ideas, but, basically, want to make sure I get the whole setup right the first time and would appreciate any advice from others that have been down the path before. As I am still waiting for some parts to arrive in the mail, I have a little time to think about how to go about setting up my Mac.
Basically the setup is:
Mac Mini 2012, boot drive is a Samsung 256GB 830 series SSD, seconday drive for data is a 1TB mechanical disk. I plan on having all my data on the seconday mechanical disk (photos, movies, music etc) and only the OS and Applications on the SSD. To this end, I understand I only have to move /Users to the mechanical disk to achieve this. I then also have 2x 2TB Western Digital MyBook Essential USB 3 disks for Time Machine backups. I plan on rotating them on a weekly basis (storing the disk not in use in a safe or offsite), and then, depending on costs a cloud backup service for some data (music, photos etc) which I might want to access when im not at home.
So I have been thinking for a few days now on the benefit of having a Carbon Clone bootable recovery drive. The thinking goes along these lines. As my data is on a seperate drive, and is backed up to Time Machine, in the event of an OS disk failure, I can replace the disk and then point /Users to the new drive, and I can be up and running once I have reinstalled the apps i need. Now, I understand the idea of the Carbon Clone backup is such that it speeds up the time to rebuild the OS disk, but I have to question, how useful is this in reality?
Consider, I can sit down now and write down all the apps I have needed in the past, install Mac OS, set it up (possibly with a generic admin password), install the apps I need from the App store and DVDs etc and then take a Carbon Clone at this point before any setup of Apps are done. If the apps configuration is backed up in the Time Machine backup (i.e.: the config files exist under /Users) then this is almost workable - in a recovery situation, the CC clone is used to rebuild the OS drive, the config files are pulled from the TM backups, and we're back up and running. Where this fails, is if I have installed (or removed) apps since the CC clone was made. At this point then, is it best to (a) make a new clone when a new app is added/removed or (b) make a note of apps added/removed, which will then have to be reinstalled if a recovery is required. I tend to think the (b) method is best here, as it preserves the integrity of the clone. If the machine has been compromised (malware etc) then remaking the clone, causes the clone to be compromised and hence the reinstalled machine as well. Though this method could be a pain if the machine state has changed somewhat over time. Also, it means that the reinstalled system will be missing updates etc which could be time consuming to apply anyway, so the usefulness of a clone is slightly reduced anyway.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Some days I think having a clone will be useful esp. as most of my software was delivered on CD (Adobe Creative Suite, Office) or are large install bases (XCode), but other days I think, "its not a mission critical machine", i can survive a day without it while I rebuild the install, and so I dont achieve much by having a clone which is likely out-of-date by the time I go to use it.
Also, in this backup plan, is it best to rely on TM for things like email backup or a dedicated mail backup utility? can a Carbon Clone exist on the same disk as Time Machine uses, or do I need to invest in a new disk or two for the CC clones?
As I say, I want to make sure I have this machine setup right from the start, and would really appreciate any pointers, tips or advice.

There is one big advantage of a clone. You can immediately reboot
to it and continue working and deal with the regular boot drive faiure,
what ever it may be, later. Especially since all your data and such
is on another drive. If you use your computer for work and time
critical projects, this is a major plus!
In the case of a hard drive failure/replacement, copying the clone
to the drive is the fastest way to get the system and all your settings
back.
Time Machine and incremental backups have a place as well. It is best
suited for "incremental" problems. Examples are installing an upgrade to
software that doesn't work or just don't plain like. With Time Machine it
is easy to just restore back to the point before the install.
Something else I do is backup current project files to USB memory sticks.
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backups. Coralllary 456 of Murphy's Law is the "number of backups that
you need will be one more than what you have!"

HELP: I can't enter the Time Machine for critical backups I need

I made a boo-boo today and removed a home directory that had everything in it. No problem, I thought... just enter Time Machine.
Well, it isn't working. And I did try removing the /Library/Preferences/*.plist for TimeMachine -- no luck. I've re-selected the disk, no luck.
This is very disappointing, but I'm also a bit panicked. I need that data restored.
How can I get this to work properly?
Thanks.

Forrest wrote:
Even though I turned off Time Machine backups, it just happily runs in the background.
Correct; turning it off means it won't start any new backups; but if one is running, it won't cancel it. You have to do that manually.
Also, restoral of files ended up getting interrupted as it said I didn't have permission to access something (and it didn't tell me what).
You can't restore an entire user home folder that way -- OSX won't let you delete the old one, as it's in use. You should have gotten a message to that effect (although some of them are rather cryptic).
It also sounds like the backups may be corrupted. Try to Repair them, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
Your best bet, unless the backups are damaged, is to do a full system restore, per Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #14.

Time machine will not backup but does restore

My Time machine will not backup, but will restore from prior backups - the last made three months ago (end of January). Can anyone help? When trying to run a backup the screen shows:
Select Disc (which I have already done)
704 GB of 1 TB available
Oldest backup: none
A continuosly revolving progress bar
"Preparing Backup"
Note that when I run Time Machine in order to restore, all backups prior to Jan 30th are there.
I am running OSX Mountain LIon Version 10.8.3

Mickmannock wrote:
I followed the proceedure described to delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist. However I note that there are very many versions of this file in other locations.
There shouldn't be. Delete any others.
Make sure the one you deleted was in your top-level /Library folder (not the Library folder inside your home folder). If you got the right one, when you went back to the Time Machine Preferences window, it should not have shown your TM drive or anything else.
I am running Parallels 8 and windows 7 in a Virtual machine, but these do not appear to have created problems in the past - over two years now.
You probably should exclude the VM files from Time Machine backups. That shouldn't be the cause of much of this problem, but may be a problem in the future. The reason is, to OSX, a VM file is one huge file -- if anything at all is changed, TM considers the whole thing changed, and will back it up again, taking time and lots of space on your backup disk.
Have you Verified your internal HD, and Repaired any other disks being backed-up, and your backups, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting?
What are you backing-up to (external HD, Time Capsule, etc.)?

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