Time machine freezes during back-up.

Time machine freezes during back-up. Have to unplug HD before I can regain controll over Time Machine In System Preferences. Tried loading folders the old fachion way—sometimes freezes during that also.
At first I thought I had a bad exteral HD, but I am on my fourth and still the same problem. My first Time Machine HD (THAT WORKED) now has the same problem.
I have been working with someone with apple support for weeks. We just replaced the interal HD, and still have the same problem. My iMac is only five months old
Any ideas ? ? ? .

you sure this is a Mac Pro and not a MacBook Pro first. Most every report of issues with bus powered like Passport are best solved using a drive case with its own power instead.

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Time Machine freezes during back up to Passport Ext drive

Time Machine freezes during first back up to My Passport Ext drive. It is a 1TB, and seems to keep stopping at 6 to 10GB stage so never actually backs up. I have excluded files to limit first backup to about 40GB.

you sure this is a Mac Pro and not a MacBook Pro first. Most every report of issues with bus powered like Passport are best solved using a drive case with its own power instead.

Time Machine Freezes During Backup!

Hi there,
When I back up my computer for the first time using Time Machine, it gets to around 53.2 GB. After that, it sits there with the blue progress bar at the same level. Then, i get a message that says I did not eject the disk properly, and then Time Machine alerts me that it could not finish the backup. NOTE: When it says the disk has not been ejected properly, I still see the disk in both Finder and disk utility. Also, I currently have the disk in 2 partitions, but I'm only using the Mac OS X (Journaled) partition for my Time Machine backups. Please help! Like I said, it seems to eject my external hard drive (Hitachi 250 GB Simple Drive) after freezing up for a while. I am able to use other things on my computer the whole time. The only application that was open during the backup was iTunes. Here is the log from Time Machine buddy:
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/External HD/Backups.backupdb
Backup content size: 142.3 GB excluded items size: 30.7 GB for volume Macintosh HD
No pre-backup thinning needed: 133.85 GB requested (including padding), 213.91 GB available
Waiting for index to be ready (101)
Copied 48.9 GB of 111.5 GB, 250192 of 667394 items
Stopping backupd because the backup volume was ejected!
Stopping backup.
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/********/Library/Mail/IMAP-********@******[email protected]/INBOX.imapmbox/Attachments/3234/2 to /Volumes/External HD/Backups.backupdb/*******’s MacBook/2011-03-12-104926.inProgress/A8B8FCD0-3EA2-4A4D-B313-4A9EE0C56252/Macin tosh HD/Users/********/Library/Mail/IMAP-*********@********[email protected]/INBOX.imapmbox/Attachments/3234
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Copied 259985 files (49.5 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Copy stage failed with error:11
Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:* -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Backup failed with error: 27
Thank you so much!
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As a first step, launch Disk Utility, select the backup volume, and run "Verify Disk" (NOT "Repair Disk"). It will take a long time to run, maybe hours. If any errors are found, copy all data on the device to another drive, then run "Repair Disk." Be prepared for the possibility that "Repair Disk" may destroy the volume beyond recovery. It may also fail to repair the damage, in which case you should replace the device -- DO NOT erase it and continue to use it.

Time Machine Freezes During Initial Backup

I have a 500gb external Western Digital HDD I am trying to use as my Time Machine backup drive. The computer I'm using is a 24" iMac with about 250gb of data on it. The external drive is partitioned as a GUID / Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
When I try to run the initial backup, it will randomly freeze during the process. Sometimes it gets halfway through the backup and freezes, other times, right away. Sometimes there is an error, other times there isn't.
I have tried re-partitioning the drive many times, manually starting the backup and also letting the backup start on its own. All of my applications are closed when the backup begins, but no matter what I do, I cannot get the initial backup process to complete.
Ironically, I had the same problem on ANOTHER iMac of mine, with the same model Western Digital drive. The backup would freeze randomly during the initial process but I would keep manually re-starting the backup until it magically finished the backup. Now that computer seems to be working fine.
However, I still can't get this other iMac to work. I find it strange that two separate computers with two separate 500gb Western Digital drives would have the same problem with Time Machine, unless the problem is with Time Machine itself.
Any ideas out there how to resolve this?

Bruno321 wrote:
However, I still can't get this other iMac to work. I find it strange that two separate computers with two separate 500gb Western Digital drives would have the same problem with Time Machine, unless the problem is with Time Machine itself.
Why do you assume it's TM, not WD?
There are many possibilities.
Did you completely erase the drive before formatting it? Sometimes the utilities, etc., that come on new drives can interfere with TM.
Is your iMac an Intel? If it's an older PPC, you need the Apple Partition Map, not GUID.
Is this USB or FireWire? USB is often much slower and less reliable.
If it's USB, does it have it's own power, or does it draw from your Mac? Often there's just barely enough to run a drive; if you have another USB peripheral, it can take enough power to interfere with the disk.
Does it have an automatic "spin down" feature? If so, can you disable it?
Does it have the latest updates? I thing I saw a post here recently that a WD update fixed, but I can't find it now.
Are you running any anti-virus scanning? If so, exclude your TM drive from it.
Sometimes excluding it from Spotlight as well, at least during a large initial backup, can prevent conflicts between TM and Spotlight.

Time Machine Freezes during full backup

I just got a new MacBook Pro. I am trying to create an initial Time Machine full backup.
The process freezes after processing 6.39GB out of 462.76GB. Further, Time Machine
also globally freezes after the following steps:
Reboot
Try full backup
-- it freezes
Stop backup
-- backup stops
Try to start backup again
TimeMachine is now completely frozen. Further, all the top-right menus seem frozen.
Try to restart machine
Machine cannot completely shutdown -- it stays in a zombie state trying to shutdown forever
Force shutdown (pressing power button continously until the machine shuts down).
I've tried this process about 10 times.
Same behavior using 4 different types of backup disks.
(network attached via afs, direct usb, direct fire-wire).
Here's the console output is below.
The "freezing" seems to coincide with the output of:
"kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)"
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to fix this problem?
Thanks!
Luis.
====== Console output======
10/23/12 12:14:48.677 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
10/23/12 12:14:48.700 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
10/23/12 12:14:49.283 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Forcing deep traversal on source: "Macintosh HD" (mount: '/' fsUUID: 6C558E68-8F4B-337F-8BB6-6721988887F1 eventDBUUID: 54A53EDD-B4AA-4C26-830B-37AE17F0CA69)
10/23/12 12:14:53.278 AM coreservicesd[24]: Received request to reset fmod watch. Latest received id is 14820719323154. Latest sent id is 14820719323154
10/23/12 12:14:53.463 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Backup content size: 440.85 GB excluded items size: 20.16 GB for volume Macintosh HD
10/23/12 12:14:53.464 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Found 1095112 files (420.69 GB) needing backup
10/23/12 12:14:53.465 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: 504.83 GB required (including padding), 7.41 TB available
10/23/12 12:14:53.471 AM com.apple.backupd[1052]: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/23/12 12:15:31.916 AM mdworker[1136]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:15:31.977 AM sandboxd[1137]: ([1136]) mdworker(1136) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:15:32.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1137) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/23/12 12:16:01.962 AM mdworker[1142]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:16:02.019 AM sandboxd[1143]: ([1142]) mdworker(1142) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:16:02.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1143) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/23/12 12:17:03.350 AM mdworker[1153]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:17:03.355 AM mdworker[1154]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:17:03.433 AM sandboxd[1155]: ([1153]) mdworker(1153) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:17:03.441 AM sandboxd[1155]: ([1154]) mdworker(1154) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:17:03.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1155) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (512)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (463)
10/23/12 12:18:18.000 AM kernel[0]: AppleVTD: waiting space (128)
10/23/12 12:19:04.717 AM mdworker[1168]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:19:04.721 AM mdworker[1167]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/23/12 12:19:04.782 AM sandboxd[1169]: ([1168]) mdworker(1168) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:19:04.788 AM sandboxd[1169]: ([1167]) mdworker(1167) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/23/12 12:19:04.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1169) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
=====

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Time Machine freezes during automated backups

I have a Mac Pro running Mac OS 10.6.4 that freezes during incremental time machine backups. The initial backup will run fine, but during a subsequent backup the machine will always lock up and need to be restarted.
I've tried repairing the permissions looking for trouble in log files, but haven't had any luck.
Any ideas?

thatweskid wrote:
I have a Mac Pro running Mac OS 10.6.4 that freezes during incremental time machine backups. The initial backup will run fine, but during a subsequent backup the machine will always lock up and need to be restarted.
I've tried repairing the permissions looking for trouble in log files, but haven't had any luck.
Try verifying your internal HD, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum). If that fails, you'll have to use your Install disc to repair it, per the yellow box there.

Time Machine Freezing when moving files it's backing up?

Hi, once in a while time machine will freeze up and I can't do anything with my external drive or any of its partitions unless I disconnect and reconnect them. I couldn't figure out what it was until I realized I had moved a new movie file at the same time Time Machine was probably backing it up.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?

That will happen with most backup utilities. If they don't freeze they certainly will become very confused. You should never do something like that during backups.
Ideally the backup utility shouldn't freeze but I don't think most programmers anticipate such an action so the utility has no built-in mechanism for dealing with it gracefully. So I think you should file a bug report with Apple. You can do so at the Feedback Page.

IMac freezes while Time Machine updates the back up. What to do?

Ever since I upgraded to Lion my iMac freezes or nearly freezes for 5 - 10 minutes every hour while Time Machine updates the back up. What to do?
I have tried everything I can think of but its only improved from total freeze while Time Machine backs up to freeze with an occasional few seconds of activity.
I am really fed up with this.

When I first updated to Lion everything was a mess with freezes happenng constantly like every two or three minutes. Then when looking at the app store I noticed in purchased items that Lion was showing install instead of installed so I downloaded and installed again.
After this install every time Time Machine updated a backup my iMac froze for about 5 or 10 minutes while the backing up was in progress. I was getting really fed up and started this thread. Then one morning I got up and the iMac would not start up. It just sat there with the progress thingy spinning. I started in T mode to look at it from my MacBookPro and two copies of the HD appeared. Both showing zero files. I ran Disk utility on the MacBookPro to try to fix the disk. It showed 8 copies of the disk and all not reparable.
I then created a startup USB drive using my MacBookPro, used it to start up the iMac and restored everything from the previous day's backup. Since then it has been running smoothly with no freezes so maybe the answer is simply to restore a recent backup.
I am using Imation external drives and I don't believe the problem is drive specific.

Time Machine freezes after clicking "back up now"

Whenever I click "back up now" to start a Time Machine backup, the top of finder "rainbow wheels" and freezes for good. The only way to get out of it is to restart the computer (relaunching finder does not fix it).
OK, so why not let time machine just back up on its own? It doesn't do that, either - when the time for the "next backup" arrives, time machine simply pushes the time back by one hour (if it was scheduled for 1:00 PM and the time arrives, Time Machine just re-schedules it for 2:00 PM). It does this forever - it won't back up!
The hard drive is a brand new 1 TB that is completely error free. I am running OS X Mavericks 10.9.3.
Is this a known problem? Any suggestions on getting around this?
Thanks!

Wow, thanks for the help everyone!
Just in case anyone else has this issue, I solved it by re-installing Mavericks (not re-imaging/erasing) over my existing installation. I'm guessing it was a bug with finder that was causing it. Time Machine is now backing up without a problem.

Time Machine won't back up after system restore

I just restored my system after a failure, and now Time Machine won't back up my hard drive. It gets about 40 out of 90 Gigabytes done, and then gives me an error message that just says that there was an error while backing up, and doesn't give any other information. I ran a Verify Disk with Disk Utility, and there is nothing wrong with the backup drive, and there is more than 200 Gigabytes of space left on that drive.
Thank You.

zhoffmanster wrote:
Ok, so here's the thing: I tried backing up again today, and it worked just fine. Before, what would happen is a message would pop saying "an error has occurred during backup" (or something close to that). The point is, the message didn't give any detail.
No, the point is, you seem to have ignored this:
See the Time Machine - Troubleshooting post at the top of this forum.

Time Machine no longer backs up to OSX Server

I have a client who got a new MBP running Mountain Lion to replace her broken MBP running Snow Leopard.
She also has a Snow Leopard server which has some AFP shares and is used as a Time Machine target.
However, after restoring from backup on her new machine using Setup Assistant Time Machine will not back up to the server.
I've tried a bunch of things such as republishing the share, using TMUtil and creating a new share but they all fail with no helpful message.
When I tried TMUtil I got the below message:
tmutil setdestination afp://user:password@Server/Backups/User
Destination does not support lock stealing. (error 45)
The backup destination could not be set.
Is this a compatibility issue between Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion?
If not, how do I fix this?
Note: When I did the migration I was unable to do it over the network so I shutdown the server, removed the USB drive and plugged it in directly to the new MBP.
After it finished I reconnected it to the same port on the server and turned it back on.

If your backup drive is about the same size as the drive you're backing up, then you would be much better served by a bootable clone that is set to run automatically during the week (you pick the frequency but remember there are pro's and con's of daily versus weekly). For cloning, I like carbon copy cloner.
To your specific question, you can read the relavent pondini article
http://pondini.org/TM/C18.html

'iphoto will open as soon as the iphoto library is available. Time machine might be backing it up" - message been cycling for hours now. Can't access anything in photos

Up till yesterday, our iphoto was working correctly. At one point, I noticed the slideshow wasn't displaying, so I opened iphoto and the message said there was a newer version, so I selected upgrade. The next message said the library needs rebuilding. Selected rebuild. Next,
I got the message in the header, and it's been cycling for hours now with no result. I'm not computer friendly, so I could use some help.

Thanks for the reply.
I was wrong - the OS is 10.6.8. Is that old, too? I don't know where to find the version of iphoto I had and which one is trying to upgrade. Where would I find that. I restarted and still the same message.
"Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iPhoto after the upgrade. The upgrade process for very large libraries may take an hour or more to complete." selected upgrade:
"iphoto is unable to open this library. The library has issues that require rebuilding. The iphoto library is missing required database files and must be rebuilt before it can be opened" selected rebuild:
Next message is: "waiting for iphoto library...will open as soon as library is available. Time machine might be backing it up" and cycling.....
During this time, the iphoto file is unavailable, all options greyed out.
I have an external hard drive connected and time machine is on.
Like I said, not literate with computers, so I hope I'm giving the right information

Time Machine "freezes" and I am NOT running anti-virus software

I am incredibly frustrasted and disappointed as a first-time Apple user (brand new iMac (Intel-based) with an external LaCie 500 GB external hard disk). The problem is Time Machine. It backs up on schedule, but when I enter Time Machine, I cannot navigate at all. The background screen (outer space) moves, the cursor moves, but I cannot click on anything. I have to "force quit". So I guess I have things backed up, but can't do anything with them.
I am NOT running antivirus software. I had Intego loaded on the computer, but removed it completely after reading on Apple blogs that this could interfere with Time Machine. I have reformatted the external hard disk. Still, Time Machine freezes. Apple has put out a couple of patches, I understand, but that was months ago and all of my software is up to date.
I have called Apple support TWICE and they act as if I am from the moon -- how dare I question that the Time Machine does not work properly?
Does anyone out there know how to fix this? I am ready to return this computer to the Apple store, which cheerfully sold me on the idea of an external hard disk as a back-up.

Hello Zurichmike (lovely country):
Welcome to Apple discussions.
There are several things you could try. Easy ones first:
Erase and reformat your external HD.
Run repair disk from your software install DVD (on your internal HD).
Go to Macintosh HD>library>preferences. Trash the TM preference file (com.apple.timemachine.plist) and restart. The TM preferences will need to be changed as they are now default values.
Barry

Time Machine freezes with USB External attached to iMac

I've got a WD 320GB external USB HD attached to my iMac. I've formatted the external and set it up for Time Machine backups, but it freezes every single time midway through the backup process. Yesterday I tried for the third time, wiped the drive and again set it up for Time Machine. I then started the backup process, with an estimated 8-9 hours remaining. Woke up this morning and the time machine process stopped backing up at ~70gb, still saying it was in progress but nothing was being accomplished. My computer is not set to sleep whatsoever and the hard drive is having no issues with SMART status. It's been formatted properly as Time Machine recognizes this and does start the backup process.
How can I ever utilize Time Machine if something in Lion keeps preventing the backup from being completed? Any suggestions/recommendations?

Boot in safe mode. First, disconnect all wired peripherals except keyboard, mouse, and backup drive, if applicable. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including your login items.
Manually start a backup from the Time Machine menu or preference pane. Same result?
After backing up, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode.)

Time machine freezes indefinitely

I know this has been discussed, but I searched and couldn't find the thread. I've had this problem before, Time Machine starts a backup and never gets further than preparing to back up. It just freezes there indefinitely, two days so far. The first time this happened the solution was to go to Mac HD> Library> Preferences, and deleting the file com.apple.TimeMachine.plist and restarting Time Machine and re-configure it. This worked. Now Time Machine is again doing the same thing and this solution no longer works. Everytime it starts to back up, again it's stuck at preparing to backup. Anyone know of a fix? I've tried everything, deleting the file, restarting, changing backup locations........... none work.
Thanks,
Jack

Ok, I stopped the backup, restarted the computer and then attempted to start a fresh backup by selecting Time Machine and choosing Back Up Now. Time Machine began the backup and after 20 minutes it was still stuck in Preparing backup, so I stopped the back up and went to system log and copied all entries from the request to the stopping of the backup. Everything is as follows:
Sep 7 13:30:01 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Backup requested by user
Sep 7 13:30:01 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Starting standard backup
Sep 7 13:30:01 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Network mountpoint /Volumes/Powerbook G4 Backup not owned by backupd... remounting
Sep 7 13:30:01 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/NetAuthAgent.app/Contents/Resources/NetAuthSysAgen t[561]: Warning: accessing obsolete X509Anchors.
Sep 7 13:30:02 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_mount: /Volumes/Powerbook G4 Backup-1, pid 561
Sep 7 13:30:02 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Network volume mounted at: /Volumes/Powerbook G4 Backup-1
Sep 7 13:30:04 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 hdiejectd[570]: running
Sep 7 13:30:05 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 kernel[0]: jnl: disk1s2: replay_journal: from: 2885632 to: 6178816 (joffset 0x3a4000)
Sep 7 13:30:32 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 kernel[0]: SetCryptoKey R: len 32, idx 2
Sep 7 13:30:38 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 kernel[0]: jnl: disk1s2: journal replay done.
Sep 7 13:30:40 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 fseventsd[40]: event logs in /Volumes/Backup of Jack Muhrline’s PowerBook G4/.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (3419 36 6482)
Sep 7 13:30:40 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 fseventsd[40]: log dir: /Volumes/Backup of Jack Muhrline’s PowerBook G4/.fseventsd getting new uuid: DE90C799-A715-45C1-8E94-5FE0F0E30734
Sep 7 13:30:40 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Disk image /Volumes/Powerbook G4 Backup-1/Jack Muhrline’s PowerBook G4_001124d5144e.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Jack Muhrline’s PowerBook G4
Sep 7 13:30:40 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of Jack Muhrline’s PowerBook G4/Backups.backupdb
Sep 7 13:30:40 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 mds[34]: (/Volumes/Backup of Jack Muhrline‚Äôs PowerBook G4/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/DFE5C015-5F13-4BC2-AF0D-722AB02DCB4C)(Error) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:No index
Sep 7 13:30:52 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Sep 7 13:30:53 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Node requires deep traversal:/ reason:kFSEDBEventFlagMustScanSubDirs|kFSEDBEventFlagReasonEventDBUntrustable|
Sep 7 13:32:02 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.netauth.sysagent[561]): Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 564 PPID 1 check_afp
Sep 7 13:51:18 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Backup canceled.
Sep 7 13:51:29 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Ejected Time Machine disk image.
Sep 7 13:51:30 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount: /Volumes/Powerbook G4 Backup-1, flags 0, pid 604
Sep 7 13:51:30 Jack-Muhrlines-PowerBook-G4 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[560]: Ejected Time Machine network volume.
I'm not sure if this helps or not.
Jack

Time machine freezes during back-up.

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