Time Machine is very slow after I restored my Mac from a backup

My computer went in for repair because of a damaged logic board. Upon it's return the hard drive was blank so I restored all my data from a Time Machine back up. Everything seems to work fine except for Time Machine.
It is unbelievably slow. It takes an hour to back up 50 megabytes.
I have checked Activity Monitor and the process 'backupd' rapidly fluctuates between 20-100% CPU usage.
The behavior of Time Machine seems odd as well. Backing up small amounts of data minutes apart. e.g. It will back up 100mb, then a few minutes later back up another 100mb or so. I realize things run in the back ground but this goes on for hours and hours even if the computer is not being used. I have left the computer on overnight to find it still backing up the next morning.
Also, occassionally it will tell me that it is preparing 30,000+ files (which takes a good 10-15 mins whereas it used to take a few seconds) and only back up 10mb. This never happened before. Again I know, 30,000 small files *could* equate to 10mb but the bahvior just seems off to me.
I have been backing up my MBP plus 2 other computers to a Western Digital My Book II 4TB drive successfully (and quickly) for about 3 or 4 months. The other computers still back up quickly to the drive.
I have found solutions saying to quit Finder while backing up and add your back up drive to Spotlight's Privacy list etc. Nothing has worked for me and I would like to find a real solution.
Thanks in advance.

Ok, thanks.
The preferences file might be damaged; try a "full reset" of Time Machine, per #A4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.It's a long shot, but quick and easy.
Download and install the "combo" update, per Installing the ''combo'' update and/or Reinstalling OSX.
If that doesn't help, consider reinstalling OSX (that won't disturb anything else).

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12/19/12 2:45:15.805 PM mDNSResponder[46]: Double NAT (external NAT gateway address 192.168.1.88 is also a private RFC 1918 address)
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12/19/12 3:07:25.795 PM Notes[93810]: [IMAP] Expected untagged initial response from pop.att.yahoo.com
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12/19/12 3:07:47.670 PM sandboxd[93819]: ([93817]) mdworker(93817) deny file-write-owner /Users/Chuck/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes/NotesV1.stor edata-shm (import fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005F diag:0 uti:com.apple.notes.externalrecord plugin:/Library/Spotlight/Notes.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 2479915)
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12/19/12 3:43:48.462 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXDeferSurfaces : Invalid source window 6475
12/19/12 3:43:48.462 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXDeferSurfaces : Invalid source window 6474
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12/19/12 3:53:26.257 PM System Preferences[94039]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
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12/19/12 4:15:15.911 PM mDNSResponder[46]: Double NAT (external NAT gateway address 192.168.1.88 is also a private RFC 1918 address)
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12/19/12 4:18:54.297 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXDeferSurfaces : Invalid source window 6306
12/19/12 4:18:54.297 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXDeferSurfaces : Invalid source window 6191
12/19/12 4:19:01.256 PM com.apple.backupd[92721]: Copied 2762 files (12.21 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
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12/19/12 4:19:14.969 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
12/19/12 4:19:14.969 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
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12/19/12 4:19:15.087 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
12/19/12 4:19:15.088 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
12/19/12 4:19:15.088 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
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12/19/12 4:19:15.089 PM coreservicesd[79]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435460 (ipc/send) timed out from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationDeath to notificationID=44890
12/19/12 4:19:15.122 PM coreservicesd[79]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435460 (ipc/send) timed out from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationDeath to notificationID=61322
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12/19/12 4:19:15.343 PM coreservicesd[79]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435459 (ipc/send) invalid destination port from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationDeath to notificationID=140
12/19/12 4:19:15.344 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
12/19/12 4:19:15.344 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
12/19/12 4:19:15.344 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
12/19/12 4:19:15.344 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
12/19/12 4:19:15.344 PM WindowServer[78]: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 36611
12/19/12 4:19:15.591 PM loginwindow[49]: sendQuitEventToApp (Image Capture Extension): AESendMessage returned error -1712
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Use Disk Utility "repair disk" function on ALL disks (TM, Mac HD, any others that get backed up). Open Disk Utility, select disk, then select "repair disk."
Instead of #2, you might consider using Disk Warrior to rebuild your directories. It costs about $100, but it's an extremely valuable tool and can save your sauce in many ways. Honestly I would advise buying DW and doing that instead of the Disk Utility option, which, while free, does not seem to be as robust a solution.
An alternative to repairing the TM drive is to just start over with a clean, correctly formatted drive (see below). You should still repair/rebuild your MacHD and any other drives that get backed up, though.
Trash this file: com.apple.TimeMachine.plist (found in MacHD > Library > Preferences).
Repair Permissions on MacHD
In System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy add MacHD (your main/boot drive) to Privacy pane, close system preferences, then reopen and remove it (add and remove using -/+ at the bottom of the window). This will force Spotlight to re-index MacHD (wait until it's finished to do anything else).
Make sure your TM HD is formatted properly: should be using the GUID partition table (even if it's not partitioned) and be formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). These settings will appear at the bottom of the Disk Utility window when you select the HD itself (not by its volume name). If you are not formatted this way, it's recommended that you reformat. Unfortunately, this means your existing backups will be no more (unless you have another drive you can use and preserve the old one until you're safely backed up again).
Reset PRAM. Restart your mac and hold down these keys simultaneously: option command p r. Hold them down until you hear the second "restart" chime.
Enter TM preferences and re-select TM disk (when you trash plist TM will "forget" the drive, but all the info is still on the drive) but don't let TM run yet.
In TM options make sure any disks you prefer to exclude/include are either entered or not (TM HD should always & automatically be excluded)
In System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy make sure TM disk is excluded from Spotlight (using +/- as above).
Finally, enter Time Machine and go through your backups to see if there are any backups that shouldn't be there: should be one backup every hour for the past day, one backup every day for the past month and weekly backups before that. If you find more than one backup on a day 3 weeks ago, for example, delete all but the most recent one for that date (on the window of the backup you want to delete you should see the "gear" icon with a dropdown arrow - click on it and select "delete backup."). You have to delete them one at a time so depending on how many you find & how big your backups are this step can take a very long time but it's critical to making sure TM doesn't get hung up on the "finishing" phase. If TM looks back in time and finds more backups than it wants it's supposed to just delete them but it doesn't always work that way and that's one of the issues that can make the finishing stage of the backup take forever.
Restart your Mac.
Restart TM & hope for the best.

I replaced my MacBook Pro hard drive and now Time Machine is very slow.

I replaced my 160G Hard Drive with a 750G. I have a 3 TB external hard drive for Time Machine. I back up using firewire 800.
I am running the latest OS. When I start the first backup using Time Machine it goes fine for about the first 30G. Then slows way down. Now I am only seeing updates of 10M ever few minutes. What is wrong?

Nothing is wrong. I had the same issue after swapping HD but using the same TM backup. Give it a few hours to do the first backup. Subsequent backups will be alot faster.... trust me.

HT201250 After Time Machine has backed up my files, can I delete my originals from my Mac and do something in Time Machine to ensure it will never automatically delete them from the backup in the future?

I'm new to using Time Machine - I'm making my first backup right now - and I have a few concerns.
So let's say my precious photos are taking up most of my Mac's hard drive space. I back them up with Time Machine on an external hard drive. After that, I want to delete my photos from my Mac because I want more space and my photos are now stored in the external hard drive. I have a few questions about that.
First, does Time Machine's backup system follow the same concept as having extra storage (so would this be a reasonable decision to make)?
Second, if it does, then could I access/open these photos from Time Machine's backup anytime I want?
Third, would I need to use the restore backup function of Time Machine every time I want to open my photos are there alternative ways of accessing my photos, like through opening directory paths to the photos?
Lastly, when the external hard drive becomes full and Time Machine wants to delete my oldest backup files, what can I do to ensure that these photos will never get deleted unless I manually do it? Like, is there a way to lock and secure these files? Or, is it like if these photos are the only copies saved in the backup, I can rest assure that Time Machine will never delete them?
Thanks

NeuroBrain wrote:
Since my new external hard drive is have a lot of space, I'm thinking of splitting it for Time Machine and external storage.
This is a common mistake and I highly advise against it.
1: TimeMachine saves states of changes and thus requires more room on the TM drive than the boot drive it's backing up.
2: Something happens to the TM drive, loss, theft, dropped, power surge, etc., you lose both backups.
3: The storage drive might become a portable need, with it being on the TM drive, now your increasing the risk to the TM backup that something could happen to it along with the storage drive, due to increased movement.
Seriously, have a read,
Most commonly used backup methods
it's ASC User Tip that saves us regulars all the trouble of having to repeat ourselves over and over again in the posts, because we tend to forget things too, or not here sometimes etc.
"Plan for the worst and the good will take care of itself" - Donald Trump

Time Machine no longer working after reinstalling OSX 10.5 w/TM backup

About a week ago Disc Utility told me I had serious problems with my HD structure and a reinstall was necessary. Fortunately, restoring everything using Time Machine was flawless, however Time Machine has not done a single backup since. The Backup.backupdb file is still there on the external drive, along with 6 other folders created at the time I did the reinstall (same names as the 6 inside the subfolder, system, library, users...). If I try to manually do a TM backup it tells me I don't have enough HD space as though it wants to start from scratch, when the folders are all still there from before the reinstall.
Any ideas why Time Machine no longer recognizes the files it created 2 weeks ago?

I had to reinstall Leopard and restore using TM. It also worked flawless for me. When I checked to see if it was backing up again, there was nothing. I also tried to manually back and that didn't work either. I went into System Preferences, Time Machine and had to choose my TM backup drive again. Once I did that it worked perfect.

Mac mini running very slow after downloading yosemite

Why is my mac mini (mid 2011) 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 now running very slow in all aspects after upgrading to OS X yosemite 10.10.1?
Here is a recent EtreCheck Report
Problem description:
Mac mini running very slow after upgrading to yosemite
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 21, 2015 at 2:56:48 PM PST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac mini (Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
Mac mini - model: Macmini5,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
AMD Radeon HD 6630M - VRAM: 256 MB
Cinema HD 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 15 days 18:52:31
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (235.76 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Cinema HD Display
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Primax Electronics Apple Optical USB Mouse
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.cloudd.plist
[killed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.rcd.plist
[killed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
[killed] com.apple.warmd_agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.loginitemregisterd.plist
15 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.installd.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
16 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
CDSBupd Application (/Applications/ConceptDraw Office 2/Solution Browser.app/Contents/MacOS/CDSBupd.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.1.0.24   - SDK 10.8 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
GoPro [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      27% mds
      12% WindowServer
      1% discoveryd
      1% Microsoft Word
      1% Mail
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
253 MB discoveryd
64 MB Mail
52 MB Safari
43 MB iTunes
43 MB Preview
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
42 MB Free RAM
768 MB Active RAM
744 MB Inactive RAM
993 MB Wired RAM
104.37 GB Page-ins
4.15 GB Page-outs

More memory will help:
4.15 GB Page-outs
16 processes killed due to memory pressure
15 processes killed due to memory pressure

Mac mini 2010 very slow after update to Mavericks

My mac mini 2010 (2.4 Ghz, 8GB ram) is running really very slow after updating to Mavericks.
Clearly OneDrive is a pain... but had it running on ML as well, and though it is a memory and CPU hog, it never really slowed down the system.
This is what Etresoft says:
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated 21 Aug 2014 19:39:34 GMT+2
Hardware Information: ?
Mac mini (Mid 2010) (Verified)
Mac mini - model: Macmini4,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
32LG3000 1360 x 768 @ 59 Hz
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 1 day 0:0:8
Disk Information: ?
TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (320,07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319,21 GB (104,99 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ?
Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 1,5 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
BigOne (disk1s1) /Volumes/BigOne: 1,5 TB (16,45 GB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Logitech USB Receiver
Logitech USB Receiver
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.iospirit.driver.RBTSRPlugin (1.18 - SDK 10.6) Support
[loaded] com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.18.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.iospirit.candelair.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.iospirit.candelair.sync.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.plexapp.helper.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Preview
ElementsAutoAnalyzer
Google Chrome
SEC Helper
Internet Plug-ins: ?
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Candelair Support
Perian Support
Time Machine: ?
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 199.51 GB
Destinations:
BigOne [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 1 TB
Total number of backups: 84
Oldest backup: 2013-07-17 22:07:43 +0000
Last backup: 2014-08-21 17:31:13 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 1 TB > (Disk size 297.29 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      78% OneDrive
      3% ScreensharingAgent
      3% WindowServer
      0% Google Chrome
      0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
1.18 GB OneDrive
90 MB Google Chrome
82 MB Finder
57 MB mds_stores
51 MB Google Chrome Helper
Virtual Memory Information: ?
4.46 GB Free RAM
1.94 GB Active RAM
321 MB Inactive RAM
908 MB Wired RAM
3.02 GB Page-ins
506 MB Page-outs

Chances are you have applications that are out of date and need to be updated. Another possibility is Spotlight is indexing and you to wait until it has finished.

My macbook pro is very slow after installing mountain lion

my macbook pro is very slow after installing mountain lion? Is anyone else having this issue?

If you don't use an SSD and bump your RAM up to 8 Gb's you may experience slow speeds, but I noticed slow speeds with your general configuration in SL.
one thing you should consider right now is, Spotlight is Reindexing your hard drive, that takes time and resources, (resources which you don't necessarily have to spare).
If you continue feeling like your performance is slow, you have a few options with this computer (I have the same one).
the express card slot can house a wintec SSD drive. That little door on the side of your machine is pure gold for a really quick solution for speeding up your machine. I have one in mine right now i'm using as a scratch disk for CS6 but I used to boot from it, and the speed boost was out of this world.
You could take out the internal HDD and put in a new SSD (I have a Vertex 4 from OCZ) it is completely over kill but my experience is pretty fast and I keep up with the later MBP models colleagues have.
There are some other options for you like taking out the optical drive (however I don't know if I'm supposed to talk about that here). Google Data Doubler.
You need to also set it to always use the 9600 chipset, this will increase performance a lot too. to do this go to system preferences>energy saver>Better Performance. This switches the video card to the better one and makes a world of difference.
Lastly, your RAM. after an EFI Firmware update, our computer support up to 8GBs of RAM. Do it!
Late 08 MBP 2.53 GHZ 9600 chipset 8gb ram, Vertex 4 SSD

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