Time machine not updating all files correctly.

I went to recover a file today from time machine, and upon recovering it found out that it hasn't been backed up for over 2 months. This is a little concerning since it appears that all is going well.
Does anyone know how to fix this or a way to trouble shoot this.
Thanks

The only thing that I have in the excluded list is the external drive that the server is backing up to.
KM

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Time machine not updated

I upgraded my hard drive and reinstalled from time machine backup that i had made just before i took out the old drive. All seems to be working fine but a couple of things have not been updated on time machine. Some recent amendments to pages doc werent saved, a new spreadsheet in numbers was absent and some of the desktop items I have deleted have come back. When i checked the backups on the finder, the most recent backup I made is there but within it some of the files are dated from december. I have nothing listed as "do not update" in the time machine preferences, my external drive is set to back up all. Any help appreciated, although I appreciate that i wont get these documents back now I would like to know what is going on with it for future back ups
Thankyou

Yes, its been creating back ups, if i look in the finder at the time machine there's a back up created for yesterday but the files within it dont seem to have been updated. So theres some folders there with yesterdays date, each with different times but the docs etc inside them are still the old versions, despite me having modified them and saved them yesterday. Will run that log thing you recommended, thankyou

Time Machine Not Recognizing Some files as Changed ... Until I Restart

Yesterday I upgraded the HD in my Macbook Pro, and I used Time Machine to restore my stuff to the new drive. Worked like a charm, except...
First bit of strangeness: I noticed that Time Machine hadn't restored the most recent versions of some of my applications, e.g. OmniFocus, Transmission, Skim, and PTH Pasteboard. I checked my TM backup, and sure enough, it had not backed up recent updates.
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I seem to have a similar problem except not solved by a restart. I have been creating and editing files today and plugged into my backup disc this evening and I cannot seem to get these files into the backup. In time machine they only appear in the Now screen.
I corrupted a backup by the power failing on the external disc during a backup, so I deleted the time machine folders for that Mac and started a new backup. That new backup does not appear to be progressing, although the time stamped versions are there.

Does Time Machine really restore all files of app?

Hi mac people,
I have done a clean install, then i don't want use migration assistant to move back things, but when i move back garageband 6.0.5, i open it, then i realise that only app is been restore but all the loops and audio is not, then i search online found that i have to move those things by my own,
So this problem make me wondering does time machine really fully restore?
I also wondering how about other apps or files do they really all been restore even they SEEN like no problems?
Thanks for helping !!!!!

then i realise that only app is been restore but all the loops and audio is not, then i search online found that i have to move those things by my own,
If you want everything restored from Time Machine, don't use Migration Assistant but use Setup Assistant - migrate al files when you are first prompted to restore from Time Machine or another Mac, after a clean install.
you can select what to restore - the settings, the libraries, the user data.
Since you do not want to use the assistants - to restore Garageband 6.0.5 manually, you transfer all files and folders in the system library:
/Library/Application Support/GarageBand/
and the loops from
/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/
Your plug-ins from
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/
and the corresponding folders in your user library ~/Library/

Time Machine not backing up File Vault encrypted iMac

I recently turned on File Vault and performed backups to my Time Capsule via Time Machine. Although slow it did back up several times. However because of it being slow I followed some advice which said to restart my iMac in Safe Mode and then do a normal restart,which should then speed up the back up process. Well, I did this and it did not make any difference other than now it gets to the end of the back up and starts again, with about completing backup!
So, I'm thinking is it because of File Vault, or is there something else I can do to make sure of being able to perform a backup via Time Machine. I am currently using Lion 10.7.5.
I assume that the backup (if it ever does another one) will also be encrypted as the option in Time Machine to encrypt is greyed out. Any thoughts here?
I thought maybe I should turn File Vault off and try again, but that sort of misses the point if I want to protect my data.
Help please.
Much appreciated - Alani

Alani wrote:
I recently turned on File Vault and performed backups to my Time Capsule via Time Machine. Although slow it did back up several times. However because of it being slow I followed some advice which said to restart my iMac in Safe Mode and then do a normal restart,which should then speed up the back up process. Well, I did this and it did not make any difference other than now it gets to the end of the back up and starts again, with about completing backup!
Does it fail, with a message? If so, what message? If you don't remember, see #C2 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
If not, a clue may be lurking in your logs. Use the widget in #A1 of the same link to display the backup messages from your logs. Locate the backup in question, then copy and post all the messages here.
Is it any faster if you connect via an Ethernet cable, instead of wirelessly?
I assume that the backup (if it ever does another one) will also be encrypted as the option in Time Machine to encrypt is greyed out. Any thoughts here?
No. Mountain Lion can encrypt network backups, but Time Machine on Lion can only encrypt backups made to a local or directly-connected external HD.
I thought maybe I should turn File Vault off and try again, but that sort of misses the point if I want to protect my data
No, that will take a very long time and won't make any difference anyway.

Time Machine not copying all I want it to

OK, so this is odd... I have an external 250 GB fw drive from G Tech and an iMac G5 running 10.5.1 I started using time machine happily the other day having it back up to the fw drive. Well it was almost full so I deleted some other stuff off of the fw drive and I also deleted some of the oldest backups (which may have been a mistake, I am not sure). Anyway, now there is way more than enough room on the fw disk to back up the whole system, but it basically stops once it gets to the applications folder. I have tried deleting the time machine plist folder but that did not help. Any ideas?

First, run Disk Utility's Repair Disk on the TM volume to make sure its file system is OK. Do the same with Permissions Repair on your normal volume to make sure the apps installed via Apple's installer (those that leave receipts) don't have permissions problems that prevent their being copied. Then make sure none of the apps not being backed up appear in TM's system preference exclusions list.
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Using Mountain Lion on MacbookPro. When I try to restore en email, I go through the procedure and hit restore on the selected email in the selected TM backup. TIme Machine reverts to the current Mail as usual but does not create the restored email. Mail screen says Mailbox Not Selected. There is no time machine folder in On My Mac and no recovered files subfolder under that. On my older MacbookPro Time Machine created these and the recovered file shows up there.
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Although you can restore messages from a Time Machine snapshot within the Mail application, it generally won't work with messages that were saved by an older version of Mail. In that case, you have to use an alternative method.
Triple-click the line below to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
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Enter Time Machine and scroll back to the snapshot you want. Select the account folders you want and then select Restore ... to... from the action menu (gear icon) in the toolbar of the snapshot window. Restore the folders to the Desktop, not to their original location.
From the Mail menu bar, select
File ▹ Import Mailboxes...
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Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/Documents
Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users//Documents
The disc permissions are all fine and there's no real reason this should happen.
The only thing I can see that separates these items from any other is that they all state in their Info that I have custom access. Sometimes this will show up as an unknown grayed out user that I can't change, or just a custom access setting.
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I am having the same problems. I have done all the recommended fixes from the Troubleshooting. I have run disk utility repair on the external hard drives and a verify on the internal drive. I have reformattted the external hard drive. I have done a full reset on the backup drive. I have excluded it from virus scans. I have set the energy saver to keep the drives running. But I keep getting this message (below). I got it on a file higher in the directory and I deleted that file and now it trips on the next file down. The process that I am trying to do is back up one external drive to another.
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/Big Bubba Bear/Backups.backupdb
Node requires deep traversal:/Volumes/Sugar Bean II reason:must scan subdirs|
No pre-backup thinning needed: 243.89 GB requested (including padding), 425.78 GB available
Waiting for index to be ready (100)
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Stopping backup.
Error: (-47) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Sugar Bean II/iTunes/iTunes Music/Rush/A Farewell to Kings/01 A Farewell to Kings.mp3 to (null)
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Time Machine not backing up files

Hi there,
I have had an external hard drive connected via time machine for over a year now, and it has always performed continual backups on its own. Yesterday, however, it decided to no longer recognize the device and it now claims that time machine is not configured. I have tried restarting, shutting down and plugging everything in again multiple times, but nothing seems to work. It can't recognize the drive anymore, and the most recent thing I did was download the latest Mac OS X 10.5.8 software. Once I did that, it was recognized briefly under Disk Utility and I tried to Verify and Repair it. It couldn't complete the task, however, and now it doesn't show up. Suggestions?

Hi, and welcome to the forums.
If it doesn't show up in Disk Utility, it's pretty likely failed.
Disconnect and power it down for several minutes. Restart your Mac, then reconnect and power the drive up.
Check all the connections; be sure they're snug and secure. Try different ports, cables, and combinations of the two (sometimes a plug that works fine in one port won't quite make good contact in another one).
If Disk Utility still can't see it, it's probably dead. Is it in warranty? If so, contact the maker or store where you bought it.
If DU can see it, but still can't repair it, a heavy-duty 3rd-party disk repair app such as +Disk Warrior+ might. DW is about $100, and a good investment for the future, but there's no guarantee. Otherwise, try erasing it, but click +Security Options,+ then +Zero Out Disk.+ If that fails, the disk is a goner. If it succeeds, it may be ok.

Time Machine not saving all Users

Hi,
I have just used Time Machine for the first time and noticed that it was saving "x" of around 142gb as its first save.
However, I noticed that when I go through the back up history, whilst it saved my wife's account/user files it hasn't saved mine. The icon of my "house" in the Places section doesn't highlight when you scroll over it with the mouse. It does in the "Now" window.. but page through the back up history and it's not saved. My files are also not found in the Users folder.
Any help really appreciated.
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Are you using File Vault?
That's the only reason TM won't save your home folder on each backup. It should, however, save the encrypted disk image when you log out.
If not, start with a Finder window showing your home folder, then go into Time Machine. It should appear that way.
And be sure you're not looking at the first (lowest) window in the "cascade" of the "Star Wars" background; that's the +Today (Now)+ window, representing what's currently on your system. Navigate to the actual backup (behind the Today window) or via the timeline on the right.
You might want to review these:
Time Machine Tutorial
Time Machine 101
How to back up and restore your files
Time Machine Features
Apple - Support - Mac OSX v10.5 Leopard Time Machine
and perhaps browse the Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip* at the top of this forum.
If you have a problem setting-up or using Time Machine, start with the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip* at the top of this forum. It will show you how to locate the message(s) that describe the problem, then help you fix it.

Time machine copied my old files over new ones.

Sometimes the Macbook Pro would't load the desktop. Other times it won't load the password window. The backup drive booted up. I ran Norton anti-virus but found nothing.
The disc utility found the disc OK. But repairing permissions won't run. DiskWarrior gave the dreaded error 9972, which means any I one of 10 things could be wrong.
I noticed the Chrome icon had changed to blue, the color when Chrome first came out. Time machine had "updated" my files and apps back to 2009. What the ****. Have I lost all my work since I last backed up my disc in 2009? I had DiskWarrior rebuild the directory. But the disc still won't boot.
What caused time machine to load the backup over the new files?

jquin6 wrote:
The backup drive booted up.
Huh? What do you mean? Time Machine backups are not bootable.
I ran Norton anti-virus but found nothing.
That's well-known to wreak havoc on OSX. It may well be the cause of your problems. Uninstall it immediately. You may need help to do that, as it's also notoriously hard to get rid of all the bits it leaves behind.
Search this forum for Norton and you'll see what I mean, and find a link to an uninstaller.
Also see Thomas Reed's [Mac Virus Guide|http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus].
Have I lost all my work since I last backed up my disc in 2009?
You haven't backed-up since 2009?
I had DiskWarrior rebuild the directory. But the disc still won't boot.
Do you mean your Mac won't boot from the internal HD?
What caused time machine to load the backup over the new files?
Exactly what did you do? Did you tell it to restore that 2009 backup? If that's what you told it to do, that's what it did.
Please clarify, with details.

Accidentally I have deleted my Time Machine Backup but deleted files are in the Trash !

Hi Folks,
Accidentally deleted my Time Machine backkups but all files are in the Trash. I am copying my files from Trash folder to another Portable Drive just incase I will not be able to restore my files as Put Back is not working because seems Time Machine backups is a part large database.
Is there anyway I can restore the files to Time Machine again? If there is, could you please tell me step by step ! If there is not any procedures, please advise me what should I do in this stage?
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The following excellent Support articles may help you with that:
http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

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Janet.b wrote:
About 3 years old...pretty dated now I guess. Am thinking I may just need to have it upgraded by a Mac tech.
For what the Apple Store's charge you can buy almost buy a new computer.
Just for giggles I brought my old laptop in for a drive upgrade and asked, they wanted $600 for a drive that only cost $120 at the time and it was a slow 5,400 RPM drive. The new Mac's of a similar make were going for $1000.
I did the drive replacement myself, got a faster drive of better quality for $300 instead.
Then another time I asked for a RAM upgrade from 4GB to 8GB, they wanted to charge $400 + $35 for the labor.
The same RAM is on Crucial.com for $90 and all I need is a 00 micro phillips screwdriver.
So you see what's going on here.
I think what you should do, if your out of warranty/AppleCare, is to call up the local PC tech guy who also does Mac's and have them fix you right up.
They can offer more personalized care which you need. Clone your old drive to the new and everything.
With Apple they are overworked at the Genius Bar and just place roadblocks so you buy a new machine instead.
For instance, all new iMac's now have proprietary drive software installed on the hard drives for heat monitoring. So now the only choice a user has is to bring their iMac into a Apple Store for a very expensive drive upgrade, which a person then decides the money is better spent buying a new machine.

Time Machine not backing up. Very slow, essentially hanging. I have 10.7.5 Mac OS X Lion (11G63). I have put in all updates. I tried to put my folders into "private" in the Spotlight (b/c I read that might be the problem). Still not working.

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For all things Time Machine see Pondini's excellent information here...
http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html
Start at Troubleshooting.

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