Time Machine only preparing but doesn't run

I've been away for 3 weeks, and my time machine hasn't backed up since then. Now that I'm back and connected, the back up says "Preparing back up", but never goes through. I can't figure out how to get it to work. Any suggestions?

"Preparing" is going to take a very long time if you have not backed up recently and you have also recently installed Yosemite (10.10) on your Mac.
Make sure that you have your Mac connected to the Time Capsule using a wired connection, since that will be at least 3-5 times faster than wireless.
Start the backup again late at night, so that it will continue overnight. With luck, the process will be done by the next morning. If it's not, do not interrupt the backup and let it run until it completes.

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    L_ORDERED  VARCHAR2(50);
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    STATUS VARCHAR2(50);
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    With the new "Find" feature it actually highlights what you are looking for such as in Safari. Does Time Machine have a feature to highlight the files/folders that were deleted really from the present?

    It sounds like you aren't looking for any file in particular, but notice a change in number of files and would like to know what changed rather than knowing that a specific file is now missing.
    that's a good point, and it appears that TM is not setup to describe the changes over time. If I recall correctly, it has a plug-in ability, so maybe somebody will fill in that void.
    Sheldon

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