Time Machine vs. Creating clone

Hi.
I used Time Machine to back-up my MacBook Pro after having to once again restore my iTunes to a previous version. I missed a check box when I did my last updates.
At any rate, I mistaken thought that doing that would back-up everything and allow me to go back in time to a previous version of applications as well as files. I learned this morning that is not the case.
I upgraded Safari, forgetting that the newest version has the search box combined with the address box, which I don't like. I thought I could use Time Machine and restore my computer to what it was before this latest upgrade, but it says I don't have a back-up of my system.
So, two questions:
1. How do I create a back-up of the entire system?
2. I don't remember how I fixed Safari the last time, so any suggestions on how I can get it back to a version that has the search box off to the right?
Thanks for any advice you can provide.
J

See Pondini's TM FAQs, for starters. As for the Safari thing, reinstalling the OS should revert Safari to the 5.1.x version. If so, don't install the 6.x version, which IMO is crapola.

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TM records data and allows you to restore data from time past that you've lost. TM backups can be used to restore a 'complete' system from the past using the DVD Installer. CCC cannot do this other than the one time snapshot/clone it created. Using a CCC cloned volume for a very quick restoration of a failed boot drive can be very useful in a business situation. Speed to recovery isn't so important in a home/entertainment situation.
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You really can't.
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Use the old backups to continue backups or use them for migration etc..
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Getting this error: Time Machine completed a verification of your backups. To improve reliability, Time Machine must create a new backup for you.

I keep getting this error on my new Macbook Pro w/ Retina.
"Time Machine completed a verification of your backups. To improve reliability, Time Machine must create a new backup for you."
Connected to a wifi network and QNAP storage system. There are 5 computers on this network, and each backs up just fine. The issue is isolated to this one machine.
This error shows up every week or so.

A third-party NAS is unsuitable for use with Time Machine, especially if it's your only backup. I know this isn't the answer you want. I know Time Machine accepts the NAS as a backup destination. I know that the manufacturer says the device will work with Time Machine, and I also know that it usually seems to work. Except when you try to restore, and find that you can't.
Apple has published a specification for network devices that work with Time Machine. None of the third-party NAS vendors, as far as I know, meets that specification. They all use the incomplete, obsolete Netatalk implementation of Apple Filing Protocol.
If you want network backup, use as the destination either an Apple Time Capsule or an external storage device connected to another Mac or to an 802.11ac AirPort base station. Only the 802.11ac base stations support Time Machine, not any older model.
Otherwise, don't use Time Machine at all. There are other ways to back up, though none of them is anywhere near as efficient or as well integrated with OS X. I don't have a specific recommendation.
If you're determined to keep using the NAS with Time Machine, your only recourse for any problems that result is to the manufacturer (which will blame Apple, or you, or anyone but itself.)

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Hello,
sorry for my bad english, I'm not a native speaker.
I'm useing Mac OSX 10.7.3
Since a few days, I've some trouble with Time Machine. When TM would create a new backup in the normal hourly loop it creates the following message:
Time machine has completed the review of its backups. To improve the reliability time machine must create a new backup. (i hope it's the correct translation in englich)
Now I've to options:
1. I can create a new backup later
2. create a new backup
Does anyone knows what is wrong? I don't want to create a new backup, I want to use the old one.
I still have enough space on my backup volume. I'm using the Airport Extreme and a WD hard drive.
Thank you for your assist.
David

Unfortunately, the issue is that the wireless connection isn't fast enough. The error is saying that basically its going to take too long to do the work.
Not sure how apple makes the time capsule faster,but apparently it works.
Apple suggested configuration is either by a direct USB or FireWire connection, or use a time capsule.
Linc is correct in his last post. You can actually plug in your USB drive at random intervals and time machine will see it and do its thing. This will probably work better in the long run, even though you haven't had any issues up until now.

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Why do I get this message every time I travel with my laptop and then return home: "To improve reliability, Time Machine must create a new backup for you."
I get this on my new MacBook Air, but never got it on my old MacBook Pro.
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See #C13 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

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Time Machine completed a verification of your backups. To improve reliability, Time Machine must create a new backup for you.
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Jan 9 11:37:14 justin-steeds-macbook-pro com.apple.backupd[2618]: Network destination already mounted at: /Volumes/TimeMachine
Jan 9 11:37:33 justin-steeds-macbook-pro com.apple.backupd[2618]: Recovery backup declined by user.
Jan 9 11:37:33 justin-steeds-macbook-pro com.apple.backupd[2618]: Backup canceled.
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Jan 9 11:48:42 justin-steeds-macbook-pro com.apple.backupd[2859]: Recovery backup declined by user.
Jan 9 11:48:43 justin-steeds-macbook-pro com.apple.backupd[2859]: Backup canceled.
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Jan 9 11:51:34 justin-steeds-macbook-pro com.apple.backupd[2917]: Recovery backup declined by user.
Jan 9 11:51:34 justin-steeds-macbook-pro com.apple.backupd[2917]: Backup canceled.
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Since this is a MacBook Pro hardware community, you might get better results by asking your question at the Time Machine forum, located within the Lion discussion group.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.7_lion

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It is not the HD size, but rather the size of the data it contains. If you right-click your 500GB drive and select "Get Info" you can see how much is actually being used.
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I don't know what options are available but you may simply have to do a manual restore of files you want, in groups.

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hi
rest assured you are not alone. i have the same problem and i hate it with a passion. in fact, i am the victim of this message as of 20 minutes ago and doing a full backup as I am typing this. I am so overly ****** that I actually posted here and will be calling or emailing apple next because I cannot take this anymore. the problem lies in time machine and unfortunately, there is no fix for that. time machine is the best idea of apple with the worst implementation ever. you have no obligation to use time capsule to benefit from time machine as this would not be legal anyway. i will give you 2 temporary solutions and let you decide which one works best for you:
1) open time machine preferences and turn automatic backups off. create a new full backup from scratch and only backup manually whenever you remember, preferably every day. the automation process is the problem that lies within time machine. also make sure that your system does not go to standy or sleep whatever that may be called. Power nap, despite all claims, is not compatible with time machine. install CAFFEINE, an app that keeps your mac awake and prevents from going to sleep while back up is in progress. use it like this and pray it will all go fine for a long time. you may wish to duplicate the first full backup to save time in case this should happen again so you have a base to start on
2) install CCC (carbon copy cleaner) I have not used it myself yet, but probably will be installing it after finishing this post. it is claimed to be better, yet it is yet to be seen by me personally.
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I've read lots of posts on this, but I can't seem to find the anwer to my problem.
I have a Time Machine backup of the last year. However, I just bought a new MacBook Air and I need for Time Machine to inherit this new Mac to my old backup.
I used Migration Assistant to transfer evrything from my old MacBook to the new one.
But when I turned Time Machine on, it starts creating a new backup.
I need it to keep using the backup of my old MacBook.
From what I've have read in other web pages where they show how to's on Time Machine, is that once I bring everything from my old Mac (restore from the Time Machine backup) the only thing I need to do is to plug in Time Machine to my new MacBook and it would start backing up where it left of, but it doesn't happen that way. It creates a new backup file. It has the same computer name but it appends a number "1" to the name to differentiate it from the original.
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I've been using TM with an external USB 2 drive for some months now, but as of last night, the drive icon wasn't turning to the green TM icon.
I've reselected the drive in TM prefs, which temporarily sorts the problem, but as soon as I disconnect and re-attach the drive, the icon remains orange.
I've also noticed that approx 5 seconds before the actual backup, TM creates an .inProgress file. Each subsequent backup deletes the existing .inProgress, but creates a new one, again, just a few seconds before the actual backup.
Strangely, the .inProgress file is EXACTLY THE SAME SIZE as the immediately following backup created 5 seconds later.
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TIA,
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Rob Hill wrote:
Given that the files have not been touched since August 2009
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Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://[email protected]/Time
Mounted network destination using URL: afp://[email protected]/Time
Warning: Destination /Volumes/Time does not support Server Reply Cache
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2011-01-31 09:59:43.366 FindSystemFiles[310:907] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac QuickTime Components.pkg
2011-01-31 09:59:43.371 FindSystemFiles[310:907] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac Web Plugins.pkg
2011-01-31 09:59:43.700 FindSystemFiles[310:907] Finding system files...
2011-01-31 09:59:46.916 FindSystemFiles[310:907] Writing system path cache.
2011-01-31 09:59:46.995 FindSystemFiles[314:907] Looking for system packages
2011-01-31 09:59:47.013 FindSystemFiles[314:907] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac QuickTime Components.pkg
2011-01-31 09:59:47.017 FindSystemFiles[314:907] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac Web Plugins.pkg
2011-01-31 09:59:47.058 FindSystemFiles[314:907] Finding system files...
2011-01-31 09:59:48.000 FindSystemFiles[314:907] Writing system path cache.
No pre-backup thinning needed: 1.39 GB requested (including padding), 189.94 GB available
Copied 10007 files (66.3 MB) from volume Mac HD.
Copied 10012 files (66.3 MB) from volume Shared.
No pre-backup thinning needed: 1.34 GB requested (including padding), 189.94 GB available
Copied 2754 files (10.6 MB) from volume Mac HD.
Copied 2759 files (10.6 MB) from volume Shared.
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No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Backup completed successfully.
Ejected Time Machine disk image.
Ejected Time Machine network volume.

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Well, maybe damp.
You should have an external HD, or Time Capsule, or other destination separate from your Mac to store your backups, so when (not if) your internal HD fails, or something else awful happens, you won't lose everything.
You might want to review the Time Machine Tutorial and perhaps browse Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.

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First, the amount that TM says it's going to back up is not necessarily the amount it will back up. You'll only know that when the backup finishes.
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Time Machine completed a verification of your backups. To improve reliability, Time Machine must create a new backup for you.

I just wanted to collect all my messages since oct 16th. under one roof. I have spent too much time with this problem already, will NOT edit this the way I should. It REALLY bugs me that Apple doesn't acknowlege it - would make life easier knowing that they are working on it.
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Now I have had this same problem every two weeks running Lion in my new MBP.
This does not seems to be just Lion-related, or because of lack of space - my HD was 320MB, now 750MB (350MB used).
TM will erase the disk in this particular case, and you will loose all the data history!!!
You should make a backup with CCC or similar on a separate disk to be on safe side.
I think that there will be a fix for this problem, we are not the only ones complaning.
After more research I ended up with two options: either the TC HD is at the end of it's 4 year life OR Lion TM settings > options > lock documents 2 weeks after last edit is somehow behind this problem. I unchecked this setting and will see after two weeks...
Meanwhile, fingers crossed.
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Unfortunately, the message pretty much says it all.
What it does not tell you is that your Time Machine backups are corrupted and Time Machine cannot repair them, so it wants to delete your entire backup file and start with a new one.
I'm afraid that AppleCare will tell you the same thing, but it's worth checking with them to see if there are any new developments in this regard for this puzzling issue which affects a small percentage of users.
Please post back on your findings if you pickup some additional useful information when you speak to Apple.

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