Time Machine will not do a full backup when set up
I am trying to set up time machine for the first time on a external HDD, but it just won't do a full backup in the first time I set it up, I knew I had a problem when I entered the time machine and it would only show today and now, I had the time machine set up for about a week. I already checked the time machine options and it says full backup should be 178 GB, but when I set it up it does not do the full backup just a partial, the time machine disk is always empty, I see no errors in the time machine preferences and also formatted the external HDD the HDD Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive), Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive Journaled) and even tried a different HDD and I always get the time thing, no full backup when I set it up, also fixed permissions on all my disks and no luck... can anyone help???
this is the message I got;
Starting standard backup
Couldn't find en0.
Unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35 Resource temporarily unavailable
* Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '* -[NSCFArray initWithObjects:count:]: attempt to insert nil object at objects[0]'\n* Call stack at first throw:\n(\n 0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff833c05a4 __exceptionPreprocess + 180\n 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff887d2313 objcexceptionthrow + 45\n 2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8336b317 -[__NSPlaceholderArray initWithObjects:count:] + 407\n 3 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8337fc68 +[NSArray arrayWithObjects:count:] + 56\n 4 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8338adb1 -[NSArray arrayByAddingObject:] + 193\n 5 backupd 0x000000010000989b 0x0 + 4295006363\n 6 backupd 0x000000010000a510 0x0 + 4295009552\n 7 backupd 0x0000000100006d00 0x0 + 4294995200\n 8 Foundation 0x00007fff80f04f65 _NSThread__main_ + 1429\n 9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00007fff80876f66 pthreadstart + 331\n 10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00007fff80876e19 thread_start + 13\n)
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'NSException'
2009-11-08 22:50:42.463 ReportCrash[235:2503] Saved crash report for backupd[146] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/backupd2009-11-08-225042localhost.crash
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CCC put up a message that there was a Physical Problem "Library/Application Support/Techtool Protection/McIntosh HD/Directory Backup 2011-11-01-16-28-16"
You should not keep those files for long, and probably shouldn't back them up (if you need them at all -- since you do regular backups, I'm doubtful just how worthwhile that feature is).
"Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while copying files to the backup volume".
One of Apple's maddeningly incomplete messages. Most likely, there's a problem with a file (quite possibly the one CCC didn't like). See #C3 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting for details and instructions on finding and fixing it.
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It will, if it can. But it will never delete your last remaining backup.
See #C4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting, probably the pink box there.
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Time machine will not keep a constant backup...
Time will start a new complete backup every week or two. No long term back up...
This is the message I get;
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Does anyone have any idea why....?Start with C13 in the 1st linked article.
Time Machine Troubleshooting
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Greetings.
The problem I'm having is that my 300GB backup disk is full. Time Machine says there is not enough room and it will not delete old backups to make room. How can I get it to do its thing?
Thank you.dmac,
This might help...
*_“This Backup is Too Large for the Backup Volume”_*
First, much depends on the size of your Mac’s internal hard disk, the quantity of data it contains, and the size of the hard disk designated for Time Machine backups. It is recommended that any hard disk designated for Time Machine backups be +at least+ twice as large as the hard disk it is backing up from. You see, the more space it has to grow, the greater the history it can preserve.
*Disk Management*
Time Machine is designed to use the space it is given as economically as possible. When backups reach the limit of expansion, Time Machine will begin to delete old backups to make way for newer data. The less space you provide for backups the sooner older data will be discarded. [http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/15137.html]
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The Time Machine error message tells you how much space the current backup requires.
Using that measurement, go into the Time Machine Preferences and click “Options…”.
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Once the “Total Included…” is below what Time Machine requires, then perform a backup. During the backup, Time Machine perform certain house-keeping duties that frees up additional space.
Once the backup is complete, check Time Machine Prefs “Available:” line. You may discover that you now have more room than expected.
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*Recovering Backup Space*
If you have discovered that large unwanted files have been backed up, you can use the Time Machine “time travel” interface to recovered some of that space. Do NOT, however, delete files from a Time Machine backup disk by manually mounting the disk and dragging files to the trash. You can damage or destroy your original backups by this means.
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Now, navigate to where the unwanted file resides. If it has been some time since you deleted the file from your Mac, you may need to go farther back in time to see the unwanted file. In that case, use the time scale on the right to choose a date prior to when you actually deleted the file from your Mac.
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C. Ctrl-Click the Time Machine Dock icon and select "Browse Other Time Machine disks...". Then select the old backup set. Navigate to files/folders you don't really need backups of and go up to the Action menu ("Gear" icon) and select "Delete all backups of this file." If you delete enough useless stuff, you may be able to free up enough space for the new backup to take place. However, this method is not assured as it may not free up enough "contiguous space" for the new backup to take place.
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On the other hand, your computers drive contents may very well have outgrown the capacity of the Time Machine backup disk. It may be time to purchase a larger capacity hard drive for Time Machine backups. Alternatively, you can begin using the Time Machine Preferences exclusion list to prevent Time Machine from backing up unneeded files/folders.
Consider as well: Do you really need ALL that data on your primary hard disk? It sounds like you might need to Archive to a different hard disk anything that's is not of immediate importance. You see, Time Machine is not designed for archiving purposes, just as a backup of your local drive(s). In the event of disaster, it can get your system back to its' current state without having to reinstall everything. But if you need LONG TERM storage, then you need another drive that is removed from your normal everyday working environment.
This KB article discusses this scenario with some suggestions including Archiving the old backups and starting fresh [http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/15137.html]
Let us know if this clarifies things.
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Time machine will not complete backup.
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http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6425/screenshot20100419at522.png
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Message was edited by: Positron1234Positron1234 wrote:
Shoot, my partition scheme is MBR and not GUID or Apple....
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