TimeMachine finished testing, nothing wrong but wants to start from scratch
it doesn't say that it found any problems at all.
it just wants to start a new one to enhance reliability and in fine print stating that this will make me lose my 4 months backup history!!!
so what's wrong with it?
ofc i'm not happy to lose all my backup history and wait 10hrs to backup nearly 300 GB.
neongrau wrote:
it doesn't say that it found any problems at all.
it just wants to start a new one to enhance reliability and in fine print stating that this will make me lose my 4 months backup history!!!
Yes, this is a relatively new verification, added in May or so of this year.
so what's wrong with it?
We don't know. Apparently it's something so bad that even Disk Utility can't fix it.
ofc i'm not happy to lose all my backup history and wait 10hrs to backup nearly 300 GB.
Agreed. Connect to the TC via Ethernet cable if at all possible; the first backup will be 2-3 times faster.
I always recommend keeping "secondary" backups, at least. See #27 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum), for some suggestions.
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