Old Time Machine back up is not recognized as such on my newly formatted mac

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• Copy the old Time Machine files to the new disk TM

  Sorry people, I have to ask two (related) questions:

  (1) I have a WD My Passport for Mac drive connected to an Airport Extreme and 2 Macs use for backup via Time Machine. Now, the disk is full. I bought a WD My Book for Mac drive with a capacity of 4 TB and am ready to go.

  Question: can I copy the old files of Time Machine on my new book?

  (2) until now 2 different Macs used the My Passport as a Time Machine drive with no problems.

  Question: Should I partition the new drive (My Book) and every Mac uses its own partition as Time Machine or can proceed us as is?

  Thank you very much for your help!

  Question: can I copy the old files of Time Machine on my new book?

  Yes you can, but there is a lot of work, a little complicated, time consuming and not worth the effort for most users.  The main reasons for this are...

  (1) the older backups will take a good amount of space on the new drive, limiting the space on the disk again.

  (2) Time Machine backups for the old files will continue... it will make a new copy of every Mac and then go forward again with incremental backups.

  A better plan would be to keep the old drive on hand for a few months, in which case you need to go back and look for a file. After a few months, you will have a beautiful story from backup to the new hard drive and no need of older backups so you can remove the old disk and keep around as a spare part or use it for other purposes.

  Question: Should I partition the new drive (My Book) and every Mac uses its own partition as Time Machine or can proceed us as is?

  While you can partition the drive and save each Mac to a separate partition if you wish, there is really no need to do this since Time Machine will automatically create separate for each Mac backup files.

• Time Machine backs up too much upward

  Hello

  I recently bought a Capsule 2 TB and my MacBook Pro using Time Machine backup. When first installed, I've caused a problem with the process and after that TM works perfectly, save every hour, I changed the name of the time Capsule and things this is ugly even if I tried to change the name back. I put the time Capsule at its factory, deleted all the previous data backup settings, it relinked on my Mac and restarted the initial upward.

  Everything looks fine but now Time Machine back up to several times per hour, and at random intervals, sometimes without be planned. It doesn't seem to be taking additional storage on the Time Capsule, so it's more an annoyance that there are has multiple windows when I enter Time Machine or duplication of files. There are also 2 or 3 for each day more than 24 hours ago. I started back up only when it is plugged. I don't think that there is a problem with my power adapter/cable.

  Any advice? Thank you very much.

  Time Machine is designed to backup to local drive, if the normal backup target is disconnected.

  I recommend you do a reset of time Machine.

  Here see A4. He is old, but the method is still valid.

  http://pondini.org/TM/troubleshooting.html

  Then reconfigure for backup of your TC.

  Disable backups when the target is disconnected.

  See http://pondini.org/TM/30.html

  IMHO, it may be useful to consider buying Carbon Copy Cloner or other backup software. Stop time Machine and use something that is more reliable and more controllable. It can back up to CT as does TM.

• Is - this time machine back up the record of the iCloud drive in the Finder?

  Background: I recently started using iCloud drive on my iMac with OS X El Capitan 10.11.5. I also continue to use a 3 GB CAP to automatically back up my computer using time machine.

  Discussion: I copied some files more in player iCloud (under Favorites in the Finder) folder to appear on my drive to iCloud. Obviously the synchronization service iCloud provides is great, but I want to that I am also able to backup these files on my time capsule as well for peace of mind, and it would be a nuisance if I constantly have to move files out of the iCloud drive to another location on my computer to make sure that the files are also backed up regularly on the time capsule.

  Question: Time Machine also backs up everything (all types of files - excel, pdf, word, etc.) that I added in iCloud drive folder on my computer?

  Thank you!

  Yes. Time Machine back to iCloud by car, but not where you'd expect.

  Look for the path below in your Time Machine backup...

  

  It's YOURdriveNAME > users > YOURaccountNAME > library > mobile Documents > com-apple-CloudDocs

• I used a time capsule in my house.  Now, I have another network put in place and would like to set my time for back ups and NOT as a WiFi capsule

  I used a time capsule in my house.  Now, I have another network put in place and would like to set my time for back ups and NOT as a WiFi capsule

  If it is possible to turn off the WiFi on the Time Capsule, which only leaves you with the option to back up your Mac (s) using a wired Ethernet cable connection between the Mac (s) and the Time Capsule.

  Are you OK with that?

• "the machine virtual source is not recognized" using VMWare Converter stand-alone 4.01

  All,

  Shadow protect IT edition allows us to create backups of image files from our servers. We need the ability to convert files Shadow protect (SPF) in VMWare Server 2.x. files about half of our servers do not convert. We get a message that says: "the machine virtual source is not recognized. What gives? I know image backups are fine because I tested.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you.

  vmnoob

  We support only a few specific versions of ShadowProtect.

  > StorageCraft ShadowProtect 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2

  There may be additional restrictions when you attempt to use these types of files, such as the following from the Manual:

  1. dynamic disks are not supported.

  2. all the images in the backup of a machine must be in a single folder, without other images placed there.

  3. for incremental images, so 16 incremental backups are supported.

  4. images of systems with logical drives are not supported if the logical drive is also a system or an active volume

  5. for volume-based cloning, all volumes on the disk until the active devices and the system must be saved.

  5.1 for example, if a drive has four partitions, 1 to 4, with the partition as the active volume 2 and partition 3 as long as the system volume, the backup must include 1 to 3 partitions. (ShadowProtect only).

  Kind regards

  EvilOne

  VMware vExpert 2009

  NOTE: If your question or problem has been resolved, please mark this thread as answered and awarded points accordingly.

• Can I back up files with time machine iCloud. Seems not so, are there alternatives?

  I want files on mac, in the clouds and on local separate media seems quite difficult to achieve for a sensible backup plan.

  I looked for solutions and there are various tips on if time machine backup of documents Mobile ~/Library but I can access in time machine.

  Presumably, someone has solved this problem - hopes!

  If you have active disk iCloud it written copies of the files in the cloud on your local disk, these in turn are backed up by Time Machine, you don't need to do anything else to make it work.

  If you need to access your documents using Time Machine backup do you via the Finder > iCloud drive and not in the hidden mobile documents folder.

• How can I PREVENT Time Machine back on the wake from sleep?

  I leave my machine on the work week and when I finished the night, I SLEEP there.

  In the morning, he has no need to backup first thing. But Time Machine insists on execution from the moment I have a mouse and he wakes up from his sleep.

  It was fine when it was new and fast, but now he is old and slow (especially - but mostly because I really push to the limit with multiple Safari Windows opens and executes a large number of software design at the same time, I have to do for work).

  My question is simple:

  How to tell Time Machine to does not have a return on the wake from sleep? or;

  Say this do not back up from 06:00 to noon? or;

  Is it a third party plug in that allows me to customize the time Machine more?

  Another idea on what just said or it to no return for even the first hour or two when it comes in the morning or even in any time to sleep during the day. Automatically.

  I also have my drive main external file mirroring AND use Super Duper once per day to fool the internal drive (I total plan control) AND back up all files off site (I total plan control). But, Time Machine is also always at hand to get it done. If only I had a little control over it, so she did not have the necessary step back up the minute I sit down. Significantly slow down my work time productive morning!

  Time Machine really shouldn't bog down your machine that badly.

  If Time machine running interferes with your ability to use the machine, then something else is wrong. It shouldn't affect performance in this way.

  If it's all just "annoying"... Well... Why is this a big deal?

  Maybe you should run a report Etrecheck and post the results here. If something is moving your system, which can help us identify what it is.

• can I remove the old time machine backups

  can I delete older backups time machine in car

  You can, but it is not recommended... and will be a long and tedious process with a very real risk that your entire backup file may be damaged. Is not worth the time and the risk in my opinion.

  Really, you have three options viable, listed in the order of most expensive on toward the bottom.

  (1) add a new time Capsule and begin to go upside backups... you keep your backups downside... you have to buy a new time Capsule

  (2) add a USB drive to your existing Time Capsule and start backups to go.   Upside down... you keep your old backups.  Downside... the USB will be slow compared to time in car Capsule.

  (3) clear your Time Capsule drive and start over with backups upside... no extra charge. Downside... you lose your backups.

• where is the bookmark using apple time machine back-up?

  I had upgraded my macbook pro to maverick. I've been very buggy & help w/apple, I restored to mountain lion via the time machine. However, I need to get my week bookmarks toolbar last (I have a few new bookmarks that have not been added until after I installed maverick). I need to know how I can access them and where they are located, & restore my bookmarks bar.

  You can try to restore a backup if restored then JSON the places.sqlite file did not help.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

• Time Machine, you see only not the ssd internal

  Today, I had my old OWC replaced for a bigger Samsung 850 EVO SSD SSD internal flash drive.

  I named the new SSD, the same as the old.

  The new SSD is the boot disk and it works without problems.

  But now I see that Time Machine does not see this new SSD (he did see and save the old).

  This rather new Samsung SSD is not supported by Time Machine and therefore not show under the volumes available?

  I already tried the following Terminal command:

  : write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1

  But no success with that and in my case it is an interior volume, perhaps the command is wrong then?

  Or am I mistaking here and are the Time Machine preferences "Select disk" only discs showing where you can save to and not FROM (in the 'Options' section, you can exclude certain things and it shows the disc)?

• problem of time machine Airport: finder does not

  Hello

  I use a time capsule from the airport. The connection works fine.

  However, I was doing a few files "organized" in the records of the airport and all of a sudden the finder would not respond. I tried to 'Force quit' the finder and start again or turn off 30 seconds time capsule, but the result is the same for a few days now. When I return to my main folder in capsule, automatically the finder is unresponsive and I have to restart the finder.

  One of the reasons could be that when I was doing 'organized' files (like move one folder to another, etc.) he too complicated (large files) and then the thing all jammed.

  Anyway, if you guys might have a solution for me, this would not lose all my files I appreciate.

  Thank you very much for your time.

  All the best,

  Florent

  PS: I'm using an Imac, Yosemite, version 10.10.03

  Nothing will fix itself without some spoil your files... Something has stuck at halfway between the two and is now corrupted. Unfortunately, Finder can not work around the problem... If you did this correctly, you can use disk utility to solve the problem... but you cannot run disk on TC utility because it is a network drive.

  You have three choices I see...

  One that suits that I listed last.

  1 make the cleaning of the Terminal file. It's hard I think because you do not know which files you were moving around in time. And work of the terminal is for real experts or you can do more damage than you started with.

  2. use a windows computer connected to the CT... that sounds crazy, I know, but you will not crash explore like you do finder. Fix up (remove all the files that are half way moved). If you have been for example copy of records. (travel is not a method Apple uses... so what do you mean by moving?)

  Delete the moved folder... Make sure you have all the files elsewhere of course.

  3. There is a way around that could save...

  In airport utility go to the disk tab and select archive.

  You need to connect a Mac to format USB stick capacity equal or superior to all the files on the TC, including backup (tell me, you need not backup)... you can't be selective. And start archiving. Once you have it on a hard drive which you can then plug your computer... you can run the utility disk on it and fix the problems before opening finder... Once you have done this... Erase the zone folder on TC and copy it to the back of the USB drive repaired. This method may work best... it will cost you a USB... BTW, which is how you should have done this...

  Now the rap on the fingers. You can stop reading now...

  NEVER USE A NETWORK DRIVE TO YOUR HAND WITHOUT A BACKUP FOLDERS.

  When you handle files... do you not understand that each file must be copied TC - computer - TC. If you do more wireless... corruption is inevitable.

  All the key files should be on the local drive... A USB plugged into the computer is fine... but active faster the better... libraries and files will end by corrupted if you use files on a network resource and access more wireless... even on ethernet, it can not not... but more wireless, it's inevitable. Apple didn't build protection in the TC to work as a file server. You use software designed for local use.

  Always save... If this happened and you had the worst backups that could happen is that you need to clear the TC and copy the files back.

  Keep this and you will eliminate not only a few files but loads of them... maybe all.

  A time Capsule is not designed for running your files of overload... Plug in a USB key or faster in particular the iMac is great hassle since you can use in powered car and hide behind the computer... The TC is for your TM backups. Dragging files to it... you have now no way back up since the TC cannot save itself and Time Machine backup network drives impossible.

  End rap.

• No more space, Time Machine backs up several Minis on Time Capsule

  Time machine pop ups a warning window informing that he is y isn´t more than space for backup, even when there are 10 GB available.

  I have 5 mini mac, based his account on the same Time Capsule (v 7.6.7) backup, the backup process will be performed once a day. The TC is connected via a cable (1 GB) ethernet, wireless node is stopped.

  Some of them keep backup but to other Don t.

  T.M. Shouldn´t delete older backups, related to the Mac mini makes the backup?

  What I usually do is delete the backup (via the shared disk) for this mini and start again, but after a month, the same message appears.

  I Don t know if's got to backups in T.C. are just a single disk image (picture disc sparsebundle) for each account, not folders with dates, as does my macbook using T.M. on an external drive.

  I just can´t a solution to index?

  Thanks for any help

  I Don t know if's got to backups in T.C. are just a single disk image (picture disc sparsebundle) for each account, not folders with dates, as does my macbook using T.M. on an external drive.

  N ° it is in fact the way that Time Machine is designed to operate. The method is different between those locally fixed and network drives.

  Please check article Pondini to see if she can help.

• Time Machine - there was an error preparing the Time Machine backup drive (could not mount the drive)

  I have a new HD but cannot set up encryption with system preferences. After ten minutes, I get the following error message:

  "There was an error preparing the Time Machine backup disk (disc name) - could not mount drive"

  Apparently, I need to set up the HD in this way:

  • If you are using an external drive connected to your Mac, use disk utility to make sure that your backup disk is formatted in HFS + extended (journaled) and is the partition type GUID Partition Table (GPT)

  It is not an option for the HFS + and so I used; OS x EXTENDED (journaled). GUID is ok.

  Can someone let me know what I need to do.

  Thank you

  Formatting: GUID Partition Table, OS X Extended (journaled).    (it is HFS +)

  For TimeMachine at best to a partition only.

  Do it again if necessary, then disconnect, reconnect, Start Time Machine preferences and "select disk".

• Time machine backs up only 5 GB?

  Hello

  I have an external hard drive that I've implemented a Time Machine drive and I make monthly backups to it.

  This is my second time back up my MacBook Pro, but the backup has been only 5GBs and it took 15 minutes while my first backup was 250GBs and it took hours, is that? He is only backing up changed data? My Macbook is always supported up to 100% (the files, settings...)?

  It adds only the changed data. So nothing wrong with that: it's still all there.