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• Question of Time Machine.

  I have 1 TB WD my passport that I used for the backup with time machine.  I was right, because of viruses and all sorts of problems, re - start my iMac recently.  Since then, I could not use Time Machine or backup I get a message to say that there is not enough space on my external drive.  Time Machine was always delete old versions before but I don't see how to erase the disc again or how to get time Machine to install the contents of my computer to the disk.  In addition, this disk does not appear to have a record of all my photos on it that I had hoped to have been backed up prior to the re - install.

  Can someone tell me how to overcome this please.

  I bought a new external drive to use - a Seagate product - but the Mac does not even record it there when I plug.

  You can see the new drive in disk utility?

• Backups Time Machine very slow on 2015 MacBook Air

  Associated with a topic of discussion between a few days ago (two MacBooks, 10.11.4, a fast Time Machine backup and a very slow), I start a new topic with new information that seem to show it is a problem more general and not related to Time Machine networks.

  Here's the situation:

  • A 2015 MacBook Air, 10.11.4, 8 GB / 512 GB, has extremely slow performance of backup Time Machine, taking 40 hours for the first 300 GB backup and incremental backups for a long time as well
  • TM performance is essentially the same whether on the network (wired Ethernet) or a USB3 external disk
  • When you back up to disk USB3, I confirmed that the information system shows that the port is configured as USB3, not USB2 (nothing else is plugged into the USB port)
  • Tests of bandwidth I/O gross (using dd and iperf) show no problem; the network reached 110 MB/s bandwidth, written network managed at 50 Mbps, external USB3 HD written work at 40-50 MB/s (write hard drive speed limit)
  • 3 other Macs of various ages from 2009-2014 on the same network have no problem at all do backups Time Machine Network; a backup complete first on a 2011 MacBook Pro 500 GB takes 5 hours or more than 10 x faster than the MBA problem
  • Time machine network uses a Linux server running the latest Debian and Netatalk 3.1.8 and the connection is via a USB3/Gigabit adapter, no WiFi, and iperf tests with this arrangement shows 900 MB/s of throughput of the server.  In all cases, the Time Machine and external time Machine Network USB HD have the same symptoms.
  • The problem with MacBook Air is configured the same as the MacBook Pro 2011, which she replaced "daily driver", possible
  • This problem was shown by the MBA since his unboxing conversion, taking 20 hours for his first backup once Setup initially.  Incremental backups now take several hours, leading to interrupted incremental backups and, I believe, databases corrupted backup triggers new full backups that take today the 40 hours.

  Using Terminal Server and iostat, Console, etc, I see that there is significant activity e/s for the backup drive on the order of 20 to 40 MB/s for long periods on the MBA during the TM backup, but during that time the average declared backup size as shown in the window in the console and TM is growing by only 5 GB/hour.  This occur even if the backup will the external drive or a network drive. This seems to mean that the I/O bandwidth to and from the disk hard external, only 1/600 contributes to the progress of the backup.  I am sure that there is overload of certain checks and other tasks, but not to a 600-to-1 ratio.

  I tried to disable the limitation of the I/O of low priority as shown here: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/212537/time-machine-ridiculously-slow-a close-el-capitan-upgrade, that helps a bit (maybe 20-30%), but not by a factor of 10 for others.

  I have gone through a number of the Time Machine of Pondini troubleshooting steps, but he found nothing corresponding to these symptoms.

  The only thing I can conclude is that Time Machine, the application or configuration, on this specific MBA, is down. (A single thought that I wrote this to the top that I have not tried: the MBA and the time MBP running VMware Fusion and have a file of 50 + GB VM; on the MBA that is not excluded from TM backups while on the MBP is)

  Does anyone have advice on what to watch next?  In all cases, only one key would be why it seems that only 0.16% of all the bandwidth I/O to the backup drive seems to be actual data backup.

  Once again, three other Macs, all running the same 10.11.4, back to the Time Machine Server perfectly and have for years.  Only this new MBA glue as broken out, either to a network drive or an external hard drive USB3.

  (A single thought that I wrote this to the top that I have not tried: the MBA and the time MBP running VMware Fusion and have a file of 50 + GB VM; on the MBA that is not excluded from TM backups while on the MBP is)

  What happens when you exclude it as the MBP?

• Partition of time-Machine add the unallocated space

  Hello
  I'm on Macbook Pro 15.4 "mi retina 2013
  I have 2 questions about Time machine
  1. I have a 512 GB SSD HDD and I bought a new external drive 2 TB of HARD drive, how do Mach I use for backup of my internal drive with time machine on the external hard drive?
  2. is it possible to like 500 GB of external drive (2 TB) to use as a second partition for some time and after a few weeks to remove it and use the unallocated space and add to the partition of time-Machine to complete it to 2 TB without deleting anything the backup?

  Thank you very much
  Amit

  1. at least 1 GB.

  2. Yes. Use disk utility to partition the drive, and then make sure that the 500 GB partition is below 1.5 CT one in the list.

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• migrate time machine again Mac... then re time machine without duplicating the entire hard disk?

  Hello

  It should work, but it is not for me!

  My MacBook Pro retina is 3 years old. Running the most recent El Capitan.  I time the Machine every day, and everything's fine.

  You just bought a new MacBook Pro to replace my old.  All the information has migrated to the new machine through Migration.

  Everything worked successfully, and my 'new' machine is a 'mirror' of my old.  (Finally, especially!)

  But now... after a few hours I want to re-time Machine my new Mac to the same backup drive Time Machine I just migrated to.  I use about 200 GB on my Mac, and he wants to take about 2 hours and re back up everything!  But I've only added a few emails in the last 2 hours. My question - WHY Time Machine wants to fundamentally rewrite all or most of my data again?  It's all there and nothing is changed?  My current user administrator name is the same on both.

  Hmmm... I saw somewhere my old mac was named Larry (2) Mac and I see it now has named Mac Larry (3).

  I did that, I guess El Capitan did.  Would be - which is why he wants to rewrite all the data?

  Thank you very much - I think I'm not the only one out there who has this from happening?

  Larry

  Hello, Larry Cohen,.

  I understand the desire to have a time Machine just continue to use the existing backup with the new computer. It takes time to backup everything, and unless you erase the disc, first you'd have muliple backups on it.

  This article gives the instances when you can have the new Mac inherit the backup.

  OS X El Capitan: If you want a new Mac "inherit" your backup history

  Best regards.

• Time machine backup preferences app?

  Hi all

  I just went through a new installation of Mac OS x on my iMac and even especially well happened, I saved all my files and cloud storage helps a lot make a major gesture as an OS reinstall these days, but the only thing I didn't return my application preferences, defined as I had them. I mean, for example, I use Logic Pro X, and only the app has a ton of settings I had to redo memory; In addition, the preferences system is another example.

  So, in that spirit, I thought I would start using Time Machine, not only for the safety of my files, but also to be able to restore my machine more quickly next time.

  My question is, Time Machine backs up each application settings so I can restore if ever I need to do a fresh install of OS again? And also, if I restore the operating system on Time Machine, it will restore all applications in the system, or what I have to manually install all?

  Thank you very much!

  Rui

  Hello

  Yes it will restore everything as if nothing no was (sounds like a clone of your mac copy):

  My question is, Time Machine backs up each application settings so I can restore if ever I need to do a fresh install of OS again? And also, if I restore the operating system on Time Machine, it will restore all applications in the system, or what I have to manually install all?

  (There are ways to copy the preferences of the application from one mac to another if you know how to get there, but its usually more hassle than anything either.) (ngs-to-one-another-mac http://lifehacker.com/5652685/how-can-i-move-single-applications-and-their-setti)

• Incompatibility of CC and Apple Time Machine for backup of the system?

  I was given this information by a Support person above Adobe technique by CAT yesterday.  The technical support I received was well below the Adobe standards.

  The question of Time Machine was just submitted to our Apple dealer and consultant for advice.  Time Machine has been implemented on my system by Apple technology in 2012 without problems.

  The Adobe Tech ID:24765035 person changed my investigation and remove the creative cloud of my computer without my request.

  I've been subscribed to the plan of CC photography for only 18 months, but am concerned about problems / questions like this.

  I would much appreciate your help.

  Thank you!

  Diane

  I don't know what your question, but it may (or may not) be useful:

  system restore time-machine and windows both seem to cause a lot of problems with adobe products.

  Once this happens, the only solution is (AFAIK) to uninstall all the programs of issues (i.e., full suite/version), specific to the use of the Adobe Creative Cloud cleaning tool to solve installation problems , then reinstall.

  to reinstall the product cc, install the application of cc, Download Adobe Creative Cloud apps desktop | CC free trial Adobe and use the desktop application to install your programs of cc.

• Time Machine backup question

  I just bought a Mac Mini with TWO separate drives (ssd and hard drive) and I also bought a WD 1 TB of external drive to my Time Machine backups - so my question is:-How can I make sure that the disk WD and Time Machine will back up the TWO disks? and how do I configure this? Thanks in advance.

  Open the Time Machine system preferences pane, click Options, and check the exclusion list.

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• Weird Time Machine question after restoration

  Hi all

  First post here so go easy on me

  I'll try and make this as brief as possible.

  I've been running an iMac 27 "2010 end (still running Lion 10.7.5, but it is stable so I have not found the need to modernize) and NAS from Synology DS212j with TB 2 * 3 disks for the last 3 years. I've set up time service Machine through DSM on the Synology with a quota of 1 200 GB for my iMac which worked perfectly while all the time, during which I restored the weird file without problem.

  Recently, for a number of reasons, I felt the need to update the OS of El Capitan to provide specific features that only there, so I made sure that my last backup was not serious and went through the upgrade process. It took a while but seems fine, but in the end, I became artifacts of the screen during the exchange between the office computers and for the worse, completely locked Mail machine as soon as you have clicked on an email. A lot of research on Google and all the patches applied but no joy, I decided to restore Lion and watch a clean install of El Crappo thereafter.

  At through the process of full restoration without problem and he has restored from the DS212j without a single question (took about 14 hours but again, it worked) and my Mac was back as if nothing ever happened. Happy days!

  Shortly after that, although the problem started with Time Machine backups do not tell me that there is not enough space on the destination to save my machine...

  1. I look into my quota on the NAS (the bit you set to ensure that backups are not the entire disk) and it tells me that there are 820 used GB which I guess is my backups Time Machine original that nothing should have changed on the NAS.

  2. I don't seem to be able to see the Time Capsule shared queue Station disk even after display in shared folders, it should he appear?

  3. I unhid it and he could ride through cmd & k and using smb / / nom_lecteur/Time Capsule so I can now see the volume in the Finder.

  4. I can see there are 2 * sparsebundle files, one for my iMac and the other for Macbook Air my wife. The file for mine displays a last updated date/time of a few minutes ago, but no size of file. The woman shows well, last time/date and file size (he stayed very well throughout this btw).

  5. when I enter Time Machine on the iMac all my historical incremental backups have disappeared and the only backup who shows also available is the date to which I restored from, nothing before and obviously nothing after because there is no space.

  I have not a clue what going on here, but it seems to me like it after restoring my sparsebundle file (which is always on the NAS and must be intact) is there, but for some reason the iMac cannot see/index / register or see one of the backups that are contained in.

  Apple support tried to help but actually said that they don't support anything other than an official time Capsule and Synology must implement the Time Machine in a different way because he could not find the sparesebundle file, only the tf volume content when it is mounted by trying to start the backup.  From what I read and checked the forums of Synology and the sheets, they don't do anything outside the norm with regard to the Time Machine application, it's literally just a network volume that stores the sparesebundle in the same Apple so designed, then why on Earth after restoring my iMac do not see the content of this sparsebundle file , and why it consumes disk space?

  So, what I'm looking for help, is this (or questions):

  A. How do I look inside the time Capsule (this is what I call the Time Machine shared disk) to see how many files is there and if there is a GB 820 that contains all the data from my legacy?

  B. someone at - it an idea how the iMac see and recognize the original file should be here?

  C. If I were to remove the rare bundle that I peut see, will that potentially be old and will be that free space that is held open and allow me to perform a full backup from scratch?

  D. If C is not the original file remains hidden, no idea how I can find...?

  E. do I have other options that you can think of...?

  Sorry, that was supposed to be brief, but I wanted to make sure I had all the info there to allow people to understand what has happened and what I did to try to resolve so far.

  Thanks in advance

  See you soon

  Mark

  Mark, in my opinion, your questions can be answered by the great Pondini http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html

• Backup Time Machine put on for the question of the judgment

  I use time machine - mac pro to 2008 - 1 TB drive with its own power supply - 500 GB of backups.

  Have had a few teething problems that don't seem to point to any problem-

  Before stopping - if I just saved all the files - I always ask a time machine backup.

  If I was just on the internet - I'm just asking for a backup...

  Anyway I've asked immediately rather than wait a minute--but with problems at startup - decided to wait for the minute - about 15 seconds in the time-out has heard that the drive reports the time machine was starting a backup, so I canceled the stop & waited until the backup is complete.

  So the question is if a time machine backup was cut by a stop - is there a point where it would cause problems with the next on power.

  (I noticed that on a power which had a problem - time Annex machine backup was for the same time that commissioning - and I had stop watch at the same time I started up the next day)

  notcloudy wrote:

  I use time machine - mac pro to 2008 - 1 TB drive with its own power supply - 500 GB of backups.

  Have had a few teething problems that don't seem to point to any problem-

  Before stopping - if I just saved all the files - I always ask a time machine backup.

  If I was just on the internet - I'm just asking for a backup...

  Anyway I've asked immediately rather than wait a minute--but with problems at startup - decided to wait for the minute - about 15 seconds in the time-out has heard that the drive reports the time machine was starting a backup, so I canceled the stop & waited until the backup is complete.

  So the question is if a time machine backup was cut by a stop - is there a point where it would cause problems with the next on power.

  (I noticed that on a power which had a problem - time Annex machine backup was for the same time that commissioning - and I had stop watch at the same time I started up the next day)

  Issues of time machine were related to my problems with Finder/Spotlight.

  I put the drive time machine in the private domain of Spotlight.

  A ran a disk check - no problem

  Went into the preferences of time machine and instead of just turn on--changed the drive -.

  time machine turned on

  forced a return to the top

  Entered time machine - deleted the backups of an IPHOTO library which had damaged (had deleted from the hard drive)

  Time Machine works fine

  It looks like nothing is everything

• questions of failure/replacement of Time machine

  I have an old time machine that was failing and I'm going to buy a new drive. When I get the new drive:

  1. How do I format it?
  2. is there an advantage to making it be bootable?
  3. If so, how I would be bootable?
  4. is it possible to copy the contents of the current time machine disk to the new disk? The old time machine disk drive is 500 GB, and I don't have 500GB free on my disk system hae. Should I just unplug the old drive and I only connect if I can't find a file? In addition, 500 GB drives no longer seem to be available. The smallest drive available now is 1 TB.
  5. Is it possible that the failures of time machine, I had are with the time machine of tine software, not the drive? I'm under mountain lion. I don't want to update to OSX, because I do not know if all applications will break.
  6. the reason why I asked question 5 is that when the disc goes down, I disable the mac, disconnect/reconnect the time machine, turn on mac. It is possible that the mac start-up is enough, and I don't need to disconnect/reconnect the time machine. Thoughts here?

  Time Machine FAQ

  1 mac OS extended (journaled).

  2 & 3. I don't know the answer to these questions.

  4. try to use disk/restore to copy the backup to a new location. Please note that this will reformat the destination partition.

  5. more than information would be useful. What type of chess?

  Application compatibility

  (2) application compatibility

  Information on the compatibility of 10.11 El Capitan

  6. reboot may be sufficient.

  Troubleshooting you can try.

  Troubleshooting of Time Machine

  Solving the problems of Time Machine

• I have a question about the time machine. I recently updated my Quicken 2015 and there was something wrong with the update. Can I go back in just the Quicken file and restore it until I downloaded the update do I have to restore the entire

  I have a question about the time machine. I recently updated my Quicken 2015 and there was something wrong with the update. Can I come back in all the Quicken file and restore from time Machine before I downloaded the update to do, I need to restore the entire computer?

  Yes, you can just restore this file or application. Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support

• Hello, I have a question. I want to buy a new macbook pro. On my old macbook is photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 6. When I put the time machine on my new macbook. Does PS and LR?

  Hello, I have a question. I want to buy a new macbook pro. On my old macbook is photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 6. When I put the time machine on my new macbook. Does PS and LR?

  We do not recommend installation from a backup, time machine, or migration of files. All programs must be installed from the installation files.

  Please try to install from here: Download produced CS6

  After downloading the installation files, see these instructions to extract the files and install your product.

  And lightroom from here: Download Photoshop Lightroom

  Moving to download, installation, setting up

• Disk utility does not not what Time Machine backup connected / file Vault question?

  Hi all

  I'm on Mac OSX El Capitan 10.11.3 (15 d 21) on a Macbook Pro 8.2 (early 2011)

  Previously, when File Vault was not activated I've been able to backup on my external drive for Time Machine (1 TB store Transcend jet) and the drive was visible when opening disk utility no problem...

  Now since I have encrypted my first Macintosh HD using File Vault, my disk utility program will not load when my Time Machine (unencrypted) external backup disk is connected, and I can not back up by using the application Time Machine (the player is simply not visible).

  When my external drive for Time Machine is not connected, my disk utility opens very well and I can see my Macintosh HD all external USB drives.

  I tried to re-boot, I tried to disconnect all external devices, I tried to connect the Time Machine drive with two USB ports and I tried to open the first disk utility, and then connect the external drive for Time Machine without success.

  Anyone else have experience with this problem or something similar? Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you very much!

  Connect your Time Machine backup disk

  Open a Terminal

  Diskutil type: list

  Paste the results

  Should look like this screenshot.

  

• Time Machine - how to change discs

  Hello

  Until now, I had time Machine using external HD_1 external drive. I just bought a new drive, external HD_2. I'd like Time Machine to begin to use external HD_2 while the addition of new backups to existing backups database.

  My question is: How can I transfer the backup database that is currently on HD_1 to HD_2? Do, I just have:

  -stop time Machine

  -in the Finder, move the folder of backups from one volume to another database

  -to tell Time Machine to use HD_2 and reboot

  or are there other complications - for example I'll end up with 2 databases disconnected backups - I need?

  Thanks in advance.

  http://pondini.org/TM/18.html