Time Machine - preparation save forever

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• I have an attached external hard drive, I selected through Time Machine. But Time Machine also save the hard driver separately?

  I have an external hard drive attached I selected through a Time Machine, I found in the system preferences. Is - this time Machine even save the documents that I have on the hard drive? In other words, I want to be sure I have two back ups until I upgrade of the OS,

  Time Machine backs up all the readers who were not placed in the exclusion list.

• Frequent, random crashes = GPU Kernel Panic? How to make 100% sure that Time Machine will save me?

  Please see Will upgrade to my old MacBook Pro of Mavericks in El Capitan speed things up? If not, how can I restore? for where my problems began.

  Basically, my screen flashes, then freezes and then the machine resets itself. He INJECTS his hard fan all the time, even if all this tiny tasks; begins to suspect, it may be overheating. Old machine: 15-inch, mid 2009; Processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo; Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3; Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB / 9600M GT 512 MB; Software  OS X 10.9.5 (13F1134) so maybe it's just life s up.

  Thoughts? Any advice would be appreciated.

  Here are some of the latest error report:

  Anonymous UUID: 39B1812A-5610-B6B2-4298-8F6DF97B391E

  Mon 14 dec 11:20:12 2015

  panic (cpu 1 0xffffff7f86156f7c appellant): "panic GPU: [] 4 3 7f a8 61 0 0 3: NVRM [0 / 2:0:0]: error 0 x 00000100 reading: CFG 0xffffffff, 0xffffffff, 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xe4000000 0xffffff8107049000 0x096380c1, P0/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.6.22/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127, D0.

  Backtrace (CPU 1), frame: return address

  0xffffff81058eb250: 0xffffff8003e23139

  0xffffff81058eb2d0: 0xffffff7f86156f7c

  0xffffff81058eb3a0: 0xffffff7f849e6f1b

  0xffffff81058eb460: 0xffffff7f84ab050a

  0xffffff81058eb4a0: 0xffffff7f84ab057a

  0xffffff81058eb510: 0xffffff7f84d25d0f

  0xffffff81058eb620: 0xffffff7f84ad3ba9

  0xffffff81058eb640: 0xffffff7f849ed96d

  0xffffff81058eb6f0: 0xffffff7f849eb478

  0xffffff81058eb8f0: 0xffffff7f849ed5a1

  0xffffff81058eb9e0: 0xffffff7f858937a0

  0xffffff81058eba40: 0xffffff7f85890522

  0xffffff81058ebad0: 0xffffff7f8587adf6

  0xffffff81058ebb10: 0xffffff7f85871d3b

  0xffffff81058ebb70: 0xffffff80042d0826

  0xffffff81058ebb90: 0xffffff80042d1e21

  0xffffff81058ebbf0: 0xffffff80042cf88f

  0xffffff81058ebd40: 0xffffff8003eb6e18

  0xffffff81058ebe50: 0xffffff8003e26d81

  0xffffff81058ebe80: 0xffffff8003e13af5

  0xffffff81058ebef0: 0xffffff8003e1e1d3

  0xffffff81058ebf70: 0xffffff8003eca13d

  0xffffff81058ebfb0: 0xffffff8003ef4ca6

  Extensions of core in backtrace:

  com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl (3.6.22) [32862231-50BC-3AF6-87A2-703321AE4F90] @ 0xffffff7f86148000-> 0xffffff7f8615bfff

  dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl (3.6.22) [AA46D551-BE0F-33DA - A 93-3 - 8F46197BB 36F]@0xffffff7f86140000

  dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily (1.4) [045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54] @0xfffff f7f84881000

  dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily (2.9) [2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25] @ 7f845a6000 0xffffff

  dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily (2.4.1) [75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4] @0 xffffff7f84944000

  dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert (1.0.4) [80899285-3952-30DA-A0F9-357C51E104 CF]@0xffffff7f86143000

  com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla (8.2.4) [D61B2BB9-4289-318d-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f84997000-> 0xffffff7f84bfffff

  dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily (2.9) [2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25] @ 7f845a6000 0xffffff

  dependency: ffff7f84987000 @0xff com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport (2.4.1) [D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]

  dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily (2.4.1) [75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4] @0 xffffff7f84944000

  com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla (8.2.4) [B0E6AAA7-E970 - 3D 81 - 8B 43-145 56 A3A4AC]@0xffffff7f84c0a000-> 0xffffff7f84eb3fff

  dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla (8.2.4) [D61B2BB9-4289-318d-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f84997000

  dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily (2.9) [2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25] @ 7f845a6000 0xffffff

  com.apple.GeForceTesla (8.2.4) [FFA0BD67-350F-3D2E-8242-1073E77A6AF7] @0xffffff7f8 5830000-> 0xffffff7f858fafff

  dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily (2.9) [2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25] @ 7f845a6000 0xffffff

  dependency: ffff7f84987000 @0xff com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport (2.4.1) [D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]

  dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily (2.4.1) [75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4] @0 xffffff7f84944000

  dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla (8.2.4) [D61B2BB9-4289-318d-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f84997000

  The process corresponding to the current thread BSD name: com.apple.WebKit

  Mac OS version:

  13F1134

  Kernel version:

  13.4.0 Darwin kernel version: Wed Mar 18 16:20:14 PDT 2015; root:XNU-2422.115.14~1/RELEASE_X86_64

  Kernel UUID: 8B1A8FD1-2344-36C0-A7F5-D9D485A995FA

  Slide kernel: 0x0000000003c00000

  Text of core base: 0xffffff8003e00000

  Name of system model: MacBookPro5, 3 (Mac-F22587C8)

  Availability of the system in nanoseconds: 2528707764660

  last load kext to 1075443900086: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.3 (addr 0xffffff7f86260000 size 335872)

  Finally unloaded kext to 509447288931: de.novamedia.driver.NMSmartplugSCSIDevice 1.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f84f9e000 size 32768)

  kexts responsible:

  com.nvidia.CUDA 1.1.0

  com.cyberic.SmoothMouse 9

  com Apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.3

  com Apple.filesystems.NTFS 3.11.1 available

  com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60

  com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

  com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.34

  com Apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

  com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.7f5

  com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124

  com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f7

  com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1

  com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1

  com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1

  com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f7

  com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0

  8.2.4 com.apple.GeForceTesla

  3.5.13 com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient

  com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f5

  com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.6.22

  com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5

  com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1

  com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2

  com.apple.driver.Oxford_Semi 3.4.1

  com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

  com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1

  com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

  com.apple.BootCache 35

  com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2

  com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7

  com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.4.1

  com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.7

  com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404

  com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0

  com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22

  com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 656.4.1

  com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.0.2

  com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5

  com Apple.nvenet 2.0.21

  com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8

  com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1

  com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7

  com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1

  com Apple.NKE.applicationfirewall 153

  com Apple.Security.Quarantine 3

  com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1

  com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.6.22

  com Apple.kext.Triggers 1.0

  com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7

  com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.3f7

  com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0

  com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2

  com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14

  com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.3

  com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.7f5

  com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1

  com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6

  8.2.4 com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla

  8.2.4 com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla

  com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f5

  com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6

  com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f7

  com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f7

  com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.6.22

  com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4

  com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1

  com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

  com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

  com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8

  com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport 2.5.1

  com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSBP2 4.2.6

  com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 240.10

  com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0

  com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.6.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1

  com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.7

  com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7

  com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1

  com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1

  com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.6.7

  com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.1

  com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.7

  com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 640,36

  com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5

  com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2

  com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5

  com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

  2.2.9 com.apple.driver.NVSMU

  com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 686.4.1

  com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0

  com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0

  com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0

  com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

  com Apple.Security.sandbox 278.11.2

  com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

  com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7

  com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2

  com.apple.driver.DiskImages 373

  com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9

  com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23

  com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30

  com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0

  com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9

  com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

  com Apple.KEC.pthread 1

  com Apple.KEC.corecrypto 1.0

  Model: MacBookPro5, 3, MBP53.00AC.B03 of BootROM, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz, 8 GB, MSC 1.48f2

  Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400 M, PCI, 256 MB

  Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 M GT, GeForce 9600 M GT from NVIDIA, PCIe 512 MB

  Memory module: DIMM0/0 BANK, 4 GB DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0 x 8502, 0 x 505341333447313036363253000000000000

  Memory module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 0 x 505341333447313036363253000000000000, 0 x 8502, 4 GB DDR3, 1067 MHz

  Airport: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)

  Bluetooth: Version 5.2.7f4 15858, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

  Service network: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0

  Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02, 500,11 GB

  Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868

  USB device: ISight built-in

  USB device: Memory card reader internal

  USB device: Apple keyboard / Trackpad

  USB Device: IR receiver

  USB device: Hub BRCM2046

  USB Device: USB Bluetooth host controller

  FireWire device: G-Drive mini unit 00, G-TECH, up to 800 Mb/s

  Crush Bus:

  The graphics processor or logic is a failure and should be replaced if you continue to use the machine. Apple would probably decline to maintenance due to his age. An independent service provider might be willing, but the party may no longer be available, and if this is the case, the cost of the service may be more it is interesting to you.

• How to back up to external hard drive using time machine

  I just bought a new drive external toshiba with 500 GB of memory. When I tried to back up my computer last night through a time machine, I thought that it worked, but when I woke up this morning, time machine told me that my oldest and the most recent backup is none which means that it does not cross. I tried again this morning but after hitting "back up now" time machine prepares the backup, and then start it, giving me a ridiculously ETA such a 15 hours, then never completely complete the back which is really confusing so I do not know what to do.

  Did you partition and format your new drive before using it? What version of Mac OS X? See use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support and that Mac Basics-Time Machine backs up your Mac. Visit Time Machine FAQ of Pondini helps with Time Machine. It is a vast site with almost everything that you need for using Time Machine. You will not find a better resource for Time Machine in one place. Due to the disappearance of James Pondini, the site is is no longer updated. Therefore, some information may be somewhat outdated.

• What exactly does the Time Machine backup?

  What exactly does the Time Machine backup?

  We have a Mac Pro towers (NOT for sale) and Mac mini with several hard drives installed internally.   Time Machine backup all internal disks or just the boot disk?   This can be configured?

  Time Machine backs up your default boot partition. However, if you have more than one drive or partition on your Mac (and it is formatted in "Mac OS extended (journaled)"), you can set the Time Machine to save these drives too. You can do this by removing these drives from the list of excluded items in System-> Time Machine-> Options... Preferences, so that the next backup will include all internal hard drives or partitions that you want to back up too.

• Time Machine does not believe that a volume is identical to an exact volume in doubles with the same name

  • Had a player named ' external 1. »
  • He began to miss (I had another drive of the same manufacturer, and 'External 1' making the same noises as the other just before it failed).
  • Off time Machine
  • A got a new drive and formatted, calling it "new external 1".
  • All "external 1" copied on 'new external 1 "'.
  • Not mounted 'External 1' and threw it in a box that I keep for hardware failures
  • Renamed 'New external 1' on «external 1"»
  • Time Machine running and went to preferences. In the list of things to exclude the back - ups has been 'External 1.'
  • Removed '1 external' in the list of exclusions (highlighted his name and press the sign less)
  • Checked and found that "external 1" was still on the list of things to exclude
  • Repeated several times, but I couldn't go down the list

  Somehow Time Machine does not believe that the new "external 1" is the same as the first (who has done again to the top without any problems)

  What can I do to get the time Machine no no keep 'External 1' permanently on its exclusion list and the addresses as the same drive as the one I replaced?

  Furthermore, if I rename "External 1" to "New external 1", Time Machine will save it. But I can not just keep the "new external 1" name for reasons of scripts, etc..

  Inherit from a backup

  Inherit from a backup (2)

• Time Machine - I have masses of free space, but Time Machine keeps deleting old files - why?

  Time Machine - I have masses of space free (about 2.5 TB) but time machine keeps deleting files of more than nine months. Is there a parameter limiting that I don't know?  My backup drive is a 4 start Drobo drive.  I have everything works fine except this irritating issue.  Any ideas out there?

  Hello Mike Oscar.

  I hope that I am able to help you with your concern today. If I understand you correctly, in Time Machine, files of more than 9 months are deleted. Time Machine to save space. I'm not sure if Apple is allowing us to extend this period to 12 months or even 16 months, but it would be a great recommendation. I hope I could help you with your concern.

  Best regards

  Richard

• Time Machine blocked preparation backup

  Hi community

  Time Machine, I get the iMac to backup, Time Capsule 371 GB of the preparation phase of backup available 998 GB for one eternity, as others have reported.

  My system is an iMac (27-inch, late 2009), processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7, 12 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Memory with an ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB video card and a physical disk internal 1 TB ST31000528AS Sata media.

  My last backup was September 16, 2016 @ 1257 GMT and my software was the last version of El Capitan.  (I backup to another external HARD drive, using Carbon Copy Cloner and backup guru Mac unfortunately I don't have a big enough other ext HDD to run a time Machine backup to as well).

  When the TC is connected I can see the iMac and iMac.sparsebundle backup folder and when I enter the time Machine I can see the chronology running back from 16 Sep and it allows me to access the files in the folders.  So, I guess that the disk HARD of TC is OK.

  Software changes have been: 1 MS a copy of CCleaner Free 1.14.451, 2 Ms Security Update 2016-001, 13 Sep Adobe Flash, 14 Sep 12.5.1, 16 Sep Digital Camera RAW compatibility update iTunes.  Never had a problem before with these downloads.  Safari updated September 20, then to Sierra 22 Sep having saved first using the CCC and MBG.

  Through the various pages of help through Google.  Follow-up advice given to reset the SMC and the PRAM, deleted Sophos home and com.apple.TimeMachine.plist and com.apple.TimeMachine.plist.lockfile.

  Rebooted and restarted the iMac and Time Capsule several times, done many backups check the reset even the time Capsule disk, but all without success.

  I'm still stuck in preparation of backup when I reselect the backup drive.

  Can someone help please?

  Finally, I had a problem in 2014 when Apple recalled the iMac to a HARD drive replacement program.  This was successful, but a few days later the Time Machine and time Capsule would not save.  This is due to the component change when the UUID was different.  The advice I would have given were to know how inherit backup and controls disk associated within the Terminal. Stupidly, I started again when the TC asked me to and then discovered the Terminal commands a few days later.  The loss of backups of 4 years was no big problem, so I suppose that if I have to, I won't again unless a member of the smart community can better advise me please?

  Good community

  I forgot to tell you that I save on a Capsule of 1 GB bought in 2010 with the iMac.

  Don't know how, but not before I finished posting my above query Time Machine kicked back in action and performed a backup pick up all the changes, about 50 GB since Sept. 16.

  He did once again this morning, so I'm sorry I can't post what Time Machine and my Time Capsule due action to act properly.

  Concerning

• MacOS Sierra - time machine stuck preparation backup on network devices

  Since I've upgraded to Mac OS Sierra, cannot use my local backup USB. Time Machine is stuck with the message "preparing backup" - more than 12 hours - for network devices, an Apple FileVault and another NAS device. Works very well with the local USB drive.

  Something funny underway with network devices such that she works for the drives the.

  Hope Apple take note and fix.

  I have the same problem. I found this,

  macOS, problems of the Sierra: Time Machine backup Mac

  Time Machine problems prevented the Mac owners of their devices to backup since the upgrade to Mac OS Sierra, and the problem is widespread enough that Apple has published a guide on what to do if you can't back up:

  Discount for the iMac SMC

  1. turn off the device

  2. unplug the power cord from the monitor

  3. wait 60 seconds

  4 reconnect the power cord

  5. DON'T TURN ON DEVICE

  Reset the PRAM

  1. the computer must always be switched off.

  2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: command, Option, P, and r. you need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.

  3. press and release the power button to turn on the computer.

  4. press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You have to press these keys before the gray screen appears. Continue to hold the keys down until the computer is restarted, and you hear the tone of starting for the 3rd time.

  5. release the keys.

  You can then try to save again. If this does not work, try to disable indexing on the drive you want to back up.

  but I'm not sure it's the same question. I'll try it and report.

• My time machine is just stuck on the preparation of backup but does not - any help appreciated.

  Hi, my Apple Time Machine is just sitting on "Preparing Backup"... .initially it says cannot backup disks so I hard re - adjust time machine and now he is right on "Preparing backup" for hours and hours, any help would be appreciated.

  'Préparation' is going to take ages if you did a Hard Reset on the Time Capsule.

  Make sure that you are not trying to save more wireless, which will take 3 - 5 times longer, on average, that direct Ethernet connection between your Mac and the time Capsule.

  Even with a direct Ethernet connection, you might see "Préparation" for a few hours before the real return to start.

• stuck on the preparation of backup time machine

  After 20 hours, system preferences says still "preparing backup...". »

  Backup of 1 TB (330 GB free) iMac

  at the score of 1 TB external drive (170 GB free).

  Save on USB3, using an Inateck, WD 4 TB of disk docking station

  drive already used for Time Machine.

  Last backup 6 months ago.

  I can feel humming of backup disk, so something's happening.

  Any ideas? I started again the next day, still on the "preparation of backup."

  Please follow the troubleshooting steps in the end of Pondini guide, located at Time Machine - troubleshooting

• Time machine keeps 'prepare' update

  I noticed yesterday that this time machine turned when I was on finder. (the small wheel circulating)  I checked and the last update was December 27, several days ago.  I have not updated anything or any news apps in.  Nothing has changed.  I am running Yosemite 10.10.5. on my day 2010 27 "iMac.  After searching for communities, I saw one say to uncheck "put the hard drives to sleep when possible" under the energy saver.  I did and it made no difference.  I get all records of time machine that there is a problem, he just keeps trying to update.  I disabled the time Machine for some time and then restarted, it and got the same.  I removed the current and then attached to time machine backup drive, but no difference.  (the disc has 855 GB 2T available and is about a year.) Have no idea that it would take 5/6 days to prepare to be updated even though I had added something new.

  If I update to El Capitan would be it reset Time Machine.  I've been putting it off power to ensure that most of the bugs are out.

  Thank you

  Judy

  Start with D1 & D2 in the 1st article linked.

  Troubleshooting of Time Machine

  Solving the problems of Time Machine

  Yosemite: If Time Machine still at the stage of the "preparation".

• 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".

• Transfer Time Machine backup on the new disk, preparing already > 24 hours!

  I followed the instructions on the web site (Time Machine: how to transfer backups from a current backup disk to a new backup drive - Apple Support -essentially a copy via the Finder) and after more than 24 hours the copy process is still "preparing to copy" and lists currently more than 4 million items.

  Yes, I have a large number of files, 2.65 TB of info I want to spend on a new disc of 6 TB, but this method of copy will take too long. I'm afraid I have to stop the process of copying in the morning, because I have to take my MBP on the road.

  Is there another "clever way" of making a Time Machine backup on a new external drive?

  You can try using the software clone to make a copy, but I'm afraid that the size of the data you are trying to copy will take a long time with any method.

  I suggest starting with a new Time Machine backup disk 6 to and leave the old time in the form of a Machine archive to use if necessary.

  Software used to Clone:

  SuperDuper! http://www.shirt-pocket.com/

  CCC http://www.bombich.com/download.html

• Safari on Mac not save history after restoring from Time Machine

  After doing a full restore on my Macbook Air of Time Machine, Safari is not displayed no browsing history, or he saves history after that I left Safari. I've restored the history file of Time Machine, but it does not, either. I'm not in private browsing mode. I also tried to erase the history, but it does not help.

  Any ideas?

  This procedure is a diagnostic test. It makes no changes to your data.

  Please triple - click anywhere in the line below on this page to select:

  ls -@BOaen L*/Safari | pbcopy

  Copy the selected text in the Clipboard by pressing Control-C key combination.

  Launch the Terminal application integrated in one of the following ways:

  ☞ Enter the first letters of his name in a Spotlight search. Select from the results (it should be at the top).

  ☞ In the Finder, select go utilities ▹ of menu bar or press the combination of keys shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

  ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

  Paste in the Terminal window by pressing the command-V key combination. I tested these instructions only with the Safari browser. If you use another browser, you may need to press the return key after pasting.

  Wait for a new line ending with a dollar sign ($) below what you entered.

  The output of the command will be automatically copied to the Clipboard. If the command produces no output, the Clipboard is empty. Paste into a reply to this message.

  The Terminal window does not display the output. Please do not copy from there.