Recently i got a external hardrive (my passport) after hooking it up to time machine and it being "backed up" should i make a folder within the hardrive for just photos or just music? or is that already covered?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
I get the message now and then when Time Machine fails to backup to external disk:
"Time machine could not complete the backup. Unable to complete the backup. An error occurred while creating the backup folder."
This periodically occurs even though the previous hourly backup was OK.
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PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
I've restored my Mac OS x (10.6.8) from a time machine backup after reformatting the iMac's hard drive.After restoring all my files the external drive that time machine uses is locked and I cannot seem to get it to unlock itself. I've tried resetting the permissions on the "get info" panel without any success (Did a restart after every change- it just seems to go back to custom priviledges). I've also toggled the "Ignore Ownership" toggle on and off- again followed by a restart each time.Â
The external drive is connected by Firewire 800 and is a RAID 1 configuration using two 2Tb drives.I don't want to lose my existing time machine files on that external disc- hense formatting it is out of the question..Â
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External drive & Time Machine, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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iMac 27" i7, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
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Mac OS X (10.5.8)
None of the issues discussed in the apple support page on this issue seem to apply to me (except one below regarding not completing the 'prepare for backup'). It still takes way too much time (a night is not enough) to prepare for time machine backup, even though there was a backup recently, and it is not a one-time event but a recurring problem, and there are no big changes to my files or disks.And of course because most days it does not complete the backup before I have to leave to work, the condition on 'not interrupting the backup' cannot be respected. This looks like plain poor design.The only thing that helps is to connect my laptop directly to the Time Machine by Ethernet but it is very inconvenient.
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
irst off, according to mac tracker the Powerbook I have is the Powerbook G4 15 inch FW-800. I am running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6
Alright. About one week ago, I hooked up the powerbook to a 19 inch external LCD monitor with a DVI to VGA convertor, and all was well. It found my supported resolution and everything, worked straight away, etc.
Fast forward to today, at about 2pm (4 hours ago) I was using the computer and everything was working fine, but I had left it on for a few days so I shut it off when I was about to take a nap. I wake up from said nap about 20 minutes ago, turn on my Mac and my external display is only showing up at 800x600. I have no idea how this could have happened. This would not be an issue if my monitor's native resolution of 1440x900 were on the massive list of resolutions to chose from, but alas it is not.
I cannot seem to set up Time Machine using Time Capsule on my MacBook Pro. Evidently when I initially set up AirPort Extreme, I failed to select it as the backup disc.
Info:AirPort Extreme 802.11n (4th Gen), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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I am looking at a Lacie D2 Quadra 500GB to back up the standard 320GB internal drive. Never used time machine before, is it any good or is it better to use retrospect or similar. I never use more than 100GB of my main drive as most is backed up to DVD for extra safety. Is it worth getting a SATA card.
I sent my mbp for repairs, and the logical board was replaced. To my surprise when I connencted my external HD TM started to make a fresh backup (my computer's name 2). Of course I wasn't aware of the MAC addresses and TM problems. Searching the forums I've found a partial solution: I can browse my old TM backup from the app interface, but can't resume the backups where they were left...still tries to make a new backup. Also the entire backup HD is now locked and it's impossible to move/rename/delete any file inside it even when the 'Get Info" menu says I have read/write access
Has anyone any tip or idea on how to unlock my drive?
I've attached the info that terminal shows on the permissions (I guess the problem lies there...)
