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      • Thread Problem with Time Machine Backup or Maybe Not Time Machine

        Problem with Time Machine Backup or Maybe Not Time Machine

        The problem manifests after a Time Machine backup.   I have an iMac 24-inch, Early 2008. iMac 8,1 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM.   Last week I purchased two  4-Terabyte G-technology G-Drives. Each drive is...view more
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        Problem with Time Machine Backup or Maybe Not Time Machine

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        • Thread Can't find Time Machine on NAS. Is it a hidden volume?

          Can't find Time Machine on NAS. Is it a hidden volume?

          - iMac was backing up to a ReadyNAS with TimeMachine.  - iMac HDD died.  - Want to migrate TimeMachine backup to a brand new MacBook Pro.    OSX Migration Assitant found the NAS on network but...view more
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          Can't find Time Machine on NAS. Is it a hidden volume?

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          • Thread Does time machine really back up EVERYTHING?!?

            Does time machine really back up EVERYTHING?!?

            Is there anything time machine does NOT back up?   I know it backs up files and such but what about my general settings and preferences? User login and pass? iPhoto library? My iTunes?   Like...if I throw...view more
            a brody
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            Does time machine really back up EVERYTHING?!?

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            • Thread Time Capsule

              Time Capsule

              good afternoon. how do I format my Time Capsule 1TB and with factory setting? thanks you very much.view more
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              Time Capsule

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              • Thread Time Machine error - need help

                Time Machine error - need help

                I have been having trouble getting my Time Machine to backup. It goes through the process of preparing, but then fails. I have multiple computers that are backed up on this drive (WDMyCloud) and the other machines a...view more
                Eric Root
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                Time Machine error - need help

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                • Thread First Time Machine backup to NAS freezes at same point, Console polluted with same errors.

                  First Time Machine backup to NAS freezes at same point, Console polluted with same errors.

                  I just configured my LaCie 5big Network2 to act as a Time Machine, however it doesn't back up properly. When I run it it always freezes at 14.70GB/237.71GB, even after deleting the backup and starting anew. I don't kn...view more
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                  First Time Machine backup to NAS freezes at same point, Console polluted with same errors.

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                  • Thread How to overcome a error -50 when performing copy to new drive?

                    How to overcome a error -50 when performing copy to new drive?

                    When moving a time machine backup database from an old drive to a new drive apparently some components of the old backup database is causing an error -50.  This has been encountered in the past and has been thoug...view more
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                    How to overcome a error -50 when performing copy to new drive?

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                    • Thread Time machine drive replaced

                      Time machine drive replaced

                      I run OSX 10.8.5 on my main Mac Book Pro, backed up by a 1Tb Time Machine hard drive, which should be enough as most of my working files are on other drives, with only about 100Gb need ing to be backed up on t/m. I al...view more
                      Eric Root
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                      Time machine drive replaced

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                      • Thread Cannot restore a file from Time Machine

                        Cannot restore a file from Time Machine

                        I messed up a data file and tried to restore it from Time Machine. It produced the message "The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access VDJS 2016 Finances”. I am usin...view more
                        Eric Root
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                        Cannot restore a file from Time Machine

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                        • Thread What to do if your giant Time Capsule initial Time Machine backup is extremely slow

                          What to do if your giant Time Capsule initial Time Machine backup is extremely slow

                          I had a 3 TB Fusion drive in an iMac with a 3 TB Time Capsule and a 2 TB external USB-3 drives for backup (dual backup and one for offsite).   When I got to 2.02 TB on the iMac the Time Capsule announced it was ...view more
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                          What to do if your giant Time Capsule initial Time Machine backup is extremely slow

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                          • Thread How do I make NTFS format for partition in disk utility ?

                            How do I make NTFS format for partition in disk utility ?

                            Hi, how would I format a external hard drive partition to NTFS for windows ? There's no option in disk utility. Only MS-DOS ( FAT ) , ExFat, free space, Mac OS extended- journaled, Mac OS extended, journaled case sens...view more
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                            How do I make NTFS format for partition in disk utility ?

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                            • Thread Trash won't empty deleted time machine backups

                              Trash won't empty deleted time machine backups

                              I manually deleted my time machine backups and they won't empty from my trash... I tried deleting it from Terminal but it always says no such file or directory.   When I try to delete them manually from Trash it...view more
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                              Trash won't empty deleted time machine backups

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                              • Thread ML restore on new HDD from Time Machine fails

                                ML restore on new HDD from Time Machine fails

                                Hello, I´ve a MBP running on ML with time machine backups. Now I´ve a new blank HDD (1TB) with one partition installed, started with CMD-R. The boot from the internet was successfull and I see my time mac...view more
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                                ML restore on new HDD from Time Machine fails

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                                • Thread Photoshop and Photos backup on time machine

                                  Photoshop and Photos backup on time machine

                                  Hi, I have a MacBook Pro where I have Photoshop Elements installed. I have a good collection of over 17000 photos which are in the Photoshop Elements Organizer (photos organising app of Photoshop). I also have thousan...view more
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                                  Photoshop and Photos backup on time machine

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                                  • Thread Spotlight constantly indexing and Time Machine endlessly preparing backup

                                    Spotlight constantly indexing and Time Machine endlessly preparing backup

                                    Hi,   I have a Macbook Pro 5,5 and Mac OS X 10.8.4   Lately I noticed that Spotlight was pretty much constantly indexing, so I went to "System Preferences/Spotlight/Privacy" and I dragged my HD there to p...view more
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                                    Spotlight constantly indexing and Time Machine endlessly preparing backup

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                                    • Thread Keychain login cannot be found to store session token

                                      Keychain login cannot be found to store session token

                                      Hi,   A couple of days ago I started getting errors with my Keychain.   I have tried a couple of solutions on the web such as verifying and repairing my keychain but it seems to keep getting corrupted. ...view more
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                                      Keychain login cannot be found to store session token

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                                      • Thread Time machine strange behavior

                                        Time machine strange behavior

                                        On a day when nothing much much was going on my system, time machine failed.  I got the error message:   'Time Machine couldn’t complete the backup to “Time Machine Backups”. The backup dis...view more
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                                        Time machine strange behavior

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                                        • Thread where can I find keychain files in time machine backup?

                                          where can I find keychain files in time machine backup?

                                          Hi,   after some difficulties to restore from Time Machine, finally succeeded after upgrading the ™ with the latest software.   As the data and settings (including the iTunes for example) didn't rest...view more
                                          Eric Root
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                                          where can I find keychain files in time machine backup?

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                                          • Thread Time Machine Restore "Not enough free space"

                                            Time Machine Restore "Not enough free space"

                                            My Problem:   1) I backed up my iphoto library to a 1TB external HD 2) Deleted my iphoto library from internal SSD 3) iMovie cannot locate any of my movie files anymore therefore; 4) I am required to use time...view more
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                                            Time Machine Restore "Not enough free space"

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                                            • Thread Time Machine Data Transfer

                                              Time Machine Data Transfer

                                              I am trying to transfer data from a local time machine drive to a new (network) drive.  I know that I can copy and past from one drive to the next, even with time machine data, but I can't seem to access/mount th...view more
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                                              Time Machine Data Transfer

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