Q: macOS sierra TimeMachine Preparing Backup
Since updating to macOS sierra my TimeMachine backups get stuck "preparing the backup". I've got a solid initial backup, but my laptop can sit overnight and still be "preparing backup" the next morning. It's not sleeping, the connection is solid, its got power. The drive is working fine. I've reset SMC and PRAM, but this hasn't corrected the issue.
I'm using a WD MyBook Live at Home and a WD MyCloud at Work. Both are connected via 5ghz wireless networks with nothing sitting on either network that would be sucking up bandwidth.
Has anyone else seen this issue? Can anyone suggest a fix?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12), Time Machine
Posted on Sep 23, 2016 5:36 AM
I was able to resolve my problem by going to Sophos Home website and turning off it's protection.
After the reboot 'Preparing backup...' took much less time and the actual transfer to my network drive finally started.
Posted on Sep 25, 2016 5:00 PM