Full system restore and future time machine backups.

I'm having the same problem. I swapped my Macbook's internal HDD with a bigger one and i did a full system restore from my Time Machine disk. The process was ok and the new system is working right as it was before.

But now, when i plug the Time Machine disk it stays for long minutes in "preparing" and then when it starts backupping it does so at a speed of about 2kb per minute.

I run a disk check and the external HDD is ok, i'm sure the USB cables are working properly, but Time Machine became unusable.

And i noticed (after the restore) the appearence of a private>tempVM>something... folder in my Time Machine HDD.

Any suggestion? I'd rather not wipe out the TM disk, i've got months of backup in it...

Hello Montrose:

How long did you wait before stopping TM in the preparing phase? I suspect it would have eventually continued. However, to be honest, I have had to erase my external HD and begin new TM backups on two occasions since I installed OS X 10.5. I have a bootable clone on the external HD as well (in a separate partition) so I was not particularly concerned.

Barry

Barry you're right, the problem solved by itself. I plugged the Time Machine drive in the evening and let it run overnight.

This morning it finished backing up. Every new backup ever since is smooth.