Very slow backups to Time Capsule after installing Mojave on MacBook

Since upgrading to Mojave - very recently, I know, I didn't bother when it first came out - my backups are succeeding but can take over an hour. It was never like this before i upgraded. Anyone know why this is happening now?

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 27, 2019 12:07 PM

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Apr 27, 2019 12:23 PM in response to LiliMc

LiliMc wrote:

Since upgrading to Mojave - very recently, I know, I didn't bother when it first came out - my backups are succeeding but can take over an hour. It was never like this before i upgraded. Anyone know why this is happening now?

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